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PAUL ROBERT GETZ
Chief Warrant Officer 3 · U.S. Army
March 21, 1929 – October 31, 1969
Service recordPaul Robert Getz, of North Las Vegas, Nevada, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 in the U.S. Army. He died on October 31, 1969, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 40. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 8 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 8
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 3 (CW3)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Cargo Helicopter Pilot (100C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- March 21, 1929
- Home of record
- North Las Vegas, Nevada (Clark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 31, 1969
- Age
- 40
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date October 31, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In October 1969, 600 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 63 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 8
- ADAMO ERMINO DEANGELISCaptain · October 31, 1969
- STEVE LOUIS ESCALLIERSpecialist Four · October 31, 1969
- DENNIS LEE GAUTHIERStaff Sergeant · October 31, 1969
- FLOYD STEPHEN GIEBELLSergeant · October 31, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT LEE ALEXANDERLieutenant Colonel · Panel 16W, Line 7
- LARRY MICHAEL BAUGHPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 7
- MICHAEL DENNIS BRIGHTMANCaptain · Panel 16W, Line 7
- ADAMO ERMINO DEANGELISCaptain · Panel 16W, Line 8
- STEVE LOUIS ESCALLIERSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 8
- FLOYD STEPHEN GIEBELLSergeant · Panel 16W, Line 8
- LARRY JOE MCGRAWSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 9
- PAUL EDMUND REAUMECaptain · Panel 16W, Line 9
- BRIAN JOHN MORROWSergeant · Panel 16W, Line 10
- MICHAEL D ROSENTHAL JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 16W, Line 10
- EDWARD EUGENE SEESergeant Major · Panel 16W, Line 10
- MURRAY JOHN WYMANCaptain · Panel 16W, Line 11
From North Las Vegas
- THEODORE JAY WHITLOCKPrivate First Class · August 1, 1968
- CHARLES JAMES WALLACEStaff Sergeant · October 3, 1968
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.