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GALEN GEORGE LUDWIG
Corporal · U.S. Army
April 14, 1949 – March 19, 1970
Service recordGalen George Ludwig, of New Holland, Pennsylvania, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on March 19, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 22 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 22
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. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- April 14, 1949
- Home of record
- New Holland, Pennsylvania (Lancaster County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 19, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- 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 March 19, 1970; five of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 22
- PHILLIP WAYNE MEADORPrivate First Class · March 19, 1970
- DENNIS GERARD PUGHMajor · March 19, 1970
- ROBERT EARL RICHARDSONCorporal · March 19, 1970
- PRESTON DOUGLAS SHARPCorporal · March 19, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LARRY EUGENE CALDWELLCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 20
- FOSTER LOCKLEARSpecialist Four · Panel 12W, Line 21
- ROBERT EARL RICHARDSONCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 22
- PRESTON DOUGLAS SHARPCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 22
- ATILANO URIEGAS TOVARSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 23
From New Holland
- HAROLD JACOB ZOOKLieutenant Colonel · May 31, 1966
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.