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WILLIAM A PEDERSEN
Lieutenant (junior grade) · U.S. Navy
July 25, 1945 – September 15, 1970
Service recordWilliam A Pedersen, of La Canada, California, served as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S. Navy. He died on September 15, 1970, in An Xugen Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 66 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 66
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. Navy
- Rank
- Lieutenant (junior grade) (LTJG)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Url Pilot (1315)
- Born
- July 25, 1945
- Home of record
- La Canada, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 15, 1970
- Age
- 25
- Province
- An Xugen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date September 15, 1970; two of them were lost in An Xugen Province. In September 1970, 364 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 66
- WAYNE ALLEN MCCONKEYCaptain · September 15, 1970
- KEVIN C MCELHANNON JRPrivate First Class · September 15, 1970
- JOSE PABLO RAMOSPetty Officer Third Class · September 15, 1970
- PABLO ISREAL SEDAPrivate · September 15, 1970
From La Canada
- JAMES REGINALD BAUDERCaptain · September 21, 1966
- LOREN EUGENE ENGSTROMWarrant Officer 1 · November 13, 1968
- ROY ALLEN FRYMANGunnery Sergeant · August 24, 1969
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.