Service Details
Name:
 MOLYNEAUX JR
Given Name:
 JOHN LOUIS
Initials:
 J L
Service No:
 103695
Rank:
 1st Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 United States Marine Corps
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Date of Death:
 1968-08-31
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Date of Birth:
 1946-01-13
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, when he detonated a Viet Cong Booby-trap while on patrol in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
Decorations:
 Purple Heart
Additional
Information:
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
Commemoration
Country:
 United States of America
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Locality:
 Illinois
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Cemetery:
 WORTH HOLY SEPULCHRE CEMETERY
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