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JOHN ALFRED MOREAU
Corporal · U.S. Army
August 31, 1949 – January 29, 1970
Service recordJohn Alfred Moreau, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on January 29, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 79 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 79
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- August 31, 1949
- Home of record
- Roxbury, Massachusetts (Suffolk County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 29, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Burns/Smoke Inhalation
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date January 29, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 37 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 79
- MICHAEL PAUL KNIGHTCaptain · November 23, 1969
- LYLE MAYNARD JOHANNESSpecialist Four · January 29, 1970
- RICHARD CHARLES KNAPPStaff Sergeant · January 29, 1970
- BILL BROOKS LONGCorporal · January 29, 1970
- LEON CRAIG POLASKISergeant · January 29, 1970
From Roxbury
- MARTIN FRANCIS KILLILEASpecialist Four · May 16, 1966
- ISAAC JONESPrivate First Class · June 25, 1966
- JOSEPH WESLEY DUNNPrivate First Class · July 18, 1966
- JOSEPH DENNIS MCNULTYPrivate First Class · September 19, 1966
- SIDNEY DANIEL LANE JRSergeant · April 29, 1967
- WALTER WILLIAM MORGANLance Corporal · October 4, 1967
- DUDLEY NORMAN JORDANSergeant · October 19, 1967
- BRISTOL ROBERTSON JRCorporal · October 29, 1967
- ROBERT EDWARD PRESTONSpecialist Four · February 12, 1968
- RODNEY W JOHNSONStaff Sergeant · February 23, 1968
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.