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DAVID THORNTON MADDUX
Captain · U.S. Army
August 5, 1946 – August 9, 1970
Service recordDavid Thornton Maddux, of Racine, Wisconsin, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on August 9, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 98 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 98
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander (1204)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- August 5, 1946
- Home of record
- Racine, Wisconsin (Racine County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 9, 1970
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date August 9, 1970; five of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 98
- JOHN HENRY LIGHTSEYCorporal · August 9, 1970
- ANTHONY VINCENT MARTINEZPrivate First Class · August 9, 1970
- WILLIAM FRANCIS MCNULTYPetty Officer Third Class · August 9, 1970
- JOE REYNA JRPrivate First Class · August 9, 1970
Same unit, same day
- KIRK OWEN BARKLEYSpecialist Four · Panel 8W, Line 96
- IVERY LEE BAXTERPrivate First Class · Panel 8W, Line 97
- JOE REYNA JRPrivate First Class · Panel 8W, Line 98
From Racine
- GILBERT RONALD NICKERSONPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- ROBERT IRA BUSHCaptain · June 9, 1966
- ANTHONY GEORGE CALVERLEYLance Corporal · July 15, 1966
- WILLIAM JAMES ROHANPetty Officer Third Class · September 16, 1966
- JOHN CHARLES MERCIERLance Corporal · December 8, 1966
- LAVOUGHN HERMAN FOLKERSSergeant · February 28, 1967
- LARRY ALLEN WILLIAMSONSpecialist Four · May 21, 1967
- JAMES LEONARD BOEHLERPrivate First Class · August 21, 1967
- CHARLES ALLEN JOHNSONCorporal · September 11, 1967
- PAUL WINTON WAHLER JRFirst Lieutenant · November 18, 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.