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BRIAN JOHN WILLIAMS
Private First Class · U.S. Army
May 3, 1950 – April 7, 1970
Service recordBrian John Williams, of San Bernardino, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on April 7, 1970, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 105 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 105
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 199 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- May 3, 1950
- Home of record
- San Bernardino, California (San Bernardino County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 7, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date April 7, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 199th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 105
- WILLIAM BRENT TURNERPrivate First Class · April 7, 1970
- CLAYTON DONALD WHITCHERSergeant · April 7, 1970
- DENIS JAMES ZIMPRICHSpecialist Four · April 7, 1970
- PAUL WAYNE ANTHONYAirman First Class · April 8, 1970
From San Bernardino
- ELGIN LEROY STIRLINGPrivate First Class · July 12, 1965
- FRANK COSME ALCANTARLance Corporal · September 26, 1965
- ROY HOWARD BOWLINGCaptain · November 17, 1965
- FEDERICO SILVALance Corporal · December 18, 1965
- DENNIS DONALD BACKENPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- RICHARD RANGELSpecialist Four · February 23, 1966
- LOUIS PETER HERNANDEZPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- DAVID LEE FORCESecond Lieutenant · March 9, 1966
- GABRIEL GALLEGOSPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- AGAPITO MOLINA JRCorporal · July 27, 1966
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.