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WILLIAM JAMES COUSAR
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 6, 1944 – April 22, 1969
Service recordWilliam James Cousar, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 22, 1969, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 26W, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 26W · Line 24
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- February 6, 1944
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 22, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date April 22, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 83 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 26W, Line 24
- WILLIAM HODGES BAZEMORELance Corporal · April 22, 1969
- CHESTER ELMEARL BINGHAMSpecialist Four · April 22, 1969
- ROY ARNOLD CARROLLSpecialist Four · April 22, 1969
- ROBERT W CLIREHUGH JRCaptain · April 22, 1969
Same unit, same day
- NICKOLAS GASTELUM GARCIASpecialist Four · Panel 26W, Line 25
- ARTHUR WHORLOW SMITHSpecialist Five · Panel 26W, Line 27
- JOHN MICHAEL WALSHFirst Lieutenant · Panel 26W, Line 28
From Columbus
- RUBE ALFRED FREEMANMaster Sergeant · April 27, 1963
- WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 12, 1963
- JERRY LEE TAYLORCaptain · February 17, 1964
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JRMajor · July 4, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 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.