DECOTA WALTER JOSEPH
MILITARY SERVICE                         MARINES
COUNTRY OF CASUALTY                      SOUTH VIETNAM
TYPE OF CASUALTY                         HOSTILE KILLED
REFERENCE NUMBER                          1361
DATE RECORD PROCESSED                    AUG 66
SOCIAL SECURITY / SERVICE NUMBER         065582
RANK                                     MAJ
PAY GRADE                                O4
CASUALTY DATE                            08/17/66
HOME OF RECORD                           PASCOAG, RHODE ISLAND
SERVICE OCCUPATION CODE                  1802
DATE OF BIRTH                            09/30/32
CAUSE                                    EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
AIR / NO AIR                             GROUND CASUALTY
RACE                                     CAUCASIAN
RELIGION                                 ROMAN CATHOLIC
LENGTH OF SERVICE IN YEARS               12
MARTIAL STATUS                           MARRIED
SEX                                      MALE
US CITIZEN                               YES
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION                     NO
DATE TOUR IN SE ASIA BEGAN               NO ENTRY
LAST RECORD                              LAST RECORD
BODY RECOVERED                           YES
AGE                                      33
COMPONENT                                REGULAR
PROVINCE                                 QUANG NAM
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