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WILLIAM S MONAHAN III
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
November 26, 1949 – April 18, 1970
Service recordWilliam S Monahan III, of Las Vegas, Nevada, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 18, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 21 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 21
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
- Field Radio Operator (2531)
- Born
- November 26, 1949
- Home of record
- Las Vegas, Nevada (Clark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 18, 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
18 names on the Wall carry the date April 18, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 21
- JAMES FREDERICK DEEBLEFirst Lieutenant · April 18, 1970
- WILLIAM ALBERT EATONPrivate First Class · April 18, 1970
- ROY WILLIAM GARDINERSpecialist Four · April 18, 1970
- WILLIAM H HAAKINSON IIISergeant · April 18, 1970
From Las Vegas
- JERRY LAWSON GERRYCorporal · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT EARLE GAREYCorporal · June 2, 1966
- TERRY KENNETH WILKINSPrivate First Class · July 3, 1966
- PAUL LEO HEATERLance Corporal · August 23, 1966
- ALEXANDER THARPSpecialist Four · August 27, 1966
- LARRY ERWIN BURKEPrivate First Class · January 8, 1967
- DAVID JAMISONLance Corporal · January 26, 1967
- DANIEL EUGENE HORTONSeaman · February 11, 1967
- JAMES LEE KRAMERSpecialist Four · February 15, 1967
- ROBERT JOHN HENRYSergeant · April 26, 1967
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.