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LARRY JOSEPH LONCON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
December 22, 1950 – April 27, 1970
Service recordLarry Joseph Loncon, of New Iberia, Louisiana, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on April 27, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 59
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 22, 1950
- Home of record
- New Iberia, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 27, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date April 27, 1970; seven of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 78 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 59
- ROBERT THOMAS KOEHLERSpecialist Four · April 27, 1970
- RANDALL WAYNE LOVEPrivate First Class · April 27, 1970
- GERALD EUGENE MCKAYLieutenant Colonel · April 27, 1970
- STANLEY JOSEPH MILLER JRWarrant Officer 1 · April 27, 1970
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL DEAN BROWNCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 57
- RICHARD MICHAEL FORTECorporal · Panel 11W, Line 57
- HAROLD GLENN GRISSOMSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 58
- GARY ANTHONY SANCEVERINOSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 61
- BLAINE PATRICK SMILIECorporal · Panel 11W, Line 61
- ROBERT EARL WILLIAMSCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 62
From New Iberia
- KENNETH LEE FREITAGHospitalman · May 2, 1966
- ROGER CHARLES COLLETTEPrivate First Class · May 4, 1966
- PERRY EDDISON THOMPSONPrivate First Class · July 24, 1968
- THOMAS CHARLES ELDRIDGEPetty Officer Second Class · December 13, 1968
- GLENN BURLEIGH RAOPrivate First Class · February 26, 1969
- JAMES WILLIAM GRACEMajor · June 14, 1969
- DANNIE FITCHPrivate First Class · May 13, 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.