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WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERS
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
March 2, 1926 – December 12, 1963
Service recordWilliam Edward Th Flowers, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on December 12, 1963, in South Vietnam, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 36 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 36
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Born
- March 2, 1926
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 12, 1963
- Age
- 37
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date December 12, 1963. In December 1963, 23 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 36
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- CLARENCE LARRY MOORERCaptain · December 12, 1963
From Columbus
- RUBE ALFRED FREEMANMaster Sergeant · April 27, 1963
- JERRY LEE TAYLORCaptain · February 17, 1964
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JRMajor · July 4, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- PALMER BEACH MILESSergeant · November 17, 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.