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MATTHEW PETERSON
Corporal · U.S. Army
March 9, 1947 – August 17, 1969
Service recordMatthew Peterson, of Florence, South Carolina, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 17, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 56 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 56
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)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- March 9, 1947
- Home of record
- Florence, South Carolina (Florence County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 17, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date August 17, 1969; seven of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19W, Line 56
- RONALD WILLIAM PANNOCorporal · August 17, 1969
- CLIFFORD SEALSCorporal · August 17, 1969
- VERNON DAVEY SOUTHERLANDSpecialist Four · August 17, 1969
- RONALD DEAN TILLERYPetty Officer Third Class · August 17, 1969
Same unit, same day
- KIM MICHAEL DILIBERTOSpecialist Four · Panel 19W, Line 53
- WILLIAM PHILIP GOODINGSergeant · Panel 19W, Line 54
- JAMES RANDOLPH HURSTPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 55
- FREDERICK MEZZATESTASpecialist Four · Panel 19W, Line 55
- CLIFFORD SEALSCorporal · Panel 19W, Line 56
- JAY DENNIS WEBSTER JRCorporal · Panel 19W, Line 57
From Florence
- SYLVESTER JACKSON JRSpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- JOHNNY WILLIAM LLEWELLYNStaff Sergeant · August 5, 1966
- EARL MATTHEWS JRStaff Sergeant · September 9, 1966
- HUGH WILLIAM WELLONSFirst Lieutenant · October 13, 1966
- EDDIE BOYD COOKE JRStaff Sergeant · December 19, 1966
- ANTHONY L FRANKSLance Corporal · August 8, 1967
- HAZEL H HUMPHRIES IIICorporal · August 9, 1967
- MARION LEE MEGGSLance Corporal · November 16, 1967
- ROLAND K DAVISMajor · January 25, 1968
- HARLEY B HACKETT IIICaptain · July 24, 1968
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.