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LEONARD CHARLES BURRIS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 20, 1947 – February 19, 1967
Service recordLeonard Charles Burris, of San Francisco, California, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on February 19, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 15E, Line 61 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15E · Line 61
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- July 20, 1947
- Home of record
- San Francisco, California (San Francisco County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 19, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date February 19, 1967; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 15E, Line 61
- WILLIAM MICHAEL BRANOCKCorporal · February 19, 1967
- BRIAN CHARLES BROWNCorporal · February 19, 1967
- RONALD WILLIAM HARRILLPrivate First Class · February 19, 1967
- SALVATORE VINCENT PORCAROStaff Sergeant · February 19, 1967
From San Francisco
- BRUCE CHARLES FARRELLLieutenant · October 8, 1963
- JOHN F SANTOS JRCaptain · April 28, 1964
- HARRY PAUL GAMBLEPrivate First Class · June 7, 1965
- LUDWIG PETER KOHLERPrivate First Class · July 26, 1965
- WILLIAM GEORGE WHEATLEYPrivate First Class · October 13, 1965
- EVERETT WILLIAM GOIASSpecialist Four · November 8, 1965
- JOHN ARTHUR NATHANSpecialist Four · November 8, 1965
- RONALD DENNIS FERGUSONSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- JOSE WILFREDO SUAREZSpecialist Five · November 20, 1965
- LAAVALE FUATAU TAGATALance Corporal · December 3, 1965
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.