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ALAN BRIAN PARTRIDGE
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
October 5, 1949 – January 31, 1970
Service recordAlan Brian Partridge, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on January 31, 1970, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 86
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Attack Helicopter Pilot (100E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- October 5, 1949
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 31, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 31, 1970; five of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 43 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 86
- GLEN ALAN JACKSON IIIConstructionman · January 31, 1970
- GUY THOMAS MCAULEYLance Corporal · January 31, 1970
- ONEIL J PELLEGRIN JRCorporal · January 31, 1970
- NORWOOD ROLAND RICHARDSONWarrant Officer 1 · January 31, 1970
Same unit, same day
- BLAINE WILBERT ENOS JRSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 83
- PAUL H CARDENAS JRSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 85
- ONEIL J PELLEGRIN JRCorporal · Panel 14W, Line 86
- DONALD LLOYD SWANSONCaptain · Panel 14W, Line 87
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.