In Memory Of

MOLYNEAUX JR, JOHN LOUIS

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