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DONNY RAY LAWSON
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 6, 1947 – May 23, 1969
Service recordDonny Ray Lawson, of Grandview, Washington, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 23, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 24W, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24W · Line 86
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
- July 6, 1947
- Home of record
- Grandview, Washington (Yakima County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 23, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
56 names on the Wall carry the date May 23, 1969; four of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 24W, Line 86
- KENNETH WARREN KRUKEMYERPrivate First Class · May 23, 1969
- DAVID JAMES KUHNCorporal · May 23, 1969
- THOMAS CALVIN LONG JRPrivate First Class · May 23, 1969
- JAMES SAWYER LUCKETT IIFirst Lieutenant · May 23, 1969
From Grandview
- PAUL CLAUDE CHARVETLieutenant Commander · March 21, 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.