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PHILIP HAWKINS III
Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps
October 9, 1945 – May 15, 1968
Service recordPhilip Hawkins III, of Houston, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 15, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 60E, Line 23 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 60E · Line 23
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- October 9, 1945
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 15, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
75 names on the Wall carry the date May 15, 1968; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 60E, Line 23
- BENJAMIN NILES GOLDBERGSpecialist Four · May 15, 1968
- RICHARD LEONARD HARROTTPrivate First Class · May 15, 1968
- FRANCIS JOSEPH HAYES JRSergeant · May 15, 1968
- THAD BAZILY JESSIMANPrivate First Class · May 15, 1968
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.