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RICHARD THEODORE CARLSON
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
August 1, 1949 – June 9, 1970
Service recordRichard Theodore Carlson, of Glendale, Arizona, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 9, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 31
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
- Aircraft Recovery Specialist (7011)
- Born
- August 1, 1949
- Home of record
- Glendale, Arizona (Maricopa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 9, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date June 9, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 31
- DENNIS WAYNE VALUSEKSergeant · June 8, 1970
- GEORGE WAYNE BAKERPrivate First Class · June 9, 1970
- RICHARD ALAN BOWMANCorporal · June 9, 1970
- JOSEPH JOHN CHISKOStaff Sergeant · June 9, 1970
From Glendale
- EDWIN RAY HIGGINSWarrant Officer 1 · September 13, 1966
- RICHARD WILLIAM STRAHLCorporal · March 2, 1967
- STEPHEN THOMAS HEPNERSecond Lieutenant · May 2, 1967
- JOE EDWARD KINSEYCorporal · December 29, 1967
- SAM FESTIS BEACH JRCaptain · January 17, 1968
- MICHAEL RICHARD LUCASSpecialist Four · April 28, 1968
- ALBERT MARTINEZ RIZOCorporal · May 12, 1968
- JAMES LEE KRISELLLance Corporal · May 19, 1968
- JOHN WILLIAM RASMUSSENPrivate First Class · November 7, 1969
- MICHAEL PHILLIP DIMMERSpecialist Five · December 30, 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.