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ANTHONY G MARKEVITCH JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 4, 1948 – April 16, 1969
Service recordAnthony G Markevitch JR, of Onalaska, Wisconsin, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 16, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 27W, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27W · Line 96
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- October 4, 1948
- Home of record
- Onalaska, Wisconsin (La Crosse County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 16, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date April 16, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 59 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 27W, Line 96
- PETER CLARK LITTLEFirst Lieutenant · April 16, 1969
- THOMAS KENDRICK LONGStaff Sergeant · April 16, 1969
- RALPH CHARLES MUNSEYPetty Officer Second Class · April 16, 1969
- LEON JOSEPH PIERCECaptain · April 16, 1969
From Onalaska
- JOHN WILLARD BEITLICHSpecialist Four · October 26, 1969
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.