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ALVIN CARVER FORNEY
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
March 12, 1943 – September 1, 1965
Service recordAlvin Carver Forney, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on September 1, 1965, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 71
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Assaultman (0351)
- Born
- March 12, 1943
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 1, 1965
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Nine names on the Wall carry the date September 1, 1965; five of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In September 1965, 150 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 71
- WILLIAM HENRY EBERHARDTSpecialist Five · September 1, 1965
- GEORGE GUTIERREZ JRSecond Lieutenant · September 1, 1965
- MICHAEL GERARD HOYERPrivate First Class · September 1, 1965
- CARL JOSEPH MANGOLDFirst Lieutenant · September 1, 1965
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 1965
- HARRY STEWART THOMPSONStaff Sergeant · December 5, 1965
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.