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MICHAEL JOHN RODOWICZ
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
December 17, 1950 – October 25, 1969
Service recordMichael John Rodowicz, of Claymont, Delaware, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on October 25, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 17W, Line 118 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 17W · Line 118
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Mortarman (0341)
- Born
- December 17, 1950
- Home of record
- Claymont, Delaware (New Castle County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 25, 1969
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date October 25, 1969; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In October 1969, 600 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 17W, Line 118
- ADRIAN ALAN AKINSSpecialist Five · October 25, 1969
- CHARLES EDGAR SHULTZStaff Sergeant · October 25, 1969
- JAMES DERRILL STEVENSONFirst Lieutenant · October 25, 1969
- DWIGHT JACKSON THORNTONCaptain · October 25, 1969
From Claymont
- ROBERT DAVID ALEXANDERPrivate First Class · May 20, 1967
- FRANK WARREN JONESWarrant Officer 1 · June 30, 1968
- LLOYD J DOWNSSergeant First Class · June 19, 1969
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.