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CHARLES THOMAS HAFENDORFER
Captain · U.S. Air Force
January 12, 1941 – May 19, 1966
Service recordCharles Thomas Hafendorfer, of Louisville, Kentucky, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on May 19, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 111 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 111
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- January 12, 1941
- Home of record
- Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 19, 1966
- Age
- 25
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date May 19, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 111
- JACK HAROLD HARRISCommander · October 26, 1966
- GREG EUGENE HARTAirman Apprentice · October 26, 1966
- JAMES BRIAN HUDISLieutenant (junior grade) · October 26, 1966
- LLOYD PATTERSON HYDELieutenant · October 26, 1966
- CLYDE RAY WELCHCommander · October 26, 1966
From Louisville
- FERGUS COLEMAN GROVES IICaptain · February 2, 1962
- ROBERT SHERMAN MOSIERSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- DON IRA WILLIAMSONColonel · October 24, 1964
- DONALD GORDON RADCLIFFMajor · August 18, 1965
- LEE ROY JAMESGunnery Sergeant · September 5, 1965
- JERRY DWAYNE UNDERWOODPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- GARY LOUIS DOWELLCorporal · October 27, 1965
- THOMAS EDWARD THAYER JRSergeant Major · November 8, 1965
- BOBBY LEE FAVORSSergeant · February 4, 1966
- KENNETH RUSHPrivate First Class · February 7, 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.