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ALBERT TSOSIE
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
June 8, 1949 – July 10, 1970
Service recordAlbert Tsosie, of Chinle, Arizona, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 10, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 9 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 9
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- June 8, 1949
- Home of record
- Chinle, Arizona (Apache County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 10, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date July 10, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 9
- CHARLES VICTOR WOODChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 13, 1970
- DAVID PAUL SCHULTZSpecialist Four · July 10, 1970
- CARLOS FRANKLIN TODDStaff Sergeant · July 10, 1970
- DAN ROBERT HUBBELLPrivate First Class · July 11, 1970
- WARREN LIVELY IISpecialist Four · July 11, 1970
From Chinle
- LARRY ROGERS BILLIEPrivate First Class · October 11, 1966
- WILSON BEGAY KEESpecialist Four · June 17, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.