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MARION BRYAN ANDLER
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 21, 1951 – June 10, 1970
Service recordMarion Bryan Andler, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 10, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 36 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 36
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- July 21, 1951
- Home of record
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (Bernalillo County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 10, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date June 10, 1970. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 36
- RANDOLPH MARTIN VANHOOKSpecialist Four · June 9, 1970
- JOHN CARL VAUGHNCaptain · June 9, 1970
- DAVID GERALD WEBERSpecialist Four · June 9, 1970
- GEORGE OLIVER WILKERSONStaff Sergeant · June 9, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JAMES MIKE DAVISCorporal · Panel 9W, Line 37
- JOHN FRANCIS MALONEY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 39
- JOHN JOSEPH VARDNERCorporal · Panel 9W, Line 41
- EDWIN THOMAS WINTERFirst Lieutenant · Panel 9W, Line 42
- SHOJIRO YAMASHITASergeant · Panel 9W, Line 42
From Albuquerque
- RICHARD ELMER HAMILTONSergeant · October 6, 1962
- RICHARD EUGENE HEISTERFirst Lieutenant · June 2, 1965
- DONALD CHARLES PATCHCaptain · October 2, 1965
- LON M FLETCHERPrivate · October 5, 1965
- PEDRO PADILLASergeant · March 28, 1966
- WILLIAM LEROY WALTONPrivate First Class · April 25, 1966
- GEORGE DAYTON ADAMSSergeant · April 26, 1966
- JACOB HENRY FOWNERPrivate First Class · May 2, 1966
- JUAN DIEGO SANCHEZPrivate First Class · July 22, 1966
- BENNY SENAPrivate First Class · July 25, 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.