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DAVID ALLEN CARLIN
Captain · U.S. Army
July 14, 1941 – January 16, 1969
Service recordDavid Allen Carlin, of Eureka, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on January 16, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 34W, Line 13 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 34W · Line 13
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 14, 1941
- Home of record
- Eureka, California (Humboldt County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 16, 1969
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date January 16, 1969; eight of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In January 1969, 985 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 70 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 34W, Line 13
- DOYLE ATKINSStaff Sergeant · January 16, 1969
- ALFRED BAUERFireman · January 16, 1969
- FRANCIS DUNCAN CAMPBELLPetty Officer Second Class · January 16, 1969
- PHILIP BUCHANAN CURRIERLance Corporal · January 16, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JOHN CLAUD DEATONSpecialist Five · Panel 34W, Line 14
- PAUL ROBERT DEWSpecialist Four · Panel 34W, Line 14
- FREDRICK LEE HOLDERSpecialist Five · Panel 34W, Line 15
- GEORGE FRANCIS LAPANChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 34W, Line 15
- JOHN MIRICHSpecialist Five · Panel 34W, Line 16
From Eureka
- DOUGLAS FRANK QUINNPrivate First Class · September 16, 1966
- DANIEL ARTHUR PATTERSONLance Corporal · May 25, 1967
- GENE ELWOOD CALPHMaster Sergeant · June 22, 1967
- DENNIS ERWIN GABBERTSpecialist Four · September 1, 1967
- JAMES EDWARD ANDERSONSpecialist Four · November 3, 1967
- DANIEL CLYDE FAULKS JRSpecialist Four · December 26, 1967
- PETER ALAN HILLPrivate First Class · February 11, 1968
- FRANK EBERLY HEADLEY IVSergeant · April 1, 1968
- JAMES MITCHELL TRIMBLECorporal · April 6, 1968
- JACK ELWIN WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · March 8, 1969
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.