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EDWARD CHARLES HAGGERTY
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
November 27, 1949 – May 2, 1970
Service recordEdward Charles Haggerty, of Riverton, Wyoming, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 2, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 85 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 85
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Born
- November 27, 1949
- Home of record
- Riverton, Wyoming (Fremont County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 2, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date May 2, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 85
- KENNETH LEROY DEFENBAUGHCorporal · May 2, 1970
- RODNEY LYNN GRIFFINSergeant · May 2, 1970
- LARRY HERRERASergeant · May 2, 1970
- DANIEL COPE JOHNSONSpecialist Four · May 2, 1970
From Riverton
- NORMAN LEE MOOREPrivate First Class · January 13, 1967
- ALLEN LEE FALERSpecialist Five · May 4, 1968
- HARRY BOB COENSergeant First Class · May 12, 1968
- RANDALL JOHN GLASSPOOLESpecialist Four · May 21, 1971
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.