The Wall › Panel 8E › West Virginia › Delmas Sherwood Townsend
DELMAS SHERWOOD TOWNSEND
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
August 1, 1942 – June 24, 1966
Service recordDelmas Sherwood Townsend, of Core, West Virginia, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on June 24, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 8E, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8E · Line 89
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.
Remember
Did you know him? Family members and friends are invited to share a photograph or a memory. Nothing is posted until it has been reviewed.
Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 1, 1942
- Home of record
- Core, West Virginia (Monongalia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 24, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date June 24, 1966. In June 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8E, Line 89
- WILLIAM ROSS SAVAGEWarrant Officer 1 · June 24, 1966
- GORDON RAY SKYLESSergeant · June 24, 1966
- WILLIAM EDWARD STEIERPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- CARROLL LAVERNE TUTHILLSpecialist Four · June 24, 1966
Same unit, same day
- ADELL ARIE ALSTONSpecialist Four · Panel 8E, Line 83
- DONALD CARTHEL ESTESChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 8E, Line 84
- JOHNNY HICKEYSpecialist Four · Panel 8E, Line 85
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 85
- BOBBY JOE JAMESStaff Sergeant · Panel 8E, Line 86
- LAWRENCE P LEBRUNPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 87
- MELVIN MCCRAYPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 88
- WILLIAM EDWARD STEIERPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 89
- LAWRENCE DANE WOODSCaptain · Panel 8E, Line 90
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.