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ALEXANDER J MCGLOTHLIN
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
January 11, 1945 – April 13, 1966
Service recordAlexander J McGlothlin, of New Haven, Connecticut, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 13, 1966, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 6E, Line 110 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6E · Line 110
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
- January 11, 1945
- Home of record
- New Haven, Connecticut (New Haven County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 13, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date April 13, 1966; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In April 1966, 406 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 6E, Line 110
- LLOYD FIELDS JRStaff Sergeant · April 13, 1966
- PHILLIPS LAMARRSpecialist Four · April 13, 1966
- RICHARD FRANCIS MALOYPrivate First Class · April 13, 1966
- RANDOLPH PAUL VEDROSPetty Officer Second Class · April 13, 1966
From New Haven
- EVERETT LEE ANDERSONSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- RICHARD JAMES REGANSecond Lieutenant · August 11, 1965
- ROBERT ARNOLD TILLQUISTSpecialist Four · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM MICHAEL MEGLIO JRPrivate First Class · December 6, 1965
- ANTHONY GIANELLIPrivate First Class · January 18, 1966
- HENRY LEE WHALEYCorporal · March 30, 1966
- JOSEPH ANTHONY PECORA JRPrivate First Class · May 3, 1966
- JOHN HAROLD RABERCorporal · July 1, 1966
- SAMUEL WALTER BREWERStaff Sergeant · August 28, 1966
- JAMES AURTHUR DANIELSPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
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.