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LOUIS JOSEPH WEHRHEIM
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
September 13, 1946 – April 13, 1969
Service recordLouis Joseph Wehrheim, of Orlando, Florida, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on April 13, 1969, in South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 27W, Line 79 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27W · Line 79
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Field Communications Electronics Equipment Mechanic (31B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- September 13, 1946
- Home of record
- Orlando, Florida (Orange County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 13, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Burns/Smoke Inhalation
Context · from the records
What was happening
47 names on the Wall carry the date April 13, 1969. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 83 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 27W, Line 79
- RONALD HERMAN YOUNGConstructionman · April 13, 1969
- ROYCE HORACE ADAMSTechnical Sergeant · April 14, 1969
- JAMES NORBERT BLAVATSergeant · April 14, 1969
- MICHAEL ROBERT BURNETTEPrivate First Class · April 14, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ALVIE JUNIOR LEDFORD JRCaptain · Panel 27W, Line 75
- RALPH DAVID MCMURTRYSpecialist Four · Panel 27W, Line 76
- JOSEPH DUDLEY MELONSON JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 27W, Line 76
- WILLIAM C PIERSON IIIChief Warrant Officer 3 · Panel 27W, Line 77
- JOHN HALE JRPrivate First Class · Panel 27W, Line 78
- NELSON OMAR VANHOUTENPrivate First Class · Panel 27W, Line 78
From Orlando
- FREDERICK PETER CROSBYLieutenant Commander · June 1, 1965
- RYLAND WHITNEY DRAWDYPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- MALCOLM EDWARD MILLICANSergeant · November 17, 1965
- DORRIS ALBERT IVEYSergeant First Class · January 13, 1966
- JOHN DONALD HETTERLY SRSergeant · January 25, 1966
- ROBERT CURTIS WILLIAMSStaff Sergeant · March 15, 1966
- MARVIN FOY GOODMAN JRLance Corporal · March 20, 1966
- RONALD ALLEN SAPPSpecialist Four · March 23, 1966
- CARY CRADDOCKSergeant · May 4, 1966
- ROOSEVELT HESTLE JRColonel · July 6, 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.