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EDWARD OTTO WEIMAN
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
March 18, 1949 – October 5, 1968
Service recordEdward Otto Weiman, of Tampa, Florida, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on October 5, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 41W, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 41W · Line 16
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- March 18, 1949
- Home of record
- Tampa, Florida (Hillsborough County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 5, 1968
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
40 names on the Wall carry the date October 5, 1968; 25 of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In October 1968, 821 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 38 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 41W, Line 16
- PAUL LESLIE SMITHPrivate First Class · October 5, 1968
- EDWARD BRUCE SPEARSpecialist Four · October 5, 1968
- JAMES DANIEL STRIDE JRStaff Sergeant · October 5, 1968
- ALBERT DWAYNE WESTERMajor · October 5, 1968
Same unit, same day
- RAYMOND LEE HOPKINSSpecialist Four · Panel 41W, Line 12
- ALEX LOUIS MITCHELLCorporal · Panel 41W, Line 12
- RONALD JAMES REDENIUSWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 41W, Line 15
- CHARLES WATSON WILLINGHAMSpecialist Four · Panel 41W, Line 17
- DAVID WALTER WILSONSpecialist Four · Panel 41W, Line 17
From Tampa
- THOMAS ISAAC LEDBETTERCaptain · June 19, 1964
- HENRY JOSEPH GALLANTMaster Sergeant · July 13, 1965
- JOHN BELL JRLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- ERICH SIMKAITISSpecialist Five · September 9, 1965
- LAURENCE MICHAEL KINGCorporal · September 28, 1965
- MACK CECIL COXSergeant · November 17, 1965
- GUY HECTOR MCCAREYMajor · November 27, 1965
- RICHIE HUMES SCHMITTLance Corporal · December 9, 1965
- JOHNNIE GRANTSpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- ISIAH FOSTERLance Corporal · March 23, 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.