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MARK ANDREW WHIKEHART
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
February 13, 1948 – March 17, 1970
Service recordMark Andrew Whikehart, of Arlington, Virginia, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on March 17, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 16
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)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- February 13, 1948
- Home of record
- Arlington, Virginia (Arlington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 17, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date March 17, 1970; nine of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 21 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 16
- RICHARD HERBERT WILSONSergeant · March 17, 1970
- LAWRENCE RAY BARNSStaff Sergeant · March 18, 1970
- GARLAND DAVE BENOITCorporal · March 18, 1970
- MCARTHUR JOHNSONSergeant · March 18, 1970
Same unit, same day
- HUGH CLOWER JRSpecialist Five · Panel 12W, Line 12
- DOUGLAS GREGORY HOWESCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 13
- RAY MURPHYSpecialist Four · Panel 12W, Line 14
- TRUMAN DENNIS NORRISChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 12W, Line 14
- ERWIN ROSS SCHMELINGStaff Sergeant · Panel 12W, Line 15
- ROBERT JOSEPH THOMASLieutenant Colonel · Panel 12W, Line 15
From Arlington
- DAVID WEBSTERMajor · March 10, 1963
- THOMAS THEODORE MCLARNONSergeant · May 29, 1965
- JOHN THOMAS STICHERWarrant Officer 1 · December 6, 1965
- JOHN HENRY FULCHERPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- KEITH ALLEN CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · February 8, 1967
- JAMES DOHERTY HUNTERFirst Lieutenant · February 21, 1967
- GEORGE ELLIS BYRDPrivate First Class · February 26, 1967
- ROBERT HENRY OSBORN JONESAirman First Class · February 27, 1967
- LEROY PRESTON BOHRERMajor · March 9, 1967
- ANDREW THOMAS CASTELDASpecialist Four · March 12, 1967
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.