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MARK LAWRENCE MCMANUS
Corporal · U.S. Army
August 13, 1947 – July 27, 1969
Service recordMark Lawrence McManus, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on July 27, 1969, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 59
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
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- General Vehicle Repairman (63C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HSB 3 BN 9 MAR 3 MARDIV
- Born
- August 13, 1947
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 27, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Infectious Disease
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date July 27, 1969; he was the only one lost in Gia Dinh Province that day. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 59
- JOHN THOMAS MCDANIELCorporal · July 27, 1969
- GARY RAY MORTONSpecialist Four · July 27, 1969
- JAMES JACKSON MOTESCorporal · July 27, 1969
- STEVEN NAGYStaff Sergeant · July 27, 1969
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 1965
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.