ATKISON CHARLES LEON MILITARY SERVICE MARINES COUNTRY OF CASUALTY SOUTH VIETNAM TYPE OF CASUALTY HOSTILE KILLED REFERENCE NUMBER 12143 DATE RECORD PROCESSED SEP 69 SOCIAL SECURITY / SERVICE NUMBER 496567632 RANK LCPL PAY GRADE E3 CASUALTY DATE 09/21/69 HOME OF RECORD ST JOSEPH, MISSOURI SERVICE OCCUPATION CODE 0353 DATE OF BIRTH 10/12/49 CAUSE GUNSHOT OR SMALL ARMS FIRE AIR / NO AIR GROUND CASUALTY RACE CAUCASIAN RELIGION PROTESTANT-NO DENOMINATIONAL PREFERENCE LENGTH OF SERVICE IN YEARS 01 MARTIAL STATUS SINGLE SEX MALE US CITIZEN YES POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION NO DATE TOUR IN SE ASIA BEGAN 04/25/69 LAST RECORD LAST RECORD BODY RECOVERED YES AGE 19 COMPONENT REGULAR PROVINCE QUANG NAM COMMENTS