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EDWARD JOSEPH WITEK
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 18, 1948 – January 18, 1970
Service recordEdward Joseph Witek, of Chicago, Illinois, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 18, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 45
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- November 18, 1948
- Home of record
- Chicago, Illinois (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 18, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date January 18, 1970; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 45
- DENNIS MICHAEL TOPOLINSKICorporal · January 18, 1970
- ROBERT LEE WILLETTSergeant · January 18, 1970
- RAYMOND JOHN AQUINOPrivate · January 19, 1970
- MARION CROOM JRSergeant · January 19, 1970
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD EDWARD FORDSergeant · Panel 14W, Line 42
- DONALD LAWRENCE MARTINSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 43
- KENNETH LARRY STOKESSpecialist Five · Panel 14W, Line 44
- MARK EDWARD TONTISpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 44
From Chicago
- MELVIN LESTER WATERSPrivate · February 10, 1965
- WILLIAM RALPH FUHRMANPetty Officer Third Class · April 23, 1965
- RAYMOND LEON HORNCorporal · May 1, 1965
- ARTHUR C JEPSON JRCaptain · May 16, 1965
- DONALD CLAY DEDMONStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1965
- ROGER PELIKANLance Corporal · July 17, 1965
- HARRY COHENTechnical Sergeant · July 19, 1969
- CURTIS LOCKHARTPrivate First Class · July 30, 1965
- EDWARD KOPECPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- JAMES LEO WHITELance Corporal · August 19, 1965
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.