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MARVIN EUGENE NEELEY
Corporal · U.S. Army
September 8, 1948 – June 7, 1970
Service recordMarvin Eugene Neeley, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 7, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 24
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 8, 1948
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 7, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date June 7, 1970. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 71 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 24
- MICHAEL CLINT HOPECaptain · June 7, 1970
- ROBERT CHARLES MURRAYStaff Sergeant · June 7, 1970
- BRUCE ROBERT NEESONSergeant · June 7, 1970
- CRISTOBAL RIVERA-CRUZSpecialist Four · June 7, 1970
Same unit, same day
- CRISTOBAL RIVERA-CRUZSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 24
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 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.