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WILLARD HARLEY BURKHART
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
March 3, 1943 – February 5, 1969
Service recordWillard Harley Burkhart, of Helton, Kentucky, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on February 5, 1969, in Kien Tuong Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 33W, Line 61 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33W · Line 61
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)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- March 3, 1943
- Home of record
- Helton, Kentucky (Leslie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 5, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Kien Tuong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
50 names on the Wall carry the date February 5, 1969; two of them were lost in Kien Tuong Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 85 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33W, Line 61
- WALTER FRANCIS BURKECaptain · February 5, 1969
- JAMES LESTER CLARKSpecialist Four · February 5, 1969
- LOUIS JOHN CLEVERTechnical Sergeant · February 5, 1969
- JAMES VERNON DORSEY JRStaff Sergeant · February 5, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JAMES LEONARD FRANCISCOPrivate First Class · Panel 33W, Line 62
- FRED ALLEN NEUBAUERPrivate First Class · Panel 33W, Line 66
- CHARLES ROBERT OSTEENStaff Sergeant · Panel 33W, Line 67
- WILLIAM JACKIE PRYORCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 68
- JULIAN CABRAL RIVERAPrivate First Class · Panel 33W, Line 68
- DARYL GENE SCALFSpecialist Four · Panel 33W, Line 69
- WILLIE SUMMERVILLE JRSpecialist Four · Panel 33W, Line 69
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.