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EDWARD BRUNO
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
January 2, 1948 – August 7, 1969
Service recordEdward Bruno, of Long Beach, New York, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 7, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 106 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 106
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 2, 1948
- Home of record
- Long Beach, New York (Nassau County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 7, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date August 7, 1969; 11 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 106
- NORMAN LEE BARTONCorporal · August 7, 1969
- GEORGE LEANDER BOURNEHospitalman · August 7, 1969
- TERRENCE CARMINE BRASILESergeant · August 7, 1969
- CHARLES MICHAEL COLLIERPrivate First Class · August 7, 1969
From Long Beach
- ARMAND ROY GRAHAMPrivate First Class · December 27, 1966
- RUSSELL JAY FAUSER JRCorporal · February 15, 1968
- DONALD FREDERICK ROBINSONSergeant · August 10, 1969
- GEORGE HENRY PACIOAirman First Class · December 21, 1970
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.