The Wall › Panel 11W › California › William James Mitton
WILLIAM JAMES MITTON
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
September 20, 1949 – May 6, 1970
Service recordWilliam James Mitton, of San Gabriel, California, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on May 6, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 115 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 115
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.
Remember
Did you know him? Family members and friends are invited to share a photograph or a memory. Nothing is posted until it has been reviewed.
Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 20, 1949
- Home of record
- San Gabriel, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 6, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
59 names on the Wall carry the date May 6, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 115
- FRANK FREDERICK LEWISSergeant · May 6, 1970
- RAYMOND LEON LONG JRSergeant Major · May 6, 1970
- GARY LEE MCKIDDYSergeant · May 6, 1970
- DAVID ELLIS OGDENStaff Sergeant · May 6, 1970
From San Gabriel
- BRUCE HORACE EATONSecond Lieutenant · July 3, 1967
- ALLEN DALE JAGIELOPrivate First Class · October 17, 1967
- GARY GORDON HAHNSergeant · December 6, 1967
- HENRY VALENZUELA JRCorporal · January 2, 1968
- RENE ZAROGOZA HERNANDEZCorporal · February 2, 1968
- ISIDRO BRICENO JIMENEZPrivate First Class · May 7, 1968
- LEE THOMAS HAMMANHospitalman · March 19, 1969
- JOHN ROBERT PINERSergeant · March 11, 1970
- MICKEY EUGENE GRIFFITHSergeant · April 2, 1970
- RALPH WOMMACK HUNTPrivate First Class · August 1, 1970
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.