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ALBERT WILLIAM HASLAM
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 15, 1943 – March 15, 1970
Service recordAlbert William Haslam, of Central Falls, Rhode Island, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on March 15, 1970, in Kien Tuong Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 131 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 131
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- July 15, 1943
- Home of record
- Central Falls, Rhode Island (Providence County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 15, 1970
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Kien Tuong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date March 15, 1970; he was the only one lost in Kien Tuong Province that day. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 131
- WILLIAM RALPH GRAVES JRFirst Lieutenant · March 15, 1970
- JAMES ALVIN HUGHESSpecialist Four · March 15, 1970
- WILLMER ARDEN MATSONCorporal · March 15, 1970
- PAUL ROBERT MORANChief Warrant Officer 2 · March 15, 1970
From Central Falls
- WILLIAM THOMAS CAVANAUGHSpecialist Four · April 10, 1964
- ALBERT GABRIEL ANTERPrivate First Class · March 30, 1967
- GEORGE HENRY JOURDENAISMajor · April 1, 1967
- FRANCIS JOHN THIBEAULTPrivate First Class · October 24, 1967
- WILLIAM LEE MENCONISecond Lieutenant · May 11, 1968
- JOSEPH PETER MISIASZEKPrivate First Class · May 31, 1968
- PATRICK MICHAEL FARLEYCorporal · October 1, 1968
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.