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DANIEL JOHN MAES
Corporal · U.S. Army
December 4, 1950 – February 23, 1971
Service recordDaniel John Maes, of Jackson, Michigan, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 23, 1971, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 134 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 134
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- December 4, 1950
- Home of record
- Jackson, Michigan (Jackson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 23, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date February 23, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 134
- CHARLES RAYMOND HAUSHERRSpecialist Four · February 23, 1971
- STEPHEN MAYO HISCOCKChief Warrant Officer 2 · February 23, 1971
- JAMES EARL JOHNSON IIISpecialist Four · February 23, 1971
- MARVIN ALLEN LUERKENSCorporal · February 23, 1971
From Jackson
- MICHAEL MILTON MEDLEYPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- DANIEL JOSEPH PIOTROWSKILance Corporal · April 2, 1966
- ROY RUMSEY ROGERSPrivate First Class · July 1, 1966
- THOMAS LEE KEIRNSCorporal · July 29, 1967
- RALPH EDWARD BOWENWarrant Officer 1 · October 5, 1967
- RICHARD GUY SHERWOODSergeant · December 7, 1967
- WILLIAM EFREN GRENNAYPrivate First Class · January 30, 1968
- DOUGLAS MONROE FRACKERLance Corporal · February 15, 1968
- GARLAND DUANE JACKSONSpecialist Four · May 13, 1968
- ERIC LOUIS WILLIAM STAUFFPrivate First Class · May 16, 1968
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.