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TANNER MARTIN BROWN JR
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 6, 1949 – January 2, 1970
Service recordTanner Martin Brown JR, of Van Nuys, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on January 2, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 117
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- July 6, 1949
- Home of record
- Van Nuys, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 2, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date January 2, 1970; eight of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 117
- NICHOLAS GEORGE BROOKSLieutenant Commander · January 2, 1970
- ROBERT EDWARD CARMICHAELFirst Lieutenant · January 2, 1970
- JOSEPH MICHAEL DANGELICOSpecialist Four · January 2, 1970
- JOHN THOMAS WESTCaptain · January 2, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JOSEPH MICHAEL DANGELICOSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 117
- FRANK MELVIN DUNSMORE JRSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 118
- RAUL GARCIA JRCorporal · Panel 15W, Line 119
- STEVEN LYNN GREENPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 119
- DALLAS RAY SNODGRASSCorporal · Panel 15W, Line 120
- ROBERT CARROL WRIGHTSecond Lieutenant · Panel 15W, Line 121
From Van Nuys
- ROBERT LESTER VANGIESONPrivate First Class · March 12, 1967
- ROBERT LYNN MARGOLISPrivate First Class · May 8, 1967
- HENRY GARFIELD HAMPTONPrivate First Class · May 14, 1967
- JOHN ROBERT HILLSpecialist Four · June 19, 1967
- MICHAEL JAMES TOMLINSONLance Corporal · September 11, 1967
- BRUCE TORTORICISergeant · April 5, 1968
- LAWRENCE JESSE ENGLANDERSergeant First Class · May 2, 1968
- D LANCE MCDONALDPrivate First Class · September 16, 1968
- NORMAN NORTHRO CUNNINGHAMMajor · September 24, 1968
- JOHN RODNEY NOBLECorporal · October 10, 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.