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WILLIAM R DAVIS
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
November 23, 1941 – October 22, 1966
Service recordWilliam R Davis, of Meridian, Mississippi, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on October 22, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 97 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 97
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 116 AVN CO 11 AVN BN 12 AVN GRP 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- November 23, 1941
- Home of record
- Meridian, Mississippi (Lauderdale County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 22, 1966
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date October 22, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 97
- ELIJAH DANIEL JRStaff Sergeant · October 22, 1966
- DON EDWARD DARNALLLance Corporal · October 22, 1966
- JAMES LARRY HIGHTOWERCorporal · October 22, 1966
- THOMAS JAMES HOLDENFirst Lieutenant · October 22, 1966
From Meridian
- M L MCCLELLANPrivate First Class · February 10, 1966
- DEBROW DOZIERPrivate First Class · June 3, 1966
- WILLIAM PRESTWOOD SIMMONSCaptain · September 3, 1966
- MYLES CLAYTON SAVELLStaff Sergeant · September 8, 1966
- JULIAN DICKIE HAMMOND JRLieutenant · October 26, 1966
- GARY WILLIAM SMITHLance Corporal · December 8, 1966
- HENRY DAVID MCINNISSpecialist Four · May 21, 1967
- FRANK FOSTERLance Corporal · October 14, 1967
- CHARLES LEE WILKStaff Sergeant · November 24, 1967
- JERRY WAYNE JENKINSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1968
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.