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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: DUMDEI
First name: CHARLES MARION
Home of Record (official): PEMBERTON
State (official): MN
Date of Birth: Tuesday, November 2, 1948
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: PFC
Serial Number: 56507025
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 13A10
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Howitzer Battery 1st Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Monday, October 7, 1968
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, December 18, 1968
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Artillery, rocket, mortar (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Bien Hoa
The Wall: Panel 36W - Row 039