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CARL DANIEL VIOLA
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 23, 1947 – May 30, 1966
Service recordCarl Daniel Viola, of West Monroe, Louisiana, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 30, 1966, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 125 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 125
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- September 23, 1947
- Home of record
- West Monroe, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 30, 1966
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date May 30, 1966; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 125
- ROSS ANDREW BROWNSpecialist Five · May 30, 1966
- FREDERICK CURT BULLINGTONSpecialist Four · May 30, 1966
- DELNO BILLY COLLINGSWORTHSpecialist Four · May 30, 1966
- KEVIN MICHAEL FLAHERTYSecond Lieutenant · May 30, 1966
From West Monroe
- BUD AUGUSTINE GUILLORYPrivate · March 8, 1967
- JAMES WILLIAM HAMILTON JRPetty Officer Second Class · April 25, 1967
- VOMER OVID WILSON JRPrivate First Class · May 8, 1967
- STEPHEN RAY WORLEYPrivate First Class · October 14, 1967
- ROBERT IRVING BALLARDFirst Lieutenant · February 3, 1968
- BOBBY RAY TALTONSpecialist Four · February 20, 1968
- CHARLIE EDWARD JENKINSSpecialist Four · July 21, 1968
- JOHN LESLIE BRATTONCorporal · November 11, 1968
- WILLIAM BENJAMIN EZELLLance Corporal · November 18, 1968
- JIMMY CARTERPrivate First Class · January 12, 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.