Who Were These Five Soldiers

[Note added 5/15/2002 - I believe that the four Army MPs were with the 527th MP Company, which is a unit within the 716th MP Battalion. Therefore, some of the data presented here, from the "official" database, may be inaccurate in that regard. -JPR]

Charles Lincoln Daniel

---General/Personal ---
Last name: DANIEL
First name: CHARLES LINCOLN
Home of Record (official): NELSON State (official): V A
Date of Birth: Friday, January 7, 1944 Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married
---Military ---
Branch: Army Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 53944933
Component: Selective Service Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 95B20 Major Organization: Advisors
---Action ---
Start of Tour: Wednesday, March 22, 1967
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, January 31, 1968 Age at time of loss: 24
Casualty type: (A3) Hostile, died while missing Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty) Country: South VietNam Province: Gia Dinh
The Wall: Panel 36E -Row 005

William Michael Sebast

---General/Personal ---
Last name: SEBAST
First name: WILLIAM MICHAEL
Home of Record ( official): ALBANY State ( official): NY
Date of Birth: Friday, January 25,1946
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single ---Military ---
Branch: Army Rank: CPL
Serial Number: 51590912
Component: Selective Service
Posthumous promotion as indicated Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 95B10
---Action ---
Start of Tour: Sunday, September 3, 1967
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, January 31, 1968 Age at time of loss: 22
Casualty type: (A3) Hostile, died while missing Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty) Country: South VietNam Province: Gia Dinh
The Wall: Panel 36E -Row 033

Owen Edward Mebust

---General I Personal ---
Last name: MEBUST
First name: OWEN EDW ARD
Home of Record ( official): MANBA TT AN BEACH State (official): CA
Date of Birth: Wednesday, May 14,1947 Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
---Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP4 .
Serial Number: 56697629
Component: Selective Service Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 95B20
---Action ---
Start of Tour: Thursday, September 21,1967
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, January 31,1968 Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A3) Hostile, died while missing
Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty) Country: South VietNam Province: Gia Dinh
The Wall: Panel 36E -Row 024

James Conrad Marshall

---General/ Personal ---
Last name: MARSHALL
First name: JAMES CONRAD
Home of Record (official): MONROEVILLE State (official): AL
Date of Birth: Monday, July 29,1946 Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
---Military ---
Branch: Marine Corps Rank: CPL
Serial Number: 2091116 Component: Regular Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 3051
---Action ---
Start of Tour: Unknown/Not reported
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, January 31, 1968 Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty) Country: South VietNam Province: Gia Dinh
The Wall: Panel36E -Row 024

Jonnie B. Thomas

---General/Personal ---
Last name: THOMAS
First name: JOHNIE B
Home of Record (official): DETROIT State ( official): MI
Date of Birth: Thursday, December 24,1942 Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
---Military ---
Branch: Army Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 16692440 Component: Regular Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 95B40 Major Organization: 9th Inf Div
---Action ---
Start of Tour: Thursday, September 1, 1966
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, January 31,1968 Age at time of loss: 25
Casualty type: (Al) Hostile, died
Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty) Country: South VietNam Province: Gia Dinh
The Wall: Panel 36E -Row 039

A chronological account of what happened that day, January 31, 1968, at the American Embassy (and elsewhere) in Saigon during the TET Offensive.

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