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Cpl John Arleigh Nixon

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Cpl John Arleigh Nixon Veteran

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
11 Apr 1968 (aged 21)
Quảng Trị, Vietnam
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 31 Site 8018
Memorial ID
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Cpl Nixon #2156304
MOS: 6320 Aircraft CNE/Weapons/DECM Systems Technician.

Upon arriving in Vietnam, John was assigned to HMM-163, MAG-15, 1st Marine Air Wing. John died of multiple injuries to the body when the helicopter that he was a gunner in was involved in a mid-air collision with another helicopter, 2 kilometers southeast of Cam Lo.
Survived by his mother, Margaret Conlyn Nixon and 2 sisters, Pearson and Helen of Arlington, Virginia.
His father, Robert A Nixon was deceased.
Cpl Nixon #2156304
MOS: 6320 Aircraft CNE/Weapons/DECM Systems Technician.

Upon arriving in Vietnam, John was assigned to HMM-163, MAG-15, 1st Marine Air Wing. John died of multiple injuries to the body when the helicopter that he was a gunner in was involved in a mid-air collision with another helicopter, 2 kilometers southeast of Cam Lo.
Survived by his mother, Margaret Conlyn Nixon and 2 sisters, Pearson and Helen of Arlington, Virginia.
His father, Robert A Nixon was deceased.

Gravesite Details

US MARINE CORPS, Date interred: 5/7/1968



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