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SCOTT WILLIAM WAYT
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
October 10, 1950 – June 1, 1971
Service recordScott William Wayt, of Beaverton, Oregon, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on June 1, 1971, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 63 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 63
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 10, 1950
- Home of record
- Beaverton, Oregon (Washington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 1, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date June 1, 1971; six of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In June 1971, 181 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 63
- DONALD LYNN WANNChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 1, 1971
- EDWARD ALEC WERMANCaptain · June 1, 1971
- KEVIN PAUL FORCUMSpecialist Four · June 2, 1971
- DANNY RAYMOND KINGSpecialist Four · June 2, 1971
Same unit, same day
- GEORGE HOWARD GLAWSON JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 3W, Line 60
- DENNIS LEE MEDUNASpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 61
- THOMAS CHARLES MICHEHLChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 3W, Line 61
From Beaverton
- GERD FRANZ SEELIGSpecialist Four · February 26, 1967
- RICHARD ALLEN JANIGIANCorporal · September 21, 1967
- GARY ROBERT KORSMYERSpecialist Four · September 3, 1968
- RODNEY SHAYNE PEARSONSpecialist Four · November 8, 1968
- TERRY LEE THOMPSONSpecialist Four · January 6, 1969
- JAMES ELMER MCWHORTERLance Corporal · August 22, 1969
- GARY GRANT LAMBWarrant Officer 1 · September 22, 1969
- THOMAS SHERRYSergeant · May 12, 1970
- RONALD JAMES HILLSpecialist Five · November 14, 1970
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.