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LAWRENCE H WILLIAMS JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
May 6, 1943 – February 6, 1970
Service recordLawrence H Williams JR, of Washington, District of Columbia, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 6, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 110 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 110
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Ah-1 Attack Helicopter Repairer (67Y)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- May 6, 1943
- Home of record
- Washington, District of Columbia (District Of Columbia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 6, 1970
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date February 6, 1970; he was the only one lost in Tây Ninh Province that day. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 54 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 110
- MORRIS EDWARD WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · February 6, 1970
- JESSE ALLAN WISDOMCaptain · February 6, 1970
- JAMES HINES ALEXANDERChief Warrant Officer 2 · February 7, 1970
- MICHAEL HARRY BAIRDPrivate First Class · February 7, 1970
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM RONALD CULVERPrivate · Panel 14W, Line 106
From Washington
- HOMER CLEO MCINTYRE JRCaptain · July 28, 1964
- JAMES MARTIN CALEStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1965
- GEZA TEGLASSergeant · October 27, 1965
- LOUIS SHERRODSergeant · November 6, 1965
- LEROY HILLPlatoon Sergeant · November 8, 1965
- CALVIN BOUKNIGHTSpecialist Five · November 16, 1965
- PAUL EDWARD HURDLEStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- THEODORE M BEAMONSpecialist Four · November 23, 1965
- HARRY RONALD HOSKINSONSpecialist Four · December 13, 1965
- WILLIE MITCHELL JRAirman First Class · December 20, 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.