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CITY THEODORE C NEW JR
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 22, 1947 – June 3, 1967
Service recordCity Theodore C New JR, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 3, 1967, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 21E, Line 50 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21E · Line 50
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)
- Unit (as recorded)
- M CO 3 BN 5 MAR 1 MARDIV
- Born
- September 22, 1947
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 3, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
70 names on the Wall carry the date June 3, 1967; 41 of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In June 1967, 948 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “M CO 3 BN 5 MAR 1 MARDIV”, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21E, Line 50
- ALLEN TRUMAN NEWMANWarrant Officer 1 · June 3, 1967
- GARY MALCOLM OBRIENCorporal · June 3, 1967
- JOHN RALPH PAINTER JRLance Corporal · June 3, 1967
- BENJAMIN F PELZER IILance Corporal · June 3, 1967
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM A JENNINGS IIICorporal · December 13, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 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.