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CHARLES RUSSELL J MENTON
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
June 1, 1948 – May 16, 1968
Service recordCharles Russell J Menton, of Charlotte, North Carolina, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 16, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 61E, Line 13 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 61E · Line 13
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Unit (as recorded)
- K CO 3 BN 4 MAR 3 MARDIV
- Born
- June 1, 1948
- Home of record
- Charlotte, North Carolina (Mecklenburg County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 16, 1968
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
80 names on the Wall carry the date May 16, 1968; 11 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Read the history
Also on Panel 61E, Line 13
- WILLIAM EDWIN KOEHLERPrivate · May 16, 1968
- GARY LEE LANTZSergeant · May 16, 1968
- ALVIN ANTHONY MACK JRSergeant · May 16, 1968
- HOMER LANDUS MEDLEYPlatoon Sergeant · May 16, 1968
From Charlotte
- HARRY WILLIAM LOVE JRPrivate First Class · June 30, 1965
- EDWARD DEAN BROWN JRLieutenant (junior grade) · July 29, 1965
- TROY MILLER THOMPSON JRPrivate First Class · September 26, 1965
- REGINALD ALVIN WATKINSSergeant · November 15, 1965
- GERRALD AUNDRE STANSELLSergeant · February 8, 1966
- FREDDIE WALLACE GREENSergeant · February 19, 1966
- JOHNSON FRANCIS FRANKStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- LOOMIS OGLESBY IIISpecialist Four · March 3, 1966
- ROBERT LEWIS DIALPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- RONALD MARTIN SUTTONCorporal · March 18, 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.