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WAYNE RICHARDSON WILLIAMS
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 24, 1934 – May 16, 1971
Service recordWayne Richardson Williams, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 16, 1971, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 36. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 38 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 38
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Air Defense Artillery Crewmember (16F)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- October 24, 1934
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 16, 1971
- Age
- 36
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date May 16, 1971; three of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In May 1971, 202 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 39 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 38
- THOMAS KUKOWSKIFirst Lieutenant · May 16, 1971
- JOB NAVARRETE JRSergeant · May 16, 1971
- ARTHUR CHARLE STEPHENS JRLieutenant Colonel · May 16, 1971
- GEORGE CHARLES YOSHONISPrivate First Class · May 16, 1971
Same unit, same day
- DONALD ODELL CARTERPrivate · Panel 3W, Line 37
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 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.