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WILLIAM FREDERICK EMANUEL
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
August 31, 1949 – July 2, 1970
Service recordWilliam Frederick Emanuel, of Shreveport, Louisiana, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 2, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 110 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 110
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- August 31, 1949
- Home of record
- Shreveport, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 2, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date July 2, 1970; five of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 110
- RANDALL ALLEN CARVERSpecialist Four · July 2, 1970
- RICHARD JOHN CONRARDYPrivate First Class · July 2, 1970
- CALVIN ROBERT GISHPetty Officer Second Class · July 2, 1970
- ROBERT WILLIAM ZOLLER IISpecialist Four · July 2, 1970
Same unit, same day
- RANDALL ALLEN CARVERSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 110
- JAMES R MERZ JRPrivate First Class · Panel 9W, Line 112
- DAVID BRUCE MILLERFirst Lieutenant · Panel 9W, Line 112
- JOHN E S MITCHELL JRSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 112
From Shreveport
- DONALD FREDERICK DAVIDSONLance Corporal · October 8, 1963
- ROBERT LEE WOMACKStaff Sergeant · October 11, 1965
- WILLIAM WESLEY BROWNLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- BILLY MARCUS EDWARDSSergeant · May 11, 1966
- THOMAS C GARRETT IIIPrivate · May 22, 1966
- BILLY RAY MOFFETTStaff Sergeant · May 27, 1966
- DAVID WILLIS TERRELLCorporal · July 4, 1966
- DALTON EARL JACKSONLance Corporal · October 17, 1966
- ALLAN EUGENE SMITHStaff Sergeant · October 17, 1966
- RAMON ALLEN COPPLELieutenant (junior grade) · October 26, 1966
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.