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DALE LEE DEWOLF
Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
June 7, 1952 – February 5, 1973
Service recordDale Lee Dewolf, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on February 5, 1973, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 115 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 115
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- June 7, 1952
- Home of record
- Nebraska City, Nebraska (Otoe County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 5, 1973
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date February 5, 1973; he was the only one lost in Gia Dinh Province that day. In February 1973, 14 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 115
- TED B HALLENBECKCaptain · February 5, 1973
- JOSEPH ANDREW MATEJOVSergeant · February 5, 1973
- TODD MICHAEL MELTONStaff Sergeant · February 5, 1973
- SEVERO JAMES PRIMM IIIFirst Lieutenant · February 5, 1973
From Nebraska City
- JAMES ROBERT POGGEMEYERFirst Lieutenant · July 31, 1967
- RONNIE GENE MOORESpecialist Four · July 18, 1968
- DEAN RICHARD LANGEChief Warrant Officer 3 · September 3, 1969
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.