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WILLIAM A GRIFFIS III
Captain · U.S. Marine Corps
November 22, 1939 – January 24, 1970
Service recordWilliam A Griffis III, of San Angelo, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on January 24, 1970, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 62 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 62
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Officer (I) (0302)
- Born
- November 22, 1939
- Home of record
- San Angelo, Texas (Tom Green County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 24, 1970
- Age
- 30
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date January 24, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuy Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 62
- MARK STEPHEN BUNDYSpecialist Four · January 24, 1970
- OLIVER YATES HARRELSONPrivate First Class · January 24, 1970
- MILFORD DON ISAACSONFirst Lieutenant · January 24, 1970
- PAUL NASH JACKSONCaptain · January 24, 1970
From San Angelo
- CHARLES MILTON FITTSFirst Lieutenant · January 11, 1963
- LEROY BURKS JRPrivate First Class · November 1, 1966
- MICHAEL COURTNEY QUINNSeaman · May 24, 1967
- LOUIS FARR JONESColonel · November 29, 1967
- HENRY WILBURN HARTMANSpecialist Five · January 31, 1968
- ROBERTO PENA RIOSPrivate · March 4, 1968
- DAVID ALLEN PARKERStaff Sergeant · April 6, 1968
- HARRIS LESTER COLLINSCorporal · April 26, 1968
- JIMMY RAY WHELESSCorporal · May 9, 1968
- REX WAYNE DOYLESpecialist Four · May 17, 1968
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.