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HONORED ON PANEL 5E, LINE 77 OF THE WALL

PHILLIP ANTHONY LOTTA

WALL NAME

PHILLIP A LOTTA

PANEL / LINE

5E/77

DATE OF BIRTH

06/12/1947

CASUALTY PROVINCE

QUANG NAM

DATE OF CASUALTY

02/25/1966

HOME OF RECORD

SACRAMENTO

COUNTY OF RECORD

Sacramento County

STATE

CA

BRANCH OF SERVICE

MARINE CORPS

RANK

PFC

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POSTED ON 4.19.2024

Misadventure (Friendly fire)

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PFC Phillip A. Lotta was a rifleman serving with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Amphibious Force. During the second half of February 1966, 2/9 Marines operated in the Da Nang area in Quang Nam Province, RVN, conducting search and clear, counterinsurgency, and security operations. On the evening of February 25th, Lotta had ambush duty with his unit in an area seven kilometers (4.3 miles) south of Da Nang Air Base. At approximately 9:27 PM, the 2/9 Command Group received a medivac request after Lotta was wounded in an accidental shooting incident. At 9:45 PM, another report came in that the medivac patient (Lotta) had died. A subsequent casualty report indicated he was fired on by a friendly force after being mistaken for the enemy, sustaining gunshot wounds to the chest, neck, and left thigh. Lotta was 18 years old. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]
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POSTED ON 3.7.2024

“Sacramentan Dies In Viet Nam, Shot In Error By Yanks” (article)

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Taken from the Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA), February 28, 1966, courtesy of Kathie Marynik
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POSTED ON 3.7.2024

“Rites Are Set For Marine War Victim” (article)

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Taken from the Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA), March 5, 1966, courtesy of Kathie Marynik.
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POSTED ON 3.14.2023
POSTED BY: Kathileen lotta

To robbie lotta- call me @ 1-279-214-6352. Urge

Call me. Urgent. Love you . Sis
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POSTED ON 2.17.2023
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. You died at 18 years of age. I am 73 and have lived a long and fulfilling life. It is tragic you never had that same opportunity. May you rest in eternal peace.
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