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WILLIAM CHARLES WENTZEL
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
March 3, 1946 – September 21, 1967
Service recordWilliam Charles Wentzel, of Haslett, Michigan, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 21, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 26E, Line 110 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 26E · Line 110
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)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- March 3, 1946
- Home of record
- Haslett, Michigan (Ingham County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 21, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
61 names on the Wall carry the date September 21, 1967. In September 1967, 929 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 54 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 26E, Line 110
- DAVID GEORGE WILLIAMSSecond Lieutenant · September 21, 1967
- WILLARD PAUL WOODSLance Corporal · September 21, 1967
- HERMAN JOHN BAERCorporal · September 22, 1967
- THOMAS HOWARD BENTONLance Corporal · September 22, 1967
From Haslett
- RAYMOND LESTER MORRISPrivate First Class · May 31, 1969
- JOHN HARLAND FARLEYFirst Lieutenant · June 2, 1969
- STEVE SPENCER DENIKESpecialist Four · December 30, 1970
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.