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FRED ARTHUR NELSON
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 19, 1949 – November 1, 1969
Service recordFred Arthur Nelson, of South Haven, Michigan, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on November 1, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 14 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 14
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
- Supply Man, Manual Account (3071)
- Born
- October 19, 1949
- Home of record
- South Haven, Michigan (Van Buren County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 1, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date November 1, 1969; nine of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 14
- RICHARD WALTER LYTLEMajor · November 1, 1969
- SAM HENRY MANGUMSergeant · November 1, 1969
- LONNIE PITTS NEWLANDPrivate First Class · November 1, 1969
- GERALD W NICHOLSON JRLance Corporal · November 1, 1969
From South Haven
- ROBERT STEPHAN MUELLERPrivate First Class · September 21, 1967
- RICHARD MARTIN SCHNAKEFirst Lieutenant · May 24, 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.