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WILFORD PAUL COLLER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 22, 1936 – May 20, 1966
Service recordWilford Paul Coller, of West Carthage, New York, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 20, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 89
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 22, 1936
- Home of record
- West Carthage, New York (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 20, 1966
- Age
- 29
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date May 20, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 125 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 89
- DAVID LYNN CROWSpecialist Four · May 20, 1966
- JACK ELROY GARDNERPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- DANIEL KNARIANLance Corporal · May 20, 1966
- JAMES FRANCIS BROOKS JRPrivate First Class · May 21, 1966
Same unit, same day
- DAVID LYNN CROWSpecialist Four · Panel 7E, Line 89
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.