1Lt USMC
Joseph
William
Devlin
Born in United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1940s - unknown)]
Father of
Michael Devlin
Died
at age 26
in Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam, Vietnam
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| Created 15 Jan 2023
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Biography
1LT Joseph Devlin was Killed in Action at Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam, Vietnam during Vietnam War.
1Lt Joseph Devlin served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started: 26 July 1969
Unit(s): HMM-364
Service ended: 1970
Service started: 26 July 1969
Unit(s): HMM-364
Service ended: 1970
Joseph was born in 1943. He passed away in 1970.
Name: 1LT Joseph William Devlin Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/08/1970 while performing the duty of Pilot. Age at death: 26.6 Date of Birth: 08/01/1943 Home City: Merrick, NY Service: reserve component of the U.S. Marine Corps. Unit: HMM-364 Service: U.S. Marine Corps. The Wall location: 13W-096 Short Summary: Flying low level. Gunshot wound to the throat. Aircraft: CH-46 tail number 154815 Call sign: SWIFT Country: South Vietnam MOS: 7562 = Pilot CH-46 Qualified Started Tour: 07/26/1969 "Official" listing: ground casualty Length of service: 03 Location: Quang Nam Province I Corps. Reason: gunshot or small arms fire Casualty type: Hostile - killed married male U.S. citizen Race: Caucasian Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference Burial information: BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY, PENSACOLA FL[1]
Sources
- "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP4D-QW1 : 7 January 2021), Joseph Devlin, Mar 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- Find A Grave: Memorial #92127188 BURIAL Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA PLOT 31 0 774
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