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WILLIAM JAMES MCTAGGART
Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps
November 6, 1942 – June 22, 1970
Service recordWilliam James McTaggart, of San Francisco, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 22, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 80 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 80
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- November 6, 1942
- Home of record
- San Francisco, California (San Francisco County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 22, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date June 22, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 80
- JIMMIE LADON CHAMBLEEStaff Sergeant · June 22, 1970
- WILLIAM WALLACE MORROWStaff Sergeant · June 22, 1970
- GARY LAVERNE PEATSpecialist Four · June 22, 1970
- THOMAS MICHAEL SCHALK SRCorporal · June 22, 1970
From San Francisco
- BRUCE CHARLES FARRELLLieutenant · October 8, 1963
- JOHN F SANTOS JRCaptain · April 28, 1964
- HARRY PAUL GAMBLEPrivate First Class · June 7, 1965
- LUDWIG PETER KOHLERPrivate First Class · July 26, 1965
- WILLIAM GEORGE WHEATLEYPrivate First Class · October 13, 1965
- EVERETT WILLIAM GOIASSpecialist Four · November 8, 1965
- JOHN ARTHUR NATHANSpecialist Four · November 8, 1965
- RONALD DENNIS FERGUSONSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- JOSE WILFREDO SUAREZSpecialist Five · November 20, 1965
- LAAVALE FUATAU TAGATALance Corporal · December 3, 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.