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WILLIAM HANDSOME HOUSE

Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army

September 25, 1928 – January 17, 1964

Service record

William Handsome House, of Ridgely, Maryland, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on January 17, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 35. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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Panel 1E · Line 41

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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: September 25, 1928
Home of record: Ridgely, Maryland (Caroline County)

Casualty

Date of death: January 17, 1964
Age: 35
Country: South Vietnam
Casualty type: Hostile
Category: Killed in Action
Circumstance: Helicopter Crash — crew

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What was happening

Five names on the Wall carry the date January 17, 1964. In January 1964, 14 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.

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Also on Panel 1E, Line 41

RAY BURMASTER BROWNESergeant · January 16, 1964
LOYE THOMAS CHRISTMASPrivate First Class · January 17, 1964
RAYMOND PATRICK FLYNNPrivate First Class · January 17, 1964
GROVER KONARD OLSONPrivate First Class · January 17, 1964

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.