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DONALD J MORRIS
Captain · U.S. Air Force
January 20, 1939 – May 20, 1970
Service recordDonald J Morris, of Sandwich, Illinois, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on May 20, 1970, in Thailand, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 71
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 7 AF
- Born
- January 20, 1939
- Home of record
- Sandwich, Illinois (De Kalb County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 20, 1970
- Age
- 31
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date May 20, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 71
- MICHAEL JOHN MANIEREStaff Sergeant · May 20, 1970
- RALPH THOMAS MUELLERSergeant · May 20, 1970
- PETER JAMES PENNUCCICorporal · May 20, 1970
- RANDALL CRAIG VANHAITSMACorporal · May 20, 1970
From Sandwich
- ROBERT JUNIOR NEALPrivate First Class · February 22, 1968
- FRANCIS ALAN ANDERSONSergeant · March 29, 1968
- JEROME DEAN KUPPERSCHMIDTCorporal · June 7, 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.