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WILLIAM JOSEPH CRUMM
Major General · U.S. Air Force
March 20, 1919 – July 7, 1967
Service recordWilliam Joseph Crumm, of Scarsdale, New York, served as a Major General in the U.S. Air Force. He died on July 7, 1967, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 48. His name is inscribed on Panel 23E, Line 26 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23E · Line 26
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Major General (MAJGEN)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- HQS 3 AIR DIV
- Born
- March 20, 1919
- Home of record
- Scarsdale, New York (Westchester County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 7, 1967
- Age
- 48
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
48 names on the Wall carry the date July 7, 1967. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 23E, Line 26
- ROBERT CARL DAMBECKMaster Sergeant · July 7, 1967
- GLEN VINCENT DAVEYSergeant · July 7, 1967
- RICHARD ROBERT DAVISLance Corporal · July 7, 1967
- WILLIAM WALTER DAVIS JRPrivate First Class · July 7, 1967
From Scarsdale
- BRIAN J CLUNEPrivate First Class · August 8, 1966
- EDWARD HENRY JACKSON JRSpecialist Four · February 16, 1967
- GEORGE RICHARD DARNELLCorporal · June 9, 1967
- CHARLES C WINSTON IIIMajor · August 1, 1967
- THOMAS JOLLEY DEANSpecialist Four · January 9, 1968
- WILLIAM D VANTASSEL JRSergeant · October 7, 1968
- WILLIAM GRAVELLE SCOTT JRFirst Lieutenant · February 12, 1969
- WALTER ALOYSIUS JOYCELance Corporal · February 22, 1969
- HOWARD RUSSELL BRUCKNERSergeant · August 18, 1969
- GOMER DAVID REESE IIICaptain · April 24, 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.