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STEVEN ROBERT OTT
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 31, 1950 – August 16, 1970
Service recordSteven Robert Ott, of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 16, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 116 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 116
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- July 31, 1950
- Home of record
- Black River Falls, Wisconsin (Jackson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 16, 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
Eight names on the Wall carry the date August 16, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 116
- WILLIAM H VANGELDER JRPrivate First Class · August 15, 1970
- ELVIN JAMES JRPrivate First Class · August 16, 1970
- BILLY NEAL JOHNSTON JRStaff Sergeant · August 16, 1970
- ROBERTIS PINKNEYSpecialist Four · August 16, 1970
From Black River Falls
- ROGER DWIGHT GOLDSMITHSpecialist Four · July 23, 1967
- ORLAN MARVIN NELSONSergeant First Class · February 23, 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.