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WILLIAM RONALD CULVER
Private · U.S. Army
March 24, 1948 – February 6, 1970
Service recordWilliam Ronald Culver, of Pasadena, Texas, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on February 6, 1970, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 106 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 106
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- March 24, 1948
- Home of record
- Pasadena, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 6, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date February 6, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Long Province that day. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 54 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 106
- ALLEN MELVIN HUTCHINSONCorporal · February 5, 1970
- WALTER HERBERT BUCKA JRStaff Sergeant · February 6, 1970
- RONALD JAMES CHAPMANSergeant · February 6, 1970
- JACKY LEE DRURYSpecialist Four · February 6, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LAWRENCE H WILLIAMS JRSergeant · Panel 14W, Line 110
From Pasadena
- ARDON WILLIAM CARTERSergeant · February 4, 1966
- GARY MONROE RADFORDPrivate First Class · April 8, 1966
- GEORGE LUDWIG STOLLSpecialist Four · May 5, 1966
- WARREN PARKER SMITH JRLieutenant Colonel · June 22, 1966
- PAUL RUSSELL NICHOLAS JRPrivate First Class · January 14, 1967
- LEROY CASE HOTCHKISS IIIPrivate First Class · April 6, 1967
- MERLIN FRANCIS CALDWELLPrivate First Class · May 22, 1967
- JAMES HENRY SPARKSLance Corporal · June 30, 1967
- FRANK BROWN WESTERFIELDSecond Lieutenant · July 5, 1967
- FRANK CHARLES MCNELIS JRPetty Officer Second Class · July 29, 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.