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WILLIAM BLAKE SCOTT
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
November 10, 1946 – February 21, 1969
Service recordWilliam Blake Scott, of Tacoma, Washington, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 21, 1969, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 73 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 73
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- November 10, 1946
- Home of record
- Tacoma, Washington (Pierce County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 21, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date February 21, 1969; five of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 32 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 73
- CLARENCE ROBINSON JRPrivate First Class · February 21, 1969
- RICHARD JOHN ROCHACZSpecialist Four · February 21, 1969
- HARRY QUINCY ROSECaptain · February 21, 1969
- VICTOR STEVEN SCHLICHTINGStaff Sergeant · February 21, 1969
Same unit, same day
- GROVER CLEVELAND BOWENPrivate First Class · Panel 32W, Line 69
- HAROLD E CARTERSergeant First Class · Panel 32W, Line 70
- PETER PAUL POLAKWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 32W, Line 72
- HARRY QUINCY ROSECaptain · Panel 32W, Line 73
- EVERETT NELSON WILSHERSpecialist Five · Panel 32W, Line 74
From Tacoma
- LOUIE GENE FRITTSPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- JOHN SHAW SABINE IVCaptain · March 30, 1966
- EDGARDO CACERESLance Corporal · May 12, 1966
- HOWARD ANTHONY MESOYEDZGunnery Sergeant · June 2, 1966
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- JIMMY GENE BRAISPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL MOORESeaman Apprentice · November 1, 1966
- RAY NIXONSergeant · February 26, 1967
- DONALD L PENDERSergeant · February 26, 1967
- MAX PAUL STARKELCaptain · March 23, 1967
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.