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WILLIAM BRUCE WILSON
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
March 20, 1941 – September 7, 1966
Service recordWilliam Bruce Wilson, of Denver, Colorado, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 7, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 10E, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10E · Line 75
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)
- 197 AVN CO 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- March 20, 1941
- Home of record
- Denver, Colorado (Denver County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 7, 1966
- Age
- 25
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Nine names on the Wall carry the date September 7, 1966. In September 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 10E, Line 75
- HAROLD ARNOLDPrivate First Class · September 8, 1966
- WILLARD FRANKLIN BEVERLYLance Corporal · September 8, 1966
- GARY GEORGE BLOUNTPrivate First Class · September 8, 1966
- JAMES WESLEY BRYANTPrivate First Class · September 8, 1966
From Denver
- BRIAN KAY SKINNERFirst Lieutenant · December 9, 1964
- MORRIS OLEN MUSICK JRLance Corporal · August 20, 1965
- DUANE WHITNEY MARTINCaptain · September 20, 1965
- JACK BRIAN LEAFPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ERNEST CALVIN KELLYPrivate First Class · January 1, 1966
- FRANKIE LEYBA VARGASPrivate First Class · January 15, 1966
- RADFORD DOUGLAS HOGANSergeant · January 25, 1966
- FRANK SCOT CRISMONLieutenant · December 30, 1964
- ELOY DURANStaff Sergeant · February 14, 1966
- THOMAS WILLIAM STASKOCaptain · February 18, 1966
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.