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WILLIAM EARL HERRING
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 18, 1945 – July 7, 1967
Service recordWilliam Earl Herring, of Hampton, Virginia, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 7, 1967, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 23E, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23E · Line 28
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Assault Amphibious Vehicle Crewman (1833)
- Born
- October 18, 1945
- Home of record
- Hampton, Virginia (Hampton (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 7, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
48 names on the Wall carry the date July 7, 1967; 20 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 23E, Line 28
- CHARLES JOSEPH GLENN IIICorporal · July 7, 1967
- GERALD RUSSELL HENRYLance Corporal · July 7, 1967
- FLOYD HOLIFIELD JRFirst Lieutenant · July 7, 1967
- GATLIN JERRYL HOWELLFirst Lieutenant · July 7, 1967
From Hampton
- WILLIAM DOUGLAS HOPSONPrivate First Class · June 6, 1966
- JOHN KIRKLAND THOMPSONPrivate First Class · November 24, 1966
- JOE FRANKLIN WALKERStaff Sergeant · February 4, 1967
- ERNEST VICTOR HENSEL JRWarrant Officer 1 · February 17, 1967
- THOMAS J EVANS JRWarrant Officer 1 · March 1, 1967
- RUPPERT LEON SARGENTFirst Lieutenant · March 15, 1967
- ALTON SMITHSergeant · March 18, 1967
- PHILLIP LEONARD ROUSESpecialist Four · May 5, 1967
- FELIX BOYD HAWKINSLance Corporal · June 29, 1967
- DONALD BEN ADAMS JRPrivate First Class · July 18, 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.