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WILLIAM L DORNBERGH JR
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
November 4, 1942 – May 26, 1967
Service recordWilliam L Dornbergh JR, of Modesto, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 26, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 20E, Line 113 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20E · Line 113
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 4, 1942
- Home of record
- Modesto, California (Stanislaus County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 26, 1967
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
91 names on the Wall carry the date May 26, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 87 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20E, Line 113
- WILLIAM RAY DALRYMPLELance Corporal · May 26, 1967
- LAWRENCE RUDIN DODDSpecialist Four · May 26, 1967
- JACK LEROY DODSONFirst Lieutenant · May 26, 1967
- JOHN FREDERICK DUGANPrivate First Class · May 26, 1967
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES DELMAR ALLEN JRPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 109
- DOMENICO CACCIOLASpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 110
- ROBERT HUGHESTON CHANDLERSergeant · Panel 20E, Line 111
- DAVID ROY CUSHINGSpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 114
- EDWARD STEPHAN FISHERFirst Lieutenant · Panel 20E, Line 114
- ALAN JAMES RUDDELLSpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 124
- LOREN CLEVELAND SURLESPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 126
From Modesto
- ERNEST KAY GERHARDTPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- JACK DALE MCCLURECaptain · December 31, 1965
- JOSEPH ANTHONY RANDAZZOLance Corporal · January 31, 1966
- NEAL ARTHUR RASMUSSENStaff Sergeant · May 6, 1966
- JOHN ROY MARKILLIEPetty Officer Third Class · June 21, 1966
- GARY WILLIAM BARTLOWLance Corporal · July 18, 1966
- DONALD CHARLES VAUGHANSpecialist Four · November 13, 1966
- JOHN CHARLES WEBORGCorporal · January 23, 1967
- RICHARD LYNN PARHAMPrivate First Class · January 30, 1967
- ROBERT NICOLAS STAUDSeaman · March 6, 1967
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.