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JOSEPH ALBERT REICHLIN JR
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
July 14, 1945 – May 10, 1968
Service recordJoseph Albert Reichlin JR, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on May 10, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 58E, Line 14 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 58E · Line 14
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
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- July 14, 1945
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 10, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
72 names on the Wall carry the date May 10, 1968; six of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 58E, Line 14
- THOMAS JOSEPH RICHARDS JRCorporal · May 10, 1968
- JOE ED RILEY JRSpecialist Four · May 10, 1968
- PEDRO ROMERO JRPrivate First Class · May 10, 1968
- JAMES RAY SARGENTLance Corporal · May 10, 1968
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 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.