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WILLIAM F BENOIST III
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
June 9, 1950 – September 2, 1970
Service recordWilliam F Benoist III, of Winnetka, Illinois, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on September 2, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 33 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 33
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- General Vehicle Repairman (63C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 9, 1950
- Home of record
- Winnetka, Illinois (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 2, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date September 2, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In September 1970, 364 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 33
- RONALD EUGENE HARWELLStaff Sergeant · September 2, 1970
- BOBBY LEE HOLZERStaff Sergeant · September 2, 1970
- WILLIE HOOPER JRSpecialist Four · September 2, 1970
- JOSEPH PERITOSergeant · September 2, 1970
From Winnetka
- CHARLES LAWRENCE RICHTMYRESpecialist Four · February 13, 1966
- ANDREW JESENEK TELLISCaptain · January 7, 1968
- DONALD DEAN PERKINS JRFirst Lieutenant · February 2, 1968
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.