Identity
Person No.
40798
Service No.
103695
Last Name
First Name
John Louis
Initials
J L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, when he detonated a Viet Cong Booby-trap while on patrol in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
Military Service
Rank
1st Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Att 102 Battalion
Defence Force
US 7
United States forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Born in Australia before being naturalised in South Africa where he grew up. He attended St. Charles College in Pietermaritzburg and after matriculating, returned to Australia where he joined the United States Marine Corps. He is one of three South Africans killed during the Vietnam War. Commemorated on Panel 45W, Row 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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