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WILLIAM RAYMOND HARTWELL
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
November 24, 1944 – January 10, 1968
Service recordWilliam Raymond Hartwell, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on January 10, 1968, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 34E, Line 19 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 34E · Line 19
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 18 AVN CO 11 AVN BN 12 AVN GRP 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- November 24, 1944
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 10, 1968
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
70 names on the Wall carry the date January 10, 1968; seven of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. In January 1968, 1,546 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 34E, Line 19
- GARLAND ALEX GRIFFIN JRPrivate First Class · January 10, 1968
- ROBERT PAUL HAINSpecialist Five · January 10, 1968
- CHARLES LEON HANSELMANCorporal · January 10, 1968
- GARY ORVILLE HEDINSpecialist Four · January 10, 1968
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 1965
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.