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WILLIAM JONATHAN BRADFORD
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
June 25, 1950 – August 1, 1971
Service recordWilliam Jonathan Bradford, of Granada Hills, California, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on August 1, 1971, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 120 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 120
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- June 25, 1950
- Home of record
- Granada Hills, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 1, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date August 1, 1971; two of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In August 1971, 116 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 120
- ANDREW MORLEY BORDESSpecialist Five · August 1, 1971
- CLINTON HURANSO EPPSStaff Sergeant · August 1, 1971
- WILLIAM CARROLL HINESSergeant · August 1, 1971
- TOMMY MIKE MCCLEERSergeant First Class · August 1, 1971
Same unit, same day
- ANDREW MORLEY BORDESSpecialist Five · Panel 3W, Line 120
From Granada Hills
- MICHAEL STEVEN UHLIGWarrant Officer 1 · February 16, 1967
- JOHN CORWIN YAGERPrivate First Class · October 29, 1967
- ROGER L DUCEFirst Lieutenant · May 10, 1968
- PATRICK CARL GOLLIHERSpecialist Four · January 3, 1969
- GREGORY LLOYD RICESpecialist Four · January 14, 1969
- MALCOLM D WHITING IIIPrivate First Class · July 10, 1969
- ROBERT GLENN EASTONPetty Officer Second Class · July 16, 1969
- FREDERICK HARRY BARRETTCorporal · September 6, 1969
- LARRY DALE STROUSESpecialist Four · September 18, 1969
- RICHARD RAYMOND MANEMANNCorporal · November 2, 1969
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.