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EDWARD JOSEPH THIBODEAUX
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
March 15, 1947 – October 19, 1968
Service recordEdward Joseph Thibodeaux, of Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on October 19, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 40W, Line 6 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 40W · Line 6
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
- March 15, 1947
- Home of record
- Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 19, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date October 19, 1968; seven of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In October 1968, 821 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 40W, Line 6
- JERRY GLEN BRIDGESStaff Sergeant · October 20, 1968
- CHARLES EDWARD DEITSCHChief Warrant Officer 4 · October 20, 1968
- PAUL EARL FOUGHT JRPrivate First Class · October 20, 1968
- JIMMY LEE HOWARDSergeant · October 20, 1968
From Greenwell Springs
- LARRY OVEID JULIAN BOOTYCorporal · January 30, 1966
- TEDDY MYRLE HARTHospitalman · June 26, 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.