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WILLIAM HENRY BESKE JR
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 29, 1947 – May 24, 1969
Service recordWilliam Henry Beske JR, of Lathrup Village, Michigan, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 24, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 24W, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24W · Line 92
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- September 29, 1947
- Home of record
- Lathrup Village, Michigan (Oakland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 24, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
45 names on the Wall carry the date May 24, 1969; five of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 24W, Line 92
- MILLARD RAY ANDERSONSpecialist Four · May 24, 1969
- TIMOTHY J BALLINGERSpecialist Four · May 24, 1969
- DAVID THOMAS CHAPMANSpecialist Four · May 24, 1969
- HENRY LEE CHAPMANStaff Sergeant · May 24, 1969
Same unit, same day
- TIMOTHY J BALLINGERSpecialist Four · Panel 24W, Line 92
- WILLIAM HENRY DARDENCorporal · Panel 24W, Line 93
- ALLEN MICHAEL GRAFFSergeant · Panel 24W, Line 95
- ORVILLE HAMPTONSergeant First Class · Panel 24W, Line 95
- JOHN HERBERT PLATTPrivate First Class · Panel 24W, Line 97
- DERRILL LE ROY PRICE JRSpecialist Four · Panel 24W, Line 98
- JOHN L ROSEMONDCorporal · Panel 24W, Line 98
- RICHARD MARTIN SCHNAKEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 24W, Line 99
- FARRELL JAMES VICESpecialist Four · Panel 24W, Line 100
- GARY ANTHONY WALLACEPrivate First Class · Panel 24W, Line 100
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.