Dan Bullock, Youngest American Killed in Vietnam
Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina
Marker Inscription
Dan Bullock 1953 1969. Youngest American to be killed in Vietnam War, at age 15. Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps. Grave 1 mi. SW.
Erected by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The Story
Dan Bullock was just a teenager from Goldsboro who lied about his age to join the Marines, and at fifteen he became the youngest American killed in the Vietnam War. A Private First Class, he died in combat in 1969, and his grave lies a short distance from this marker. His story is one of astonishing youth, sacrifice, and a childhood cut brutally short by war.
Why it matters
His death gives a face to the many young — and African American — service members who bore the war's cost, and to the sacrifices of a generation sent to Vietnam.
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