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WILLIAM RUSSELL KERSEY JR
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
February 10, 1941 – September 1, 1970
Service recordWilliam Russell Kersey JR, of Panama City, Florida, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 1, 1970, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 31
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
- Attack Helicopter Pilot (100E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 10, 1941
- Home of record
- Panama City, Florida (Bay County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 1, 1970
- Age
- 29
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date September 1, 1970; four of them were lost in Long Khanh Province. In September 1970, 364 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 31
- BILLY RAY HUNTERSpecialist Five · September 1, 1970
- JAMES ROGERS KINGPrivate First Class · September 1, 1970
- JOHN DAVID LAWSONFirst Lieutenant · September 1, 1970
- DAVID ROGER NOLLWarrant Officer 1 · September 1, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JOSEPH LEE CHAMBERSFirst Lieutenant · Panel 7W, Line 30
- DAVID ROGER NOLLWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 7W, Line 31
- LARRY SCHOONMAKERSpecialist Four · Panel 7W, Line 32
From Panama City
- ROBERT OWEN CANTRELLSpecialist Four · February 11, 1966
- ANDREW HERMAN HODGEStaff Sergeant · November 1, 1966
- LYNWOOD AUSTIN TIPTONPrivate First Class · March 6, 1967
- KENNETH ARTHUR CULLENSecond Lieutenant · April 9, 1967
- DAVID ALFRED LANDLance Corporal · June 7, 1967
- ARDENIA FREEMANPrivate First Class · November 6, 1967
- SHIRLEY WILDY JRLance Corporal · May 28, 1968
- LEROY DIGSBYCorporal · June 10, 1968
- WALTER ROY MCKEEPrivate First Class · August 31, 1968
- RAYMOND LEE JANSENIUSSpecialist Five · October 30, 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.