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DONALD ALAN CHAFFIN
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
January 8, 1945 – February 24, 1967
Service recordDonald Alan Chaffin, of Ft Wayne, Indiana, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on February 24, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 15E, Line 82 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15E · Line 82
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)
- Born
- January 8, 1945
- Home of record
- Ft Wayne, Indiana (Allen County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 24, 1967
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date February 24, 1967; seven of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 15E, Line 82
- WILSON E BIBLER JRSpecialist Four · February 24, 1967
- ROGER ALLEN CASTLECorporal · February 24, 1967
- EDWIN EARL COOPERHospitalman · February 24, 1967
- RONALD CARL CRAPOCorporal · February 24, 1967
From Ft Wayne
- LYNN HARLEY ROTHENBUHLERSecond Lieutenant · December 28, 1963
- JOHN EDWARD KINGCaptain · December 11, 1964
- MERLE O VANALSTINEStaff Sergeant · February 10, 1965
- MERLIN EUGENE MARQUARDTLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- TERRY TIM WRIGHTPrivate First Class · October 10, 1965
- DONALD ROSS GRIBLERSpecialist Four · January 25, 1966
- WILLIAM ROBERT WALLACESergeant · February 14, 1966
- STEPHEN EUGENE LAIERSpecialist Four · February 15, 1966
- MAJOR ARNOLD JRLance Corporal · August 24, 1965
- MARIO CLAYTON KITTSCorporal · March 5, 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.