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LOUIS WILLIAM MCLIN III
Private First Class · U.S. Army
December 24, 1948 – February 14, 1970
Service recordLouis William McLin III, of Montgomery, Alabama, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 14, 1970, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 11 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 11
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Petroleum Supply Specialist (76W)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- December 24, 1948
- Home of record
- Montgomery, Alabama (Montgomery County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 14, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Infectious Disease
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date February 14, 1970. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 34 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 11
- THOMAS ANDREW GUENTHERWarrant Officer 1 · February 14, 1970
- WAYNE DABNEY MCRAYSpecialist Four · February 14, 1970
- VICTOR AURELLIANO MORENOPrivate First Class · February 14, 1970
- RONALD GEORGE NEUBAUERCaptain · February 14, 1970
Same unit, same day
- BOBBIE HERALD BREWERStaff Sergeant · Panel 13W, Line 7
- MICHAEL ALLEN HUGHEYSpecialist Five · Panel 13W, Line 9
- ELDON RAY PAYNEWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 13W, Line 9
- THOMAS ANDREW GUENTHERWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 13W, Line 11
From Montgomery
- FRANK LEONARD MILLER IIICaptain · September 30, 1965
- ROBERT LOUIS MOOREPrivate First Class · November 15, 1965
- JAMES WALTER DENNIS JRLance Corporal · March 18, 1966
- GEORGE CANADA JRStaff Sergeant · May 15, 1966
- JIMMIE L SCOTTSpecialist Five · June 1, 1966
- WILLIAM HUGH GARDNER JRSpecialist Four · August 2, 1966
- JAMES ALLEN SKINNERPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- CHARLES TYRONE DAYLance Corporal · September 3, 1966
- THOMAS E DORANSpecialist Four · September 3, 1966
- WILLIAM J SEAWRIGHT JRSpecialist Four · November 15, 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.