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HERMAN K DURRWACHTER JR
Captain · U.S. Army
October 16, 1928 – January 13, 1962
Service recordHerman K Durrwachter JR, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on January 13, 1962, in South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 4 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Panel 1E · Line 4
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- SPECIAL FORCES
- Born
- October 16, 1928
- Home of record
- Williamsport, Pennsylvania (Lycoming County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 13, 1962
- Age
- 33
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date January 13, 1962. In January 1962, 3 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 1E, Line 4
- TOM JOSEPH CRESSLieutenant · January 6, 1961
- WALTER HUGH MOONMajor · April 22, 1961
- BRUCE R JONESSergeant · August 10, 1961
- FLOYD STUDERMaster Sergeant · August 15, 1961
- JAMES THOMAS DAVISSpecialist Four · December 22, 1961
From Williamsport
- WILLIAM GEORGE COREYPrivate First Class · September 1, 1963
- JAMES MONROE GEHRIG JRMajor · June 18, 1965
- EARL GARLAND DOWNEYAirman First Class · June 28, 1965
- EDWARD JOSEPH TICE IIICorporal · April 21, 1967
- GARY BENNETT STEPHENSSpecialist Four · August 14, 1967
- TIMOTHY PETERSON VOGELPrivate First Class · August 27, 1967
- HARRY LEE SCHLEESecond Lieutenant · October 27, 1967
- JAMES E LYONSSpecialist Four · November 18, 1967
- MATTHEW F SHARPNACKSergeant · November 24, 1967
- THOMAS EUGENE GRINERPrivate First Class · December 19, 1967
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.