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BRIAN RICHARD OCONNOR
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Marine Corps
July 12, 1939 – January 31, 1967
Service recordBrian Richard Oconnor, of Andover, Massachusetts, served as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on January 31, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 1 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 1
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
- Second Lieutenant (2NDLT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Officer (I) (0302)
- Born
- July 12, 1939
- Home of record
- Andover, Massachusetts (Essex County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 31, 1967
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date January 31, 1967; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In January 1967, 638 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14E, Line 1
- JOHN JOSEPH LYNN JRCorporal · January 9, 1967
- RAYMOND MEDINAStaff Sergeant · January 9, 1967
- ANTHONY PAUL MEOLAPrivate First Class · January 9, 1967
- DAVID B MERRILLPrivate First Class · January 9, 1967
- LONNY LEROY MITZELAirman Second Class · January 9, 1967
From Andover
- EUGENE RAYMOND MOREAUSergeant · August 27, 1966
- JOSEPH PAUL CANDIANOSpecialist Four · November 12, 1967
- GEORGE HENRY BELANGERPrivate First Class · December 2, 1968
- WARREN CHARLES DEYERMONDSpecialist Four · July 14, 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.