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James
Getter
Getter
PFC · · 11B10 · Infantryman
KIA
In-Country Service
1970-11-20 –
Home of Record
West Helena, Phillips County, AR
Character of Service
Honorable
Archive Status
Active
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1970-11-20
Arrived
Arrived in Vietnam — November 20, 1970
PFC James Getter began his tour with D Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry (Airmobile), 1st Cavalry Division, Republic of Vietnam.
1971-03-16
Non-Hostile — Malaria
Died of malaria — March 16, 1971
PFC James Getter died on March 16, 1971, of malaria — recorded as a non-hostile death (died of illness or disease). He was 19, and had been in Vietnam since November 20, 1970 — not quite four months. His death is non-hostile in the casualty record, but it is a death of the war: malaria was endemic to the areas D Company operated in, and he did not contract it apart from his service. His name is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Panel 4W, Line 52.
1971-03-16
Casualty record
FSB Mace / FSB Fontaine area, Long Khanh Province, III Corps, RVN (the company's area of operations). Probable place of death: an evacuation hospital at Long Binh — see location notes.
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