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WILLIAM JOHN FROSSARD
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 19, 1950 – September 24, 1970
Service recordWilliam John Frossard, of Chicago, Illinois, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on September 24, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 86
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 19, 1950
- Home of record
- Chicago, Illinois (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 24, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date September 24, 1970; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In September 1970, 364 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 86
- ROBERT CHARLES RIVEIRASergeant · September 23, 1970
- RAYMOND DALE WOODSONLance Corporal · September 23, 1970
- JAMES RICHARD FORTENBERRYSpecialist Four · September 24, 1970
- FRED FRENCHSpecialist Four · September 24, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JAMES RICHARD FORTENBERRYSpecialist Four · Panel 7W, Line 86
From Chicago
- MELVIN LESTER WATERSPrivate · February 10, 1965
- WILLIAM RALPH FUHRMANPetty Officer Third Class · April 23, 1965
- RAYMOND LEON HORNCorporal · May 1, 1965
- ARTHUR C JEPSON JRCaptain · May 16, 1965
- DONALD CLAY DEDMONStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1965
- ROGER PELIKANLance Corporal · July 17, 1965
- HARRY COHENTechnical Sergeant · July 19, 1969
- CURTIS LOCKHARTPrivate First Class · July 30, 1965
- EDWARD KOPECPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- JAMES LEO WHITELance Corporal · August 19, 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.