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WILLIAM MICHAEL ELBRACHT
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 14, 1946 – June 25, 1969
Service recordWilliam Michael Elbracht, of Riverside, California, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 25, 1969, in Kien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 12
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 3/5 CAV 9 INF DIV
- Born
- July 14, 1946
- Home of record
- Riverside, California (Riverside County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 25, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Kien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date June 25, 1969; two of them were lost in Kien Hoa Province. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 12
- KRIS BLUMERPrivate First Class · June 25, 1969
- DONALD H BUTTERWORTHPrivate First Class · June 25, 1969
- JAMES HILLARY DANKOWSKISpecialist Four · June 25, 1969
- MARK JOHN DEFRANGESergeant · June 25, 1969
From Riverside
- THEODORE BERT PHILLIPSStaff Sergeant · October 24, 1964
- WILLIAM RONALD GRAYSONCommander · April 1, 1966
- FRANK BRENNAN PARISHLance Corporal · June 18, 1966
- BRAD WILLIAM MORANDPrivate First Class · July 12, 1966
- ROBBIN ADAIR GOODWINPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- PATRICK LEE WOODLance Corporal · January 11, 1967
- VINCENT JOSEPH BENEGASLance Corporal · April 21, 1967
- RICHARD ELZIE VEACHSpecialist Four · May 28, 1967
- DENNIS EUGENE MONFILSPrivate First Class · June 3, 1967
- HECTOR FUENTESHospitalman · July 2, 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.