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NOEL CHARLES LAPLANTE
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
December 25, 1946 – April 4, 1971
Service recordNoel Charles Laplante, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 4, 1971, in Vinh Binh Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 106 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 106
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- December 25, 1946
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 4, 1971
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Vinh Binh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date April 4, 1971; four of them were lost in Vinh Binh Province. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 106
- TERRY VASCAL KNIGHTWarrant Officer 1 · April 4, 1971
- JOHNNY HAROLD LAWRENCEStaff Sergeant · April 4, 1971
- HARVEY MICHAEL REYNOLDSSpecialist Four · April 4, 1971
- JOSEPH STANLEY SMITHCaptain · April 4, 1971
Same unit, same day
- TERRY VASCAL KNIGHTWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 4W, Line 106
- HARVEY MICHAEL REYNOLDSSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 106
- LARRY ELMER STEPPEESergeant · Panel 4W, Line 107
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 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.