Balcom, Joel Arnold, HM3

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class

Last Primary NEC
HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman

Last Rating/NEC Group
Hospital Corpsman

Primary Unit
1968-1969, HM-8404, 1st Tank Bn

Service Years
1966 - 1969

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Missouri

Year of Birth
1947

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Casualty Info

Home Town Independence. MO	Last Address Independence, MO

Casualty Date Nov 03, 1969
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Vehicle Loss, Crash
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Lane Memorial Gardens - Eugene, Oregon	Wall/Plot Coordinates 16W 022

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

1968-1969, HM-8404, 1st Tank Bn

From Month/Year November / 1968	To Month/Year November / 1969
Unit 1st Tank Bn Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer Third Class	NEC HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	1st Tank Bn Details

	Type Combat - Ground
	Parent Unit US Marine Corps (USMC)	Strength Unit
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Nov 12, 2015

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