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LUTHER TONY STOWE
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 17, 1947 – July 11, 1967
Service recordLuther Tony Stowe, of North Edwards, California, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 11, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 23E, Line 55 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23E · Line 55
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)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 FORCE 1 RECON BN 1 MARDIV
- Born
- September 17, 1947
- Home of record
- North Edwards, California (Kern County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 11, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date July 11, 1967; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 23E, Line 55
- EMILE JOSEPH LEGERESpecialist Four · July 11, 1967
- SAMUEL ALMENDARIZMaster Sergeant · July 12, 1967
- CHARLES VINCENT AYLORSpecialist Four · July 12, 1967
- FRED GARLAND BRAGG JRFirst Lieutenant · July 12, 1967
From North Edwards
- JOHN HOWARD POHLMANWarrant Officer 1 · April 15, 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.