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ANTHONY LAVITE III
Captain · U.S. Army
January 19, 1944 – April 17, 1969
Service recordAnthony Lavite III, of New Orleans, Louisiana, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on April 17, 1969, in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 27W, Line 101 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27W · Line 101
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- January 19, 1944
- Home of record
- New Orleans, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 17, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Phong Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date April 17, 1969; he was the only one lost in Phong Dinh Province that day. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 9 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 27W, Line 101
- MICHAEL P RIBICHSpecialist Four · April 12, 1969
- KEITH KESKISpecialist Four · April 17, 1969
- ALBERT ALLEN LADDSpecialist Four · April 17, 1969
- LAWRENCE JOHN LAUZONPrivate First Class · April 17, 1969
- TRAVIS BERTRAND LEE JRFirst Lieutenant · April 17, 1969
From New Orleans
- GEORGE EDWARD FLYNN IIICaptain · September 23, 1964
- HARRY EMILUS ROWLEYSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- EPHRON WALLACE JRSpecialist Four · October 5, 1965
- ROBERT ANGELO SOLORZANOLance Corporal · November 3, 1965
- CARL STEPHEN DANIELSPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- HERMAN LOUIS JEFFERSON JRSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- EARL DUBOIS AULLSecond Lieutenant · November 17, 1965
- LAVINE JOHN BANKSSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOHNNY WILLIAM BOUINGTONPrivate First Class · November 25, 1965
- RONALD FRANCIS RODMajor · December 4, 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.