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LEONARD JAMES CHISLOCK
Private First Class · U.S. Army
March 18, 1944 – February 20, 1966
Service recordLeonard James Chislock, of Lakewood, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 20, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 5E, Line 54 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5E · Line 54
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Wire Systems Installer (36C)
- Born
- March 18, 1944
- Home of record
- Lakewood, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 20, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date February 20, 1966. In February 1966, 513 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 5E, Line 54
- EMMITT COLON ADAMSPrivate First Class · February 20, 1966
- WILLIAM A DAVISON JRSpecialist Four · February 20, 1966
- RICHARD ANTHONY FILLIATORMaster Sergeant · February 20, 1966
- PETER THOMAS FITZPATRICKLance Corporal · February 20, 1966
From Lakewood
- JOHN BLOCKER MECKELLance Corporal · February 9, 1966
- MARSHALL R SMITHStaff Sergeant · February 23, 1966
- PAUL JAMES HARRISONSpecialist Four · May 21, 1966
- JOHN HOWARD MOONEY JRCorporal · January 7, 1967
- DONALD ROBERT SORENSENLance Corporal · May 6, 1967
- CHARLES MIKE CASTILLOLance Corporal · September 21, 1967
- CRAIG D PINCHOTSecond Lieutenant · October 10, 1967
- ROGER ROBERT MARSHALLCorporal · November 19, 1967
- LEE BENJAMIN ZOELLERPrivate First Class · December 23, 1967
- JERRY WAYNE DEARINGPrivate First Class · January 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.