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CARL STEVEN MERLINO
Major · U.S. Army
January 20, 1937 – October 14, 1971
Service recordCarl Steven Merlino, of Hammonton, New Jersey, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on October 14, 1971, in Bac Lieu Province, South Vietnam, at age 34. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 39 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 39
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- January 20, 1937
- Home of record
- Hammonton, New Jersey (Atlantic County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 14, 1971
- Age
- 34
- Province
- Bac Lieu
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date October 14, 1971; he was the only one lost in Bac Lieu Province that day. In October 1971, 132 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 39
- RONALD KENNETH SCHULZChief Warrant Officer 2 · October 13, 1971
- IRVING JOHN BROWN JRSergeant · October 14, 1971
- EDDIE BARRY HUBRINSSpecialist Four · October 15, 1971
- RALPH NORRIS LEESpecialist Four · October 15, 1971
From Hammonton
- GEORGE ABRAHAM DELUCAMaster Sergeant · August 13, 1965
- ROBERT JOSEPH DOUGHERTYPrivate First Class · June 21, 1967
- DONALD ERNEST HEGGANFirst Lieutenant · July 20, 1968
- RAFAEL MELENDEZPrivate First Class · February 6, 1969
- GERARD VINCENT PALMACaptain · April 19, 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.