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WILLIAM J B STONE
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 14, 1947 – October 15, 1966
Service recordWilliam J B Stone, of Denver, Colorado, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 15, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 78
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 14, 1947
- Home of record
- Denver, Colorado (Denver County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 15, 1966
- Age
- 19
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date October 15, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 55 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 78
- CARLOS PIREZ-BERGESSpecialist Four · October 15, 1966
- JAMES SHERWIN PITTMANPrivate First Class · October 15, 1966
- KENNETH EDWARD SHRUMSpecialist Four · October 15, 1966
- RODGER EDSON TERWILLIGERStaff Sergeant · October 15, 1966
Same unit, same day
- MARVIN DOWDELLPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 76
- ROBERT JOHN MARCAVAGESpecialist Four · Panel 11E, Line 77
- CARLOS PIREZ-BERGESSpecialist Four · Panel 11E, Line 78
From Denver
- BRIAN KAY SKINNERFirst Lieutenant · December 9, 1964
- MORRIS OLEN MUSICK JRLance Corporal · August 20, 1965
- DUANE WHITNEY MARTINCaptain · September 20, 1965
- JACK BRIAN LEAFPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ERNEST CALVIN KELLYPrivate First Class · January 1, 1966
- FRANKIE LEYBA VARGASPrivate First Class · January 15, 1966
- RADFORD DOUGLAS HOGANSergeant · January 25, 1966
- FRANK SCOT CRISMONLieutenant · December 30, 1964
- ELOY DURANStaff Sergeant · February 14, 1966
- THOMAS WILLIAM STASKOCaptain · February 18, 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.