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HERBERT JAMES WISHER
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
November 2, 1945 – October 12, 1968
Service recordHerbert James Wisher, of Goshen, New York, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on October 12, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 41W, Line 56 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 41W · Line 56
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 2, 1945
- Home of record
- Goshen, New York (Orange County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 12, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date October 12, 1968; four of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In October 1968, 821 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 46 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 41W, Line 56
- WILLIAM OLEN AUSTINPrivate First Class · October 13, 1968
- ALEXANDER BEARDStaff Sergeant · October 13, 1968
- JOHN DAVID BELLESCorporal · October 13, 1968
- SYLVESTER LEWIS BROWNPetty Officer Third Class · October 13, 1968
Same unit, same day
- JAMES RICHARD CARROLLWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 41W, Line 51
- WAYNE MORRIS BELLChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 41W, Line 52
- JAMES ANDREW SOWAPrivate First Class · Panel 41W, Line 54
From Goshen
- ALAN WAYNE ANDREWSSpecialist Four · March 22, 1967
- JAMES JOSEPH HEFNERPrivate First Class · August 19, 1968
- JOHN ROBERT BECKSergeant · August 30, 1968
- DAVID SEELEY PELLEWStaff Sergeant · March 18, 1969
- JOHN EDWARD HUESTISSecond Lieutenant · May 22, 1969
- PETER LYNCHSpecialist Four · June 11, 1969
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.