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WARREN LESTER ANDERSON
Captain · U.S. Air Force
January 28, 1935 – January 13, 1966
Service recordWarren Lester Anderson, of San Jose, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on January 13, 1966, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 4E, Line 68 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4E · Line 68
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- January 28, 1935
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 13, 1966
- Age
- 30
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date January 13, 1966; seven of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In January 1966, 401 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 4E, Line 68
- ELIJAH GOAR TOLLETT JRMajor · January 12, 1966
- BAXTER COLIDGE CARROLLPlatoon Sergeant · January 13, 1966
- GEORGE WARREN CRIPPSSpecialist Four · January 13, 1966
- BYRON HUGH CROTWELLStaff Sergeant · January 13, 1966
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- 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
- GEORGE J CARRILLO JRSpecialist Four · February 6, 1967
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.