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BRUCE ARDEN CHRISTENSEN
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 15, 1947 – February 9, 1971
Service recordBruce Arden Christensen, of St Paul, Minnesota, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on February 9, 1971, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 90
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
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Unit (as recorded)
- I CO 3 BN 5 MAR 1 MARDIV
- Born
- October 15, 1947
- Home of record
- St Paul, Minnesota (Ramsey County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 9, 1971
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date February 9, 1971; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 90
- GERALD JOHN TWOREKStaff Sergeant · February 8, 1971
- GREG ROY CARTERSpecialist Four · February 9, 1971
- DANIEL FRANCIS FARRELLCorporal · February 9, 1971
- SHELBY GLEASON HENSLEYSpecialist Four · February 10, 1971
From St Paul
- RAYMOND CHARLES WILDEChief Warrant Officer 2 · January 11, 1963
- DAVID MICHAEL HALBAUERStaff Sergeant · October 13, 1965
- JOHN CALVIN ELZY IIIPrivate First Class · November 16, 1965
- ROBERT E WALDVOGELSpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- ARLIN ROGER JENSENSpecialist Four · November 19, 1965
- JOHN WALTER WILSON JRPrivate First Class · December 10, 1965
- KALE ARLAN SOLBERGPrivate First Class · February 1, 1966
- JOSEPH SAMUEL HERRONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- DAVID JOSEPH KERNPrivate First Class · April 1, 1966
- LAVERN GEORGE REILLYColonel · May 15, 1966
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.