Alvin Leroy Lowery1-4 was born on 08 Mar 1949 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California,2-4. He died on 13 Mar 1969 in Yen Bai, Vietnam2-3. He lived in Yacolt, Clark County, Washington in 19671-2.

Alvin Leroy Lowery was Killed in Action1-3; Purple Heart recipient2-3. He enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps on 07 Nov 1967 and his final rank was Corporal; his rate was Rifleman2. He was assigned to Military Region 1 - Quang Ngai, South Vietnam2-3. Alvin died of Multi-fragment wounds from hostile fire on the battle field2. He was buried in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington3 at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, 1101 NE 112th Ave Vancouver, WA 98684.

Alvin Leroy Lowery’s name is on Panel: 29W on Line: 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.

Sources

1 Veterans Research Committee, Jane Germann (compilier and text editor), Lest We Forget: Clark County, Washington: War Casualties (Vancouver, Washington: Clark County Genealogical Society, 2005).

2 National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), www.ancestry.com, Database online.

3 Ancestry.com, Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012 (Provo, UT. USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), www.ancestry.com, Database online.

4 Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Birthdate: 8 Mar 1949; Birth County: Santa Clara.

Lowery, Alvin Leroy, Cpl