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WILLIAM ALAN LARGENT
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 22, 1950 – February 7, 1971
Service recordWilliam Alan Largent, of Levels, West Virginia, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 7, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 83 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 83
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Light Air Defense Artillery Crewmember (16F)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- September 22, 1950
- Home of record
- Levels, West Virginia (Hampshire County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 7, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date February 7, 1971; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In February 1971, 387 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 68 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 83
- BRIAN ROBERT FOLEYStaff Sergeant · February 7, 1971
- THOMAS PICKETT BYRD KINGFirst Lieutenant · February 7, 1971
- RICHARD STANLEY KULWICKISergeant · February 7, 1971
- GARY LEWISCorporal · February 7, 1971
Same unit, same day
- RUSSELL GLEN BLOCHERSergeant · Panel 5W, Line 84
- DONALD LLOYD MEEHAN JRSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 84
- HARRY WOLFENDENSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 85
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.