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MICHAEL RAY WERDEHOFF
Master Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 13, 1942 – April 19, 1968
Service recordMichael Ray Werdehoff, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He was lost on April 19, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, and was later declared dead. His name is inscribed on Panel 51E, Line 4 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 51E · Line 4
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
- Master Sergeant (MSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 13, 1942
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of loss
- April 19, 1968
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Declared Dead
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
- First reported
- Missing in action
Context · from the records
What was happening
67 names on the Wall carry the date April 19, 1968; 25 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 134 of its members that month.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Also on Panel 51E, Line 4
- FREDDIE WHITAKERStaff Sergeant · April 19, 1968
- JOHN EDWARD WILBURNSpecialist Four · April 19, 1968
- JEROME I WILSONStaff Sergeant · April 19, 1968
- WILLIAM PRATHER YORKLance Corporal · April 19, 1968
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT EUGENE GARDNERSpecialist Four · Panel 50E, Line 46
- MICHAEL GLENN LIPSIUSPrivate First Class · Panel 50E, Line 49
- ARTHUR JAMES LORDMajor · Panel 50E, Line 49
- WALTER FRANCIS E MATIS JRSergeant · Panel 50E, Line 50
- CHARLES WORTH MILLARDChief Warrant Officer 4 · Panel 50E, Line 50
- CHARLES J HARRINGTONWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 50E, Line 51
- DAVID JON NESSETFirst Lieutenant · Panel 50E, Line 51
- CURTIS RAY RILEYPrivate First Class · Panel 51E, Line 1
- CLIFFORD LLOYD SELLPrivate First Class · Panel 51E, Line 2
- PHILIP RAYMOND SHAFERSpecialist Six · Panel 51E, Line 2
- MICHAEL JOHN WALLACESergeant First Class · Panel 51E, Line 2
- JOHN EDWARD WILBURNSpecialist Four · Panel 51E, Line 4
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.