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DON WILLIAM CHABOT
Major · U.S. Army
September 28, 1929 – March 15, 1966
Service recordDon William Chabot, of Oakland, California, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on March 15, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 36. His name is inscribed on Panel 6E, Line 9 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6E · Line 9
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Born
- September 28, 1929
- Home of record
- Oakland, California (Alameda County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 15, 1966
- Age
- 36
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date March 15, 1966. In March 1966, 564 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 6E, Line 9
- STEADMON ADAMS JRPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- THOMAS J CHANDLER JRSpecialist Four · March 15, 1966
- ROBERT LEWIS DIALPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- RAYMOND ANTHONY RANELLUCCIPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
From Oakland
- CHARLES DARYL KEARNEYLance Corporal · July 8, 1965
- LAURIANO LAWRENCE LOVATOPrivate First Class · October 9, 1965
- WALTER JOHN GELIENChief Petty Officer · October 28, 1965
- FRED LAWER MCPHERSONMajor · January 28, 1966
- WALLACE RAY JACOBSENStaff Sergeant · January 30, 1966
- JOE NEAL JAMESSpecialist Four · February 23, 1966
- WALTER GLENN SHULTSLance Corporal · March 21, 1966
- DAVID LEE DODSONPrivate First Class · June 7, 1966
- CHRIS C VURLUMISCaptain · June 8, 1966
- GARY ALLAEN MACHADOPrivate First Class · July 6, 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.