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WILLIAM LEE LOWERY
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
April 11, 1951 – April 5, 1970
Service recordWilliam Lee Lowery, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 5, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 98 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 98
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Mortarman (0341)
- Born
- April 11, 1951
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 5, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date April 5, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 98
- ROBERT LOCKET JRSergeant · April 5, 1970
- CLARENCE JOSEPH NOVAKSpecialist Four · April 5, 1970
- JOHN WILLARD ROHRFirst Lieutenant · April 5, 1970
- ANDREW MICHAEL SIMKOLieutenant Colonel · April 5, 1970
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 1966
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.