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WILLIAM C MCCONNELL IV
Major · U.S. Army
April 26, 1940 – February 22, 1970
Service recordWilliam C McConnell IV, of Denver, Colorado, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on February 22, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 43
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- April 26, 1940
- Home of record
- Denver, Colorado (Denver County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 22, 1970
- Age
- 29
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date February 22, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 36 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 43
- CRAIG ARLEN BAUERCorporal · February 22, 1970
- ROGER JEROME BERNIERSpecialist Five · February 22, 1970
- JERRY KAOPUA BRIGHTERSpecialist Four · February 22, 1970
- ANDREW JOSEPH DUSZYNSKICorporal · February 22, 1970
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.