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EDWARD J WILLIAMS
Private First Class · U.S. Army
August 1, 1941 – January 11, 1966
Service recordEdward J Williams, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on January 11, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 4E, Line 65 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4E · Line 65
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- August 1, 1941
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 11, 1966
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Infectious Disease
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date January 11, 1966. In January 1966, 401 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 58 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4E, Line 65
- WILLIAM E JORDAN IIISergeant · January 11, 1966
- NOBLE DOUGLAS MCGEHEEStaff Sergeant · January 11, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES ROBINSONSpecialist Four · January 11, 1966
- MARVIN BONNEY SMITH JRSpecialist Four · January 11, 1966
Same unit, same day
- EDWARD DARRELL AKERSPrivate First Class · Panel 4E, Line 63
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 1966
- ROBERT BRUCE KNUTSONPrivate First Class · March 27, 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.