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CHARLES ONEIL DIXON JR
Airman · U.S. Navy
July 12, 1945 – January 4, 1966
Service recordCharles Oneil Dixon JR, of Dallas, Texas, served as an Airman in the U.S. Navy. He died on January 4, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 6E, Line 99 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6E · Line 99
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. Navy
- Rank
- Airman (AN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Airman (AN)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 7 FLT
- Born
- July 12, 1945
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 4, 1966
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date January 4, 1966. In January 1966, 401 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 6E, Line 99
- JOHN HENRY EAGLINSergeant · April 11, 1966
- PHILYAW FEEPrivate First Class · April 11, 1966
- EUGENE GARRETT JRSpecialist Four · April 11, 1966
- EDWARD LEE GEORGEPrivate First Class · April 11, 1966
- BOZY GERALDStaff Sergeant · April 11, 1966
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 1965
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.