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SCOTT CRAIG GRISWOLD
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
December 23, 1947 – January 24, 1969
Service recordScott Craig Griswold, of San Jose, California, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on January 24, 1969, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 34W, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 34W · Line 70
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
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- December 23, 1947
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 24, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date January 24, 1969; four of them were lost in Pleiku Province. In January 1969, 985 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 34W, Line 70
- OSCAR CORDOVASpecialist Four · January 24, 1969
- JAMES THOMAS GRAVLEYStaff Sergeant · January 24, 1969
- PAUL ROBERT JORDANSergeant · January 24, 1969
- MICHAEL ALAN LEDERLESergeant · January 24, 1969
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM HERBERT MCDONNELLWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 34W, Line 71
- BRUCE WAYNE WESTMORELANDSpecialist Four · Panel 34W, Line 71
- JOHN OLIVIO TAFOYASpecialist Four · Panel 34W, Line 72
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.