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ANTHONY JOSEPH NIGRO
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 16, 1946 – October 13, 1966
Service recordAnthony Joseph Nigro, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on October 13, 1966, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 70
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
- Motor Vehicle Operator (3531)
- Born
- February 16, 1946
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 13, 1966
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date October 13, 1966; two of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 70
- CARL EUGENE GRONQUIST JRLieutenant · July 20, 1965
- DARIUS E BROWNSpecialist Five · October 13, 1966
- ANDREW CHMIELLance Corporal · October 13, 1966
- LARRY JAMES COXCorporal · October 13, 1966
- PHILLIP CARROL FOXPetty Officer Third Class · October 13, 1966
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.