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BURR MCBRIDE WILLEY
Lieutenant Colonel · U.S. Army
April 10, 1928 – June 19, 1972
Service recordBurr McBride Willey, of Richmond, Virginia, served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army. He died on June 19, 1972, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 44. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 46 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 46
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- April 10, 1928
- Home of record
- Richmond, Virginia (Richmond (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 19, 1972
- Age
- 44
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date June 19, 1972; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
He died in Bình Dương Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 46
- RICHARD E NYHOFTechnical Sergeant · June 18, 1972
- FRANK LEROY SETTLELieutenant · June 18, 1972
- ROBERT ALLAN WILSONCaptain · June 18, 1972
- BURDETTE D TOWNSEND JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 20, 1972
From Richmond
- WALTER PRESTON GORHAMMajor · March 16, 1963
- RICHARD SHERWIN JOHNSONCaptain · January 17, 1965
- ROBERT LEE SIMON JRSpecialist Four · February 10, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM DOSSAirman First Class · April 27, 1965
- CHARLES ARTHUR JENKINSLance Corporal · June 25, 1965
- JAMES HOLMES THORNTONPrivate First Class · November 3, 1965
- SAMUEL STANLEY TOLLIVERPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- MARYLAND CHATTENPrivate · December 24, 1965
- CURTIS J MCGEEStaff Sergeant · February 28, 1966
- TERRY L HARPERSpecialist Four · March 21, 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.