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KARL THOMAS ANTEAU
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
July 2, 1949 – July 29, 1970
Service recordKarl Thomas Anteau, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on July 29, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 64 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 64
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
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 2, 1949
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 29, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date July 29, 1970; five of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 52 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 64
- GERALD MICHAEL VETRANOStaff Sergeant · July 28, 1970
- TIMOTHY ALLEN WHITEPrivate First Class · July 28, 1970
- DAVID ERVIN ZIMMERMANChief Warrant Officer 2 · July 28, 1970
- LEE THOMAS BAIZSpecialist Four · July 29, 1970
Same unit, same day
- STEPHEN WAYNE BANCROFTCorporal · Panel 8W, Line 65
- JACK HOWARD DILLONSpecialist Five · Panel 8W, Line 65
- WALTER BILLY GOLOMBESKISergeant · Panel 8W, Line 66
- RICKY J HILLSSpecialist Four · Panel 8W, Line 66
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 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.