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DONALD WILLIAM PICK
Major · U.S. Air Force
January 13, 1930 – August 27, 1968
Service recordDonald William Pick, of Richland, Washington, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on August 27, 1968, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 46W, Line 44 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 46W · Line 44
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 480 TAC FTR SQ
- Born
- January 13, 1930
- Home of record
- Richland, Washington (Benton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 27, 1968
- Age
- 38
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
51 names on the Wall carry the date August 27, 1968. In August 1968, 1,313 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 46W, Line 44
- RONALD WASHINGTON PHARISStaff Sergeant · August 27, 1968
- ERNEST POSTORINOLance Corporal · August 27, 1968
- ROY CARROLL REGISTERStaff Sergeant · August 27, 1968
- RUDOLPH SOTELO RENTERIASpecialist Four · August 27, 1968
From Richland
- DANNY A NETHSpecialist Five · March 5, 1966
- CLYDE EDWARD MURRPrivate First Class · March 24, 1966
- MARK STEPHEN BLACKPrivate First Class · March 30, 1966
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOKPlatoon Sergeant · August 7, 1967
- WILLIAM DAVID DOWDSpecialist Four · January 5, 1968
- CHARLES DEE GREENPrivate First Class · June 11, 1969
- DANIEL LEONARD WAGENAARPrivate First Class · July 12, 1969
- RICHARD DEAN NELSONCorporal · May 22, 1970
- THOMAS EUGENE TAYLORPrivate First Class · June 11, 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.