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WILLIAM MARSHALL CLARK
Captain · U.S. Army
October 25, 1943 – February 23, 1972
Service recordWilliam Marshall Clark, of Vero Beach, Florida, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on February 23, 1972, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 109 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 109
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander (1204)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 ARMORED CAV
- Born
- October 25, 1943
- Home of record
- Vero Beach, Florida (Indian River County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 23, 1972
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date February 23, 1972; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In February 1972, 46 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “11 ARMORED CAV”, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 109
- DON HAMUEL WARESpecialist Four · February 20, 1972
- BERNARD LEVERN JOHNSON IIFirst Lieutenant · February 21, 1972
- SCOTT BRIAN WESTPHALSpecialist Four · February 21, 1972
- DAVID ERROL CLARKESpecialist Four · February 25, 1972
From Vero Beach
- JAMES ELLIS LOUDERMILKSpecialist Four · December 27, 1967
- STEPHAN MAX WIGGINSSergeant · March 30, 1968
- MARK JACKSONFirst Lieutenant · October 28, 1969
- LARRY DUANE ARONHALTPrivate First Class · March 3, 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.