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ONEIL J PELLEGRIN JR
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 31, 1948 – January 31, 1970
Service recordOneil J Pellegrin JR, of Gretna, Louisiana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on January 31, 1970, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 86
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- October 31, 1948
- Home of record
- Gretna, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 31, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 31, 1970; five of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 43 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 86
- GLEN ALAN JACKSON IIIConstructionman · January 31, 1970
- GUY THOMAS MCAULEYLance Corporal · January 31, 1970
- ALAN BRIAN PARTRIDGEWarrant Officer 1 · January 31, 1970
- NORWOOD ROLAND RICHARDSONWarrant Officer 1 · January 31, 1970
Same unit, same day
- BLAINE WILBERT ENOS JRSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 83
- PAUL H CARDENAS JRSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 85
- ALAN BRIAN PARTRIDGEWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 14W, Line 86
- DONALD LLOYD SWANSONCaptain · Panel 14W, Line 87
From Gretna
- HAROLD CONWAY DOSS JRLance Corporal · October 5, 1967
- DENNIS CARLTON ACKERMANWarrant Officer 1 · October 27, 1968
- RICHARD ALLAN BROWNEPrivate First Class · April 13, 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.