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WILLIAM JOHN SATTLER III
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 7, 1947 – April 29, 1970
Service recordWilliam John Sattler III, of Covina, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on April 29, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 69 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 69
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- SB 2 BN 12 ARTY 1 CAV DIV
- Born
- October 7, 1947
- Home of record
- Covina, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 29, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date April 29, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 69
- JAMES WILLIAM MCGUIRESergeant · April 29, 1970
- TED ROGER MILLERPrivate First Class · April 29, 1970
- JOSE HECTOR ORTIZFirst Lieutenant · April 29, 1970
- CARL EUGENE PATTENCorporal · April 29, 1970
- FREDERICK M ZIOMEKLance Corporal · October 6, 1970
From Covina
- RICHARD LAVERN BISHOPSergeant · October 1, 1966
- DONALD WARD EVANS JRSpecialist Four · January 27, 1967
- MELVIN GLEN MOFFETTCorporal · February 5, 1967
- TERRY GENE HEEKINSecond Lieutenant · March 2, 1967
- RICHARD EUGENE FERGUSONLance Corporal · August 30, 1967
- WALTER EDWARD MURPHY JRSpecialist Four · December 12, 1967
- STANLEY GRANT STRONGCorporal · March 6, 1968
- MICHAEL KENNETH HARESpecialist Five · March 30, 1968
- JOHN MICHAEL BUTTSPrivate First Class · July 1, 1968
- FRANK MICHAEL DENARDO JRPrivate First Class · October 24, 1968
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.