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GEORGE HOWARD GLAWSON JR
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
January 18, 1950 – June 1, 1971
Service recordGeorge Howard Glawson JR, of Toms River, New Jersey, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on June 1, 1971, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 60 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 60
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
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- January 18, 1950
- Home of record
- Toms River, New Jersey (Ocean County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 1, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date June 1, 1971; six of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In June 1971, 181 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 60
- STEVEN JOHN KEARNSSpecialist Five · May 31, 1971
- CLINTON ALLEN MUSIL SRCaptain · May 31, 1971
- GARY JAMES SHINNSpecialist Four · May 31, 1971
- AUGUSTUS ADAMSPrivate · June 1, 1971
Same unit, same day
- DENNIS LEE MEDUNASpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 61
- THOMAS CHARLES MICHEHLChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 3W, Line 61
- SCOTT WILLIAM WAYTSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 63
From Toms River
- PETER GARY SCAVUZZOLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- CHARLES WESLEY KELLYLieutenant · January 17, 1967
- THOMAS EDWARD LILLEYSpecialist Four · February 19, 1968
- RICHARD LARRY MCCLAINPrivate First Class · September 30, 1968
- CHARLES FAIRCHILD GODFREYSpecialist Four · January 1, 1970
- GARY EDWARD JENSENSpecialist Four · August 25, 1970
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.