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JOHN LAWRENCE DILALLO
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
May 25, 1949 – June 24, 1972
Service recordJohn Lawrence Dilallo, of Schenectady, New York, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on June 24, 1972, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 48 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 48
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Attack Helicopter Pilot (100E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- May 25, 1949
- Home of record
- Schenectady, New York (Schenectady County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 24, 1972
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date June 24, 1972; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
He died in Bien Hoa Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 48
- CHARLES LEWIS BUTLERLieutenant Colonel · June 21, 1972
- THOMAS WINFORD JACKSONSenior Master Sergeant · June 22, 1972
- CORNER MACK DAVISSergeant · June 23, 1972
- GEORGE RICHARD HENSONStaff Sergeant · June 23, 1972
From Schenectady
- CHARLES G H SUMMERSSergeant · March 31, 1967
- DOUGLAS PAUL HALLOCKCorporal · April 30, 1967
- JOHN JOSEPH GULLIVERPrivate First Class · June 29, 1967
- RAYMOND LEE HYSONLance Corporal · July 4, 1967
- CLEMENT FOSTER LAJEUNESSEGunnery Sergeant · August 31, 1967
- MICHAEL DIGNON LAYMONLance Corporal · August 31, 1967
- GEORGE BRUCE GUNNPrivate First Class · November 11, 1967
- WILLIAM HENRY PROTHEROLance Corporal · November 26, 1967
- KENNETH LLOYD FETTERSergeant · February 20, 1968
- ROBERT STUART CRAGIN JRFirst Lieutenant · February 26, 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.