I have removed J D Harrell from the Vietnam War Honor Roll simply because I have not found any evidence he had a connection to Grosvenor, Brown County, Texas. It seems probable that Groves, the town where his parents lived in Jefferson County, Texas, was confused with Grosvenor.

J. D. Harrell born 6 November 1929 in Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas to Myrtie Lee Key (b. 1904 Bronson, Sabine County, Texas - d. 1992 Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia and body donated to science) and Joseph L 'Jodie' Harrell (b. 1898 Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas - d. 1973 Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas). [nba]

1930 Census age 6 months living in Steep Creek, JP4 San Angustine County, Texas with his parents. 1935 living in Rural Jasper County, Texas. 1940 Census age 10 living in JP4 Jasper County, Texas with his parents and a sister. Attended Port Neches-Groves High School about 1947. Joined the Army in 1948. Married Edith Lynell Young (b. 1930 Texas - d. 1997 Jefferson County, Texas) on 27 April 1950 in Jefferson County, Texas. Served with the US Army and part of the United Nations Force in the Korean War. Married Estella Katheryn Gray (b. 1938 Duffield, West Virginia - d. 2006 Paducah, Kentucky) on 10 March 1958 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, they had a son David Allen Harrel (b.1951 Ft Campbell, Kentucky-d.1990 Rancho Mirage, California). His form 1300, Report of Casualty, has his home of record as Grosvenor, Texas in 1960 and his wife, Mrs. Stella G. Harrell 10 Strausbourg St., New Providence, Tennessee, as his next of kin contact while listing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Harrell 3862 Doyle Avenue, Groves, Texas as well. He was trained as an Infantry Operations And Intelligence Specialist (Airborne Qualified).

Master Sergeant J. D. Harrell 18306499 US Army Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry101st Airborne Division. Working on a Vietnam tour which began on 8 July 1965. On May 4, 1966, a U.S. Army helicopter CH-47A 64-13138 from the 147th Assault Support Helicopter Company crashed during a transport mission 13 nautical miles northwest of Nhon Co, Quang Duc Province, South Vietnam while deploying to a forward base. The passengers were from 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry of the 101st Airborne Division. Eyewitnesses agreed for the most part that there were flames coming from the rear of the aircraft and it seemed to have no forward airspeed and was spinning and falling straight down. There is evidence that the pilot attempted to flare the helicopter prior to impact to no avail, the aircraft crashing on its left side and was consumed by fire. There were no survivors. [Taken from https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/] MSgt Harrell was a passenger and was killed in the crash, his remains were recovered and identified on 10 May 1966 and repatriated to America and buried in the Arlington National Cemetery at Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia on Tuesday 17 May 1966.

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