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EDWARD WILLIAM WELLS
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
September 11, 1946 – April 23, 1967
Service recordEdward William Wells, of Olympia, Washington, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on April 23, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 18E, Line 77 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18E · Line 77
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)
- 129 AVN CO 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 11, 1946
- Home of record
- Olympia, Washington (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 23, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date April 23, 1967. In April 1967, 887 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 18E, Line 77
- CHARLES JOSEPH TIGHELieutenant Colonel · April 23, 1967
- JOHN WILTON VANDEVENTERFirst Lieutenant · April 23, 1967
- GARY MAX WELCHLance Corporal · April 23, 1967
- DOUGLAS BLAKE HAMILTONPrivate First Class · April 24, 1967
From Olympia
- DARRELL THOMAS RAYPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- WILFRED C JOHNSON JRPrivate First Class · September 5, 1966
- KENNETH MILES CROUTPrivate First Class · April 7, 1967
- EDWARD ORVILLE BILSIEStaff Sergeant · November 30, 1967
- ROBERT ERIC LOCHRIDGESergeant · January 30, 1968
- KENNETH R WILLIAMS JRCorporal · March 9, 1968
- GARY LEIGH MACKSergeant · April 29, 1968
- CHARLES JAMES WHYTESergeant · May 28, 1968
- ANTHONY JOSEPH PEARSONCaptain · October 21, 1968
- KENNETH ALLEN HODGESSergeant First Class · November 14, 1968
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.