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EARL DILLWORTH JR
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
June 7, 1945 – May 1, 1967
Service recordEarl Dillworth JR, of Sheffield, Alabama, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 1, 1967, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 19E, Line 4 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19E · Line 4
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- June 7, 1945
- Home of record
- Sheffield, Alabama (Colbert County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 1, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date May 1, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 19E, Line 4
- JOHN MICHEAL ANDREWSWarrant Officer 1 · May 1, 1967
- STAN LEROY CORFIELDStaff Sergeant · May 1, 1967
- RICHARD JUDE DESSELLESpecialist Four · May 1, 1967
- HERBERT L FARRINGTON IIIPrivate First Class · May 1, 1967
From Sheffield
- THOMAS MANUEL DILLARDSpecialist Five · February 20, 1966
- FARLEY DEE THOMPSONMajor · December 23, 1966
- DONALD EARL BOSTONPetty Officer Third Class · April 7, 1967
- GARY RAY WIGINTONPrivate First Class · March 25, 1968
- PRESTON LEE HOWELLSergeant · May 9, 1968
- CLIFFORD C WALKERSpecialist Four · August 20, 1968
- HOWARD BROWN HANDLEYStaff Sergeant · September 13, 1968
- DAVID ROLLAND JACKSONWarrant Officer 1 · September 25, 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.