JOEL ARNOLD BALCOM

              16W, 22

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JOEL ARNOLD BALCOM
is honored on Panel 16W, Row 22 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name: JOEL ARNOLD BALCOM
Wall Name: JOEL A BALCOM
Date of Birth: 7/26/1947
Date of Casualty: 11/3/1969
Home of Record: INDEPENDENCE
County of Record: JACKSON COUNTY
State: MO
Branch of Service: NAVY
Rank: HM3
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: QUANG NAM

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hero - Posted by johnny mckinzie
i served with joel, i knew him as my corpsman,as most corpsman i know he cared more for his marines than …

Semper Fi - Posted by A Marine
Semper Fi, Doc. Thank you for your service to our Country and to your Marines.

Remembered - Posted by
Rest in peace with the warriors.

Photograph - Posted by Ronald Balcom
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Photograph - Posted by Tom Nicholson
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I'm the One Called Doc - Posted by HMCM John Bruneel, U.S.N. Retired
Rest in Peace "Doc" "I'm the One Called "Doc…" I shall not walk in your footsteps, but I will walk by your …

Thank You - Posted by Tucker
Thank you for going to Vietnam to help out the Americans. It meant a lot to us. Some people might of called …

Thank You - Posted by
My name is Matt, I am a student at Gridley High School located in central Illinois. Our class is doing …

Thanks! - Posted by Crystal Alvey
Hi! My name is Crystal Alvey. I am from Gridley, Illinois and I am writing this remembrance as part of a …

Thank you Doc - Posted by Donald Lytle
Although we never met personally, I want to thank you Joel Arnold Balcom, for your courageous and valiant …


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