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CARL JOHN OLSON
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
June 25, 1947 – July 29, 1967
Service recordCarl John Olson, of Davenport, Iowa, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 29, 1967, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 24E, Line 38 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24E · Line 38
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
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Born
- June 25, 1947
- Home of record
- Davenport, Iowa (Scott County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 29, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
184 names on the Wall carry the date July 29, 1967; 32 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 24E, Line 38
- THOMAS DEVECMON OTT IIAirman · July 29, 1967
- WAYNE HARRY OTTAirman · July 29, 1967
- RICHARD LEE OWENSChief Petty Officer · July 29, 1967
- DANNY WAYNE PACEPrivate · July 29, 1967
From Davenport
- ROBERT J VOSSCaptain · July 8, 1965
- JERRY PROSPER CLARKChief Warrant Officer 3 · December 15, 1965
- JAMES BYRON LAIRDPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- JOSEPH ALLEN SCHWERDTFEGERSergeant · May 3, 1966
- NORBERT GENE SIMMONSSergeant · June 15, 1966
- CHARLES ALLEN MORSELance Corporal · March 27, 1967
- GARY KEITH RATHPrivate First Class · September 1, 1967
- MICHAEL JOSEPH UTTERWarrant Officer 1 · November 21, 1967
- DONALD LOUIS FLEETWOODPrivate First Class · December 10, 1967
- DANIEL LEE WISELYSpecialist Four · January 6, 1968
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.