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FRANK A MURRIETTA
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
January 5, 1945 – November 14, 1967
Service recordFrank A Murrietta, of Phoenix, Arizona, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on November 14, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 29E, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 29E · Line 96
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)
- C CO 227 ASLT HELO BN 1 CAV DIV
- Born
- January 5, 1945
- Home of record
- Phoenix, Arizona (Maricopa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 14, 1967
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date November 14, 1967; ten of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In November 1967, 1,133 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 29E, Line 96
- THOMAS ANTHONY CARTERCaptain · November 14, 1967
- RICHARD DUANE KLUGPrivate First Class · November 14, 1967
- JONATHAN PETER KMETYKLance Corporal · November 14, 1967
- RICHARD KROLIKOWSKICorporal · November 14, 1967
From Phoenix
- DURWARD DEAN GOSNEYMajor · October 7, 1964
- CHARLES ALVA DALEMajor · June 9, 1965
- WILBURN DANIEL FELKINSCorporal · July 30, 1965
- LEE E ANDERSONSergeant · September 19, 1965
- DERRELL BLACKBUR JEFFORDSColonel · December 24, 1965
- JOHNNY HOWARD GODFREYCaptain · January 11, 1966
- GEORGE A HOAGLAND IIIStaff Sergeant · January 29, 1966
- JACK LANDEN HIMESPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- ROY JOHN HIGGINS JRCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DARRELL LEE JOHNSONPrivate First Class · March 5, 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.