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PAUL ENGLISH ASH JR
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
March 23, 1948 – February 18, 1970
Service recordPaul English Ash JR, of Louisville, Kentucky, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on February 18, 1970, in Quang Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 25 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 25
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)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- March 23, 1948
- Home of record
- Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 18, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date February 18, 1970; seven of them were lost in Quang Duc Province. 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 13W, Line 25
- DON LEE PAPPASPrivate · February 17, 1970
- ARLEN DEL RICHARDSONFirst Lieutenant · February 17, 1970
- THEODORE ALFORD WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · February 17, 1970
- JACK ALLEN ZOODSMALance Corporal · February 17, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JOHN FREDRICK BRADMANFirst Lieutenant · Panel 13W, Line 26
- JAMES ROGER CLARKPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 26
- JAMES NICHOLAS DIEDRICHPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 27
- ROGER WESLEY FIKEPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 27
- BRIAN MICHAEL FLANNERYSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 28
- MAXIE DEAN LINAMSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 29
- ERIC WYCKOFF TAYLORWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 13W, Line 30
- HENRY TONY RAVAPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 31
From Louisville
- FERGUS COLEMAN GROVES IICaptain · February 2, 1962
- ROBERT SHERMAN MOSIERSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- DON IRA WILLIAMSONColonel · October 24, 1964
- DONALD GORDON RADCLIFFMajor · August 18, 1965
- LEE ROY JAMESGunnery Sergeant · September 5, 1965
- JERRY DWAYNE UNDERWOODPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- GARY LOUIS DOWELLCorporal · October 27, 1965
- THOMAS EDWARD THAYER JRSergeant Major · November 8, 1965
- BOBBY LEE FAVORSSergeant · February 4, 1966
- KENNETH RUSHPrivate First Class · February 7, 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.