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ALLEN THOMAS ELDER JR
Master Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps
August 20, 1932 – November 1, 1969
Service recordAllen Thomas Elder JR, of Arlington, Texas, served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on November 1, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 12
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
- Master Sergeant (MSGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- August 20, 1932
- Home of record
- Arlington, Texas (Tarrant County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 1, 1969
- Age
- 37
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date November 1, 1969; nine of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 12
- CHARLES F DANIELSON JRWarrant Officer 1 · November 1, 1969
- OLIVER EVANS DEAL JRSecond Lieutenant · November 1, 1969
- MICHAEL ANDRE R DEMAGNINFirst Lieutenant · November 1, 1969
- LARRY DAVID DUPRECorporal · November 1, 1969
From Arlington
- DENNIS BOYD EASLEYSecond Lieutenant · July 20, 1966
- PAT WELDON MCGEESergeant · December 5, 1966
- CHESTER GALE JORDANPrivate First Class · May 3, 1967
- RICHARD ALLEN LASHERSpecialist Four · August 20, 1967
- SCOTTY LEE KEYESCorporal · September 1, 1967
- JOHN DARRACOTT HEFLINPrivate First Class · September 2, 1967
- ROBERT PERRY MILLS JRLieutenant · November 2, 1967
- EUGENE LUNSFORD CLAYStaff Sergeant · November 9, 1967
- KENNETH JAMES CANTWELLPrivate First Class · July 16, 1968
- GARY GENE GORDONCorporal · July 28, 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.