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WILLIAM EARL WHITEMAN II
Captain · U.S. Army
September 23, 1944 – October 19, 1971
Service recordWilliam Earl Whiteman II, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on October 19, 1971, in Ninh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 42
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Medical Officer, General (3100)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- September 23, 1944
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 19, 1971
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Ninh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date October 19, 1971; four of them were lost in Ninh Thuan Province. In October 1971, 132 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 32 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 42
- PAUL AMOS STOKESLieutenant Commander · October 17, 1971
- ROBERT MITCHELL WEBB JRFirst Lieutenant · October 17, 1971
- ROBERT JAMESON BARTONFirst Lieutenant · October 18, 1971
- PATRICK JOHN BRESLINSpecialist Four · October 18, 1971
Same unit, same day
- RICKY MICHAEL ARIENSSergeant · Panel 2W, Line 43
- ALAN RANSOM BOONECaptain · Panel 2W, Line 43
- CALVIN BUSTER CHILDRESSSergeant First Class · Panel 2W, Line 44
- MARSHALL WAYNE WILLIAMSFirst Lieutenant · Panel 2W, Line 44
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 1965
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.