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Callahan, Marshall
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Marshall
Middle Name:
Eugene
Last Name:
Callahan
Date of Birth:
12/26/1949
Personal Details
Education Details:
Attended Harding High School and
Central Piedmont Community College
Biographical Notes:
Location on Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 46W, Line 58
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army
Enlistment Date:
April 1967
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
Company D, 19th Engineering Battalion
KIA Date:
8/29/1968
Military Details:
Private First Class Callahan was sent to Vietnam March of 1969 and died at a Army Hospital in Japan from injuries he received from an enemy mine detonation, while on patrol on August 21st eight days before his death. While on patrol Callahan's five-ton dump truck hit a mine, but despite being injured he tried to aid the other wounded personal before collapsing of exhaustion.
Awards:
Army Commendation Medal (Posthumous)
Source:
Charlotte News September 3rd, 10th and April 18th, 1969
Charlotte Observer September 3rd, 1969