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DONALD RAY WISHON
Corporal · U.S. Army
September 10, 1949 – March 7, 1970
Service recordDonald Ray Wishon, of Berkley, Michigan, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on March 7, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 95 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 95
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- September 10, 1949
- Home of record
- Berkley, Michigan (Oakland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 7, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Burns/Smoke Inhalation
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date March 7, 1970; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 53 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 95
- THOMAS JAMES WHITLOW JRCorporal · March 7, 1970
- CHARLES EDWARD BROOKSPetty Officer First Class · March 8, 1970
- THOMAS LOUIS BUDDIFirst Lieutenant · March 8, 1970
- MACK C BUSTLE JRSpecialist Four · March 8, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JAMES RAY MUTHPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 94
From Berkley
- ROLAND ROBERT PINEAUChief Petty Officer · October 8, 1967
- DONALD EUGENE GLIMESergeant · September 16, 1968
- JOHN RAYMOND REBITSSergeant · February 3, 1969
- RODNEY GLEN WOODSpecialist Five · June 17, 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.