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WILLIAM ERAY HOWELL
Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 31, 1949 – May 7, 1970
Service recordWilliam Eray Howell, of Lucedale, Mississippi, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 7, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 124 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 124
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 31, 1949
- Home of record
- Lucedale, Mississippi (George County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 7, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
46 names on the Wall carry the date May 7, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 127 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 124
- THOMAS EARL HASLETCorporal · May 7, 1970
- LAWRENCE JOHN HERMAN IIIChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 7, 1970
- LLOYD WILNER JACKSONSergeant · May 7, 1970
- ARTHUR NELSON KANGASSpecialist Four · May 7, 1970
Same unit, same day
- WILLIE DEWITT ARMSSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 120
- PAUL ALIPIO BAPTISTASergeant · Panel 11W, Line 120
- FRANCISCO PENA DELGADOCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 122
- KENNETH BRUCE KENDALLSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 125
- RICHARD SMITH KENDRICKPrivate First Class · Panel 11W, Line 125
- DENNIS DELMAR KIGERStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 125
- RAYMOND DONALD MARECKCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 127
- JOSEPH PIPPENBACHSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 127
- LENNY MAURICE TIPPETSSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 128
From Lucedale
- CARL MARCUS EUBANKSMaster Sergeant · March 14, 1967
- ADRIAN EALON HOWELLFireman · December 4, 1967
- WARREN LYNN WOZENCRAFTCaptain · May 20, 1970
- AVON NORRIS MALLETTEWarrant Officer 1 · December 19, 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.