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NORMAN ARTHUR MEAD
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 6, 1946 – July 19, 1967
Service recordNorman Arthur Mead, of Granville, New York, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 19, 1967, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 23E, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23E · Line 92
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Mortarman (0341)
- Unit (as recorded)
- A CO 1 BN 4 MAR 3 MARDIV
- Born
- October 6, 1946
- Home of record
- Granville, New York (Washington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 19, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date July 19, 1967; four of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 23E, Line 92
- DONALD PAUL MCGRANEPetty Officer Second Class · July 19, 1967
- RONALD ALLAN MOORELance Corporal · July 19, 1967
- DENNIS WILLIAM PETERSONLieutenant · July 19, 1967
- KENNETH GRANT STOKERPrivate · July 19, 1967
From Granville
- CHARLES LEE HOWESpecialist Four · March 26, 1968
- ROY KENNETH CORLEWWarrant Officer 1 · July 12, 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.