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CRAIG THOMAS WATERMAN
Corporal · U.S. Army
September 30, 1949 – September 3, 1970
Service recordCraig Thomas Waterman, of Rockwell City, Iowa, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on September 3, 1970, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 37 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 37
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 30, 1949
- Home of record
- Rockwell City, Iowa (Calhoun County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 3, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date September 3, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuy Province that day. In September 1970, 364 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 37
- RUSSELL RALPH COSTELLOChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 4, 1970
- JOSE LUNA GONZALES JRPrivate First Class · September 4, 1970
- JOSEPH KENT GRENIERAirman First Class · September 4, 1970
- WILLIAM HARPSergeant · September 4, 1970
From Rockwell City
- WALDO ALVA WILLIAMSStaff Sergeant · January 4, 1970
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.