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ALLEN MACY BEALS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
November 17, 1946 – April 1, 1967
Service recordAllen Macy Beals, of Effingham, Illinois, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 1, 1967, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 17E, Line 83 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 17E · Line 83
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
- Motor Vehicle Operator (3531)
- Unit (as recorded)
- F BTRY 2 BN 12 MAR 3 MARDIV
- Born
- November 17, 1946
- Home of record
- Effingham, Illinois (Effingham County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 1, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date April 1, 1967; two of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In April 1967, 887 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 17E, Line 83
- JOHN MICHAEL WESTSpecialist Four · March 31, 1967
- FREDDY L AMICKSpecialist Four · April 1, 1967
- JAMES MICHAEL ARRIESPrivate First Class · April 1, 1967
- CHARLES FRED BIVETTOPrivate First Class · April 1, 1967
From Effingham
- MICHAEL WILLIAM KENTERSergeant · October 30, 1967
- LARRY GEORGE MANUELPrivate First Class · March 30, 1968
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.