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CHARLES RAY MALBROUGH
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 9, 1946 – July 19, 1966
Service recordCharles Ray Malbrough, of Sunset, Louisiana, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 19, 1966, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · Line 35
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
- July 9, 1946
- Home of record
- Sunset, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 19, 1966
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
46 names on the Wall carry the date July 19, 1966; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In July 1966, 562 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 9E, Line 35
- JOHN CHARLES THOMASLance Corporal · July 18, 1966
- THOMAS MURRAY WILLIAMSSergeant · July 18, 1966
- HEARNE W BEAVERPrivate First Class · July 19, 1966
- JAMES BESCHENCorporal · July 19, 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.