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MATT JOHN WODARCZYK
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
March 12, 1940 – April 8, 1971
Service recordMatt John Wodarczyk, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on April 8, 1971, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 113 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 113
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- March 12, 1940
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 8, 1971
- Age
- 31
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date April 8, 1971; four of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 60 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 113
- CHARLES F THOMAS IVCaptain · April 8, 1971
- MAUSE JOSEPH LEWIS WHITEPrivate First Class · April 8, 1971
- ALLAN FRANCIS WILKINSSpecialist Four · April 8, 1971
- LEVI JAMES WILSONSpecialist Four · April 8, 1971
Same unit, same day
- DENNIS RAY DEATHERAGESpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 112
- THOMAS LEE SONDERMANChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 4W, Line 112
- ALLAN FRANCIS WILKINSSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 113
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.