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WILLIAM S HARGROVE
First Lieutenant · U.S. Air Force
January 22, 1948 – November 21, 1972
Service recordWilliam S Hargrove, of Harlingen, Texas, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on November 21, 1972, in Thailand, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 91 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 91
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1STLT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- January 22, 1948
- Home of record
- Harlingen, Texas (Cameron County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 21, 1972
- Age
- 24
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date November 21, 1972. In November 1972, 21 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 91
- DOUGLAS THOMAS MANKAFireman Apprentice · November 14, 1972
- DONALD CHARLES BREUERCaptain · November 20, 1972
- CHARLES JOSEPH CAFFARELLICaptain · November 21, 1972
- ROBERT A KOHNCaptain · November 21, 1972
From Harlingen
- GEORGE GUTIERREZ JRSecond Lieutenant · September 1, 1965
- JOSE LUIS CABALLEROLance Corporal · December 9, 1965
- JULIAN GARZA CORDEROCorporal · April 27, 1966
- KENNETH EUGENE HELEMSStaff Sergeant · April 29, 1966
- WILBERTO CABRERA SANCHEZStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1966
- FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ MORENOPrivate First Class · September 22, 1966
- RODOLFO MARCIANO GONZALEZCorporal · November 14, 1966
- JOSE MARIA FLORESPrivate First Class · April 11, 1967
- MANUEL JESUS MOREIDAStaff Sergeant · December 2, 1967
- CHRISTOPHER A GROSSE JRStaff Sergeant · March 28, 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.