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WILLIAM C CLINGER III
Corporal · U.S. Army
December 29, 1948 – February 24, 1969
Service recordWilliam C Clinger III, of Summerville, Pennsylvania, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 24, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 31W, Line 33 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 31W · Line 33
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Pioneer (12A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- December 29, 1948
- Home of record
- Summerville, Pennsylvania (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 24, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
54 names on the Wall carry the date February 24, 1969; 19 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 31W, Line 33
- DANIEL FRANCIS CAHILLSergeant · February 24, 1969
- CHARLES EDWARD CARPENTERSergeant First Class · February 24, 1969
- GILBERT MICHAEL CHAVEZPrivate First Class · February 24, 1969
- DANIEL COLEMANPrivate First Class · February 24, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JON BAILEYSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 32
- MERLE FLOYD BUTLER IIWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 31W, Line 32
- THOMAS ALFRED GARMANSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 35
- ANGUS W MCALLISTER JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 31W, Line 38
- JIMMY LEE MYERSSergeant First Class · Panel 31W, Line 38
- RICHARD WAYNE FORDSpecialist Five · Panel 31W, Line 39
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.