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JOEL WILLIAM MCDONNELL
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
December 30, 1944 – December 18, 1966
Service recordJoel William McDonnell, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on December 18, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 13E, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13E · Line 59
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)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 30, 1944
- Home of record
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Hennepin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 18, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date December 18, 1966. In December 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 117 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13E, Line 59
- WILLIAM JOSEPH MADSENSpecialist Four · December 18, 1966
- ALBERT JOSEPH MCAULIFFEFirst Lieutenant · December 18, 1966
- JAMES HOWARD MURPHYLieutenant · December 18, 1966
- DONALD RAY PRYORPrivate First Class · December 18, 1966
Same unit, same day
- THURMAN ADAIRStaff Sergeant · Panel 13E, Line 57
- MARK LEO ENGLISHSpecialist Four · Panel 13E, Line 58
- LEON VINCENT FOXPrivate First Class · Panel 13E, Line 58
- ALBERT JOSEPH MCAULIFFEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 13E, Line 59
From Minneapolis
- WILLIAM EDWARD SWANSONLieutenant · April 11, 1965
- MICHAEL JOHN ULICSNIPetty Officer First Class · September 8, 1964
- DENNIS LEROY PIERSONPrivate First Class · June 26, 1965
- DON GLENN KNOWLTONWarrant Officer 1 · October 20, 1965
- ROGER MICHAEL MANNIESergeant · October 28, 1965
- TRENT RICHARD POWERSCaptain · October 31, 1965
- DAVID LEONARD UGLANDSecond Lieutenant · November 8, 1965
- WILLIAM MARTIN SAVORENLance Corporal · November 25, 1965
- LAWRENCE FREDRICK RAMAKERSpecialist Four · December 10, 1965
- THOMAS NEWTON SLOANTechnical Sergeant · December 17, 1965
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.