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MARVIN LYNN BISCAMP
Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 2, 1952 – April 12, 1972
Service recordMarvin Lynn Biscamp, of Omaha, Nebraska, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 12, 1972, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 135 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 135
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 2, 1952
- Home of record
- Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 12, 1972
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date April 12, 1972; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuy Province that day. In April 1972, 106 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 9 of its members that month.
He died in Binh Thuy Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 135
- JOSEPH CHARLES SZEKELYSergeant · April 9, 1972
- EDWARD CHARLES RIETSCHYSpecialist Four · April 11, 1972
- STANLEY SCOTT TILLITSONSpecialist Five · April 11, 1972
- JOHN MICHAEL CHRISTENSENCaptain · April 13, 1972
From Omaha
- WAYNE ELLSWORTH MARCHANDStaff Sergeant · April 8, 1962
- GERALD CHARLES GRIFFINLieutenant · October 6, 1962
- PAUL RICHARD SMITHFirst Lieutenant · July 6, 1963
- HAROLD WILLIAM SHRADERStaff Sergeant · August 9, 1965
- WILLIAM DENNIS PINEGARPrivate First Class · October 6, 1965
- RICHARD RAY BIGLEYLance Corporal · November 22, 1965
- RONALD LEE GERRYPrivate First Class · January 5, 1966
- ALLEN CHARLES BAILEYLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- MACK ROYAL SANDERSPrivate First Class · May 12, 1966
- RICHARD THOMAS PERRINCaptain · June 27, 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.