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DAVID EDWARD MILLER
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
September 5, 1942 – April 18, 1964
Service recordDavid Edward Miller, of Olney, Illinois, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on April 18, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 49 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 49
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- September 5, 1942
- Home of record
- Olney, Illinois (Richland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 18, 1964
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date April 18, 1964. In April 1964, 12 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 49
- JOSEPH GARY GALAMBOSFirst Lieutenant · April 10, 1964
- RAYMOND ALVIN ADAMSergeant First Class · April 21, 1964
- JAMES POLK SPRUILLCaptain · April 21, 1964
- PETER CHARLES MOOREPrivate · April 23, 1964
From Olney
- DENNIS FRANCIS HAHNSpecialist Four · February 18, 1968
- ROBERT MILTON CRAVENS JRSpecialist Four · August 16, 1968
- TROIT DONOVAN FREELANDLieutenant Colonel · August 13, 1970
- ROBERT JAMES ROGERSSpecialist Five · February 6, 1971
- MICHAEL JOSEPH KNOXStaff Sergeant · July 7, 1971
- DANIEL VERNOR BORAH JRLieutenant · September 24, 1972
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.