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DANIEL JOHN ILLI
Private First Class · U.S. Army
December 6, 1945 – November 1, 1966
Service recordDaniel John Illi, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on November 1, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 2
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. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 6, 1945
- Home of record
- Ann Arbor, Michigan (Washtenaw County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 1, 1966
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date November 1, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 86 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 2
- TED T LOCKLARSergeant · October 31, 1966
- ELEFTHERIOS PANTEL PAPPASSpecialist Four · October 31, 1966
- RONALD A VANSESSENFirst Lieutenant · October 31, 1966
- LEROY BURKS JRPrivate First Class · November 1, 1966
Same unit, same day
- LEROY BURKS JRPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 2
- LAWRENCE R COSTELLOSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 3
- WILLIAM GARCIASpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 4
- DAYTON LEO HARE JRFirst Sergeant · Panel 12E, Line 4
- JOSHUA THOMAS JONESSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 6
- JOHN FRANCIS KNOPFPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 6
- DANIEL TIOFILIO MARTINEZSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 7
- WILLIAM G MENDENHALLSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 7
- ALLAN ARLYN MILKSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 7
- ROBERT LE ROY SHUCKSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 8
- MICHAEL HOWARD STOFLETPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 8
- JOSE ANGEL VAZQUEZSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 8
From Ann Arbor
- GEORGE FREDERICK VLISIDESMajor · January 27, 1965
- DAVID DAYLE MCKENZIELance Corporal · July 12, 1965
- DONALD BARRETT RODDYPrivate First Class · November 15, 1965
- WALTER EDWIN MCINTIRE JRPrivate First Class · January 2, 1966
- STANLEY JAMES THOMPSONSpecialist Four · February 4, 1966
- CLARK NEWELL WOODWORTH JRCaptain · February 28, 1966
- WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSONCorporal · April 17, 1966
- DAVID RAYMOND WAGENERCaptain · October 20, 1966
- ROBERT JOHN CRABBEFirst Lieutenant · April 18, 1967
- CLIVE VERE MOSIERPrivate First Class · April 24, 1967
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.