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WILLIAM H VAUGHT III
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 1, 1949 – May 23, 1970
Service recordWilliam H Vaught III, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 23, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 88 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 88
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Utility Helicopter Repairer (67N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- February 1, 1949
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 23, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date May 23, 1970; seven of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 170 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 88
- CECIL CLAYTON SCHOFIELDSergeant First Class · May 23, 1970
- SHANE NUNZIO SOLDATOMajor · May 23, 1970
- FRANK T VERLIHAY JRFirst Lieutenant · May 23, 1970
- JOHN DOSS ALLENLance Corporal · May 24, 1970
Same unit, same day
- GEORGE FRANCIS BARRY JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 10W, Line 83
- ALAN HARRY GROSSCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 85
- JAMES WILLIAM HESSINGCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 85
- MICHAEL STEVEN JETTSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 85
- LARRIE JOHN LANDERSHEIMWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 10W, Line 86
- WILLIAM EDWARD LEACHCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 86
- LARRY ALLAN MAYSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 86
- EUGENE STUART MILLERCaptain · Panel 10W, Line 86
- STEPHEN JOHN PERKINSSpecialist Four · Panel 10W, Line 87
- CECIL CLAYTON SCHOFIELDSergeant First Class · Panel 10W, Line 88
- FRANK T VERLIHAY JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 10W, Line 88
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 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.