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HAROLD K KETNER JR
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
March 28, 1947 – March 9, 1967
Service recordHarold K Ketner JR, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on March 9, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 16E, Line 46 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16E · Line 46
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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)
- 118 AVN CO 145 AVN BN 12 AVN GRP
- Born
- March 28, 1947
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 9, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
38 names on the Wall carry the date March 9, 1967. In March 1967, 1,091 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 16E, Line 46
- LLOYD MARTIN KUEHNSpecialist Four · March 9, 1967
- WILLIAM GIRARD LACEYSpecialist Four · March 9, 1967
- CHARLES DWAYNE LANDAirman First Class · March 9, 1967
- RAYMOND FRANCIS LEFTWICHTechnical Sergeant · March 9, 1967
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 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.