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LONNIE JOSEPH DUCOTE JR
Corporal · U.S. Army
April 3, 1945 – August 13, 1967
Service recordLonnie Joseph Ducote JR, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 13, 1967, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 24E, Line 107 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24E · Line 107
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 3, 1945
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 13, 1967
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date August 13, 1967; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuan Province that day. In August 1967, 683 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 59 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 24E, Line 107
- JOHN ALLEN CAMPBELLCorporal · August 13, 1967
- WILLIAM GLEN FERGUSONMaster Sergeant · August 13, 1967
- DANNY LEE INGLESCorporal · August 13, 1967
- JOHNNIE HUGH PATTERSONSergeant · August 13, 1967
Same unit, same day
- JOSEPH WILLIAM CRUZSpecialist Four · Panel 24E, Line 106
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM A JENNINGS IIICorporal · December 13, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
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.