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MELVIN JAMES FELTON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 16, 1949 – February 9, 1971
Service recordMelvin James Felton, of Spokane, Washington, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 9, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 91 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 91
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- June 16, 1949
- Home of record
- Spokane, Washington (Spokane County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 9, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date February 9, 1971; five of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 68 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 91
- EDGAR MCDANIELLance Corporal · February 9, 1971
- STEVEN DOUGLAS MCDOWELLCorporal · February 9, 1971
- JAMES ANTHONY MCINTYRESpecialist Four · February 9, 1971
- EDMOND SMITH BLACKBURN JRSpecialist Four · February 10, 1971
Same unit, same day
- GREG ROY CARTERSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 90
- BLAKE DOMINIC WHITNEYPrivate · Panel 5W, Line 92
From Spokane
- TIMOTHY MICHAEL LANGFirst Lieutenant · August 30, 1963
- DELOSS WILLIAM ANDERSON JRPetty Officer First Class · September 8, 1964
- DUANE CHARLES SCHELLStaff Sergeant · September 18, 1965
- WALTER PIPER JRPrivate First Class · February 6, 1966
- CHARLES EUGENE ANDERSONSergeant · March 5, 1966
- MARK JEFFREY GARDELLAPrivate First Class · March 20, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD WESTSergeant · March 28, 1966
- WILL PAGE BARTON IIPrivate First Class · June 9, 1966
- JOSEPH RAYMOND ELLMANPrivate First Class · June 9, 1966
- RICHARD PAUL HOLIENSergeant · June 30, 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.