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GORDON THOMAS MOLAISON
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 31, 1947 – May 19, 1968
Service recordGordon Thomas Molaison, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 19, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 63E, Line 13 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 63E · Line 13
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
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- October 31, 1947
- Home of record
- Thibodaux, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 19, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
89 names on the Wall carry the date May 19, 1968; 27 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 63E, Line 13
- JAMES LEE KRISELLLance Corporal · May 19, 1968
- RICHARD PAUL MARTINEZSpecialist Four · May 19, 1968
- GREGORY VALENTINE MAYNARDCorporal · May 19, 1968
- ISAIAH MITCHELL JRSpecialist Four · May 19, 1968
From Thibodaux
- LEROY JOSEPH YOUNGStaff Sergeant · January 23, 1968
- TONY LARUE TATESpecialist Four · March 11, 1968
- ERNEST C WILLIAMS JRPrivate First Class · May 25, 1968
- PHILIP JOSEPH ORGERONPrivate First Class · July 6, 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.