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WILLIAM EDWARD BOONE
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
January 2, 1940 – February 19, 1968
Service recordWilliam Edward Boone, of Newport News, Virginia, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 19, 1968, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 40E, Line 17 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 40E · Line 17
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Cannon Fire Direction Specialist (13E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- January 2, 1940
- Home of record
- Newport News, Virginia (Newport News (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 19, 1968
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
93 names on the Wall carry the date February 19, 1968; four of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In February 1968, 2,260 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 125 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 40E, Line 17
- TIMOTHY CHARLES AGARDSpecialist Four · February 19, 1968
- JOSEPH THOMAS BAILEYLance Corporal · February 19, 1968
- RONALD DALE BAPPPrivate First Class · February 19, 1968
- JAMES CLAIR FOSTERCorporal · February 19, 1968
Same unit, same day
- LARRY WAYNE DARLINGSpecialist Four · Panel 40E, Line 19
- JAMES LEE FELTYStaff Sergeant · Panel 40E, Line 20
- ADRIAN EDWARD SIGLERStaff Sergeant · Panel 40E, Line 31
- BERNARD EDWARD SMITHSpecialist Four · Panel 40E, Line 32
- KEVIN EDWARD VERPAULTStaff Sergeant · Panel 40E, Line 35
From Newport News
- ROBERT ALEXANDER WHITESpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- ROBERT DECKER PERDUEPrivate First Class · February 24, 1966
- JOSEPH LUTHER ROBINSONSpecialist Four · February 24, 1966
- FREDERICK ALBERT SLEMPLieutenant · February 24, 1966
- ROBERT LEE SMITH JRLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- CLEVELAND VINESCorporal · May 21, 1966
- DONALD ROBERTS ASHBY SRLieutenant Commander · January 19, 1967
- ALEXANDER VIDALESMaster Sergeant · February 22, 1967
- CHARLES EDWARD MURRAYSergeant · March 4, 1967
- JAMES MILES BRANDON JRPrivate First Class · March 17, 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.