JAMES PERRY LANIER
SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Dec 2, 1967
Casualty was on Jan 31, 1968
In BIEN HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
Panel 36E - Line 20
A friend described James as follows:
"He was a leader, a true hero and a great friend."
JAMES PERRY LANIER
SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Dec 2, 1967
Casualty was on Jan 31, 1968
In BIEN HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
Panel 36E - Line 20
A friend described James as follows:
"He was a leader, a true hero and a great friend."
Inscription
Military plaque: Indiana
SP4 Co A 506 Infantry 101 ABN Div
Vietnam PH
Nov 8, 1944 Feb 4, 1968
Inscription on cross gravestone:
KILLED IN ACTION VIETNAM JAN 31, 1968.
Gravesite Details
Footstone reads he died on February 4, 1968. The Department of the Army has it recorded as the date on the cross gravestone, January 31, 1968.