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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: WADDELL
First name: JAMES DARRELL
Home of Record (official): LAMESA
State (official): TX
Date of Birth: Monday, July 11, 1949
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married
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Branch: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 464849620
Component: Regular
Posthumous promotion as indicated
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11E10
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
E Troop 2nd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Tuesday, November 3, 1970
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, April 14, 1971
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, died of other causes
Reason: Vehicle loss, crash (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Thuy
The Wall: Panel 04W - Row 125
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Interment ---
Coleman Cemetery
(Coleman-City of Coleman Cemetery)
9th Street
Coleman, TX 76834
(325) 625-4615
Section 2, Lots 21 & 24