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WILLIAM J ZELTNER III
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 6, 1949 – August 22, 1969
Service recordWilliam J Zeltner III, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 22, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 99 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 99
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- January 6, 1949
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 22, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
46 names on the Wall carry the date August 22, 1969; 12 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19W, Line 99
- PETER LOPEZSpecialist Four · August 22, 1969
- HOWARD FRANKLIN TAYLORSpecialist Four · August 22, 1969
- BENJAMIN T WALANGITANGSergeant · August 22, 1969
- WILLIAM CARL ADAMSSergeant · August 23, 1969
Same unit, same day
- RAY MILTON BARKERPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 90
- ANTHONY BURDETTE BLAIRPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 92
- LAWRENCE R DETWILER JRSergeant · Panel 19W, Line 92
- EDMUND FURMANPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 92
- DANIEL HALEY LOVEPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 96
- ANTHONY V MIONEPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 96
- STEPHEN DOUGLAS MOOREFirst Lieutenant · Panel 19W, Line 96
- JEFFREY CHARLES PETERSONSergeant · Panel 19W, Line 97
- DERWIN BROOKE PITTSSergeant · Panel 19W, Line 97
- ERIC DONN SALTZPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 98
- DARRELL DUANE TAYLORPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 98
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.