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MALCOLM D WHITING III
Private First Class · U.S. Marine Corps
December 28, 1947 – July 10, 1969
Service recordMalcolm D Whiting III, of Granada Hills, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 10, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 96
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- December 28, 1947
- Home of record
- Granada Hills, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 10, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date July 10, 1969; eight of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 96
- ALEXANDER JOHN URBAN JRPrivate First Class · July 10, 1969
- ROBIN KIRMEYER WETZLERFirst Lieutenant · July 10, 1969
- OSCAR LEE WHITEStaff Sergeant · July 10, 1969
- RICHARD HARRY WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · July 10, 1969
From Granada Hills
- MICHAEL STEVEN UHLIGWarrant Officer 1 · February 16, 1967
- JOHN CORWIN YAGERPrivate First Class · October 29, 1967
- ROGER L DUCEFirst Lieutenant · May 10, 1968
- PATRICK CARL GOLLIHERSpecialist Four · January 3, 1969
- GREGORY LLOYD RICESpecialist Four · January 14, 1969
- ROBERT GLENN EASTONPetty Officer Second Class · July 16, 1969
- FREDERICK HARRY BARRETTCorporal · September 6, 1969
- LARRY DALE STROUSESpecialist Four · September 18, 1969
- RICHARD RAYMOND MANEMANNCorporal · November 2, 1969
- CARL WAYNE CROWESergeant First Class · May 26, 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.