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WILLIAM JOHN MAKOWSKI
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 16, 1951 – October 21, 1971
Service recordWilliam John Makowski, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 21, 1971, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 46 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 46
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 16, 1951
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 21, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date October 21, 1971; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuy Province that day. In October 1971, 132 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 46
- JAMES MELVIN HINKLESpecialist Four · October 21, 1971
- LARRY JAMES PORTERSpecialist Four · October 21, 1971
- DANIEL STEPHEN SALASPrivate First Class · October 21, 1971
- ROY DWIGHT BARNESWarrant Officer 1 · October 22, 1971
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
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.