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WILLIAM STERLIN STRINGHAM
Petty Officer Third Class · U.S. Navy
April 7, 1950 – February 3, 1973
Service recordWilliam Sterlin Stringham, of Garden Grove, California, served as a Petty Officer Third Class in the U.S. Navy. He died on February 3, 1973, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 114 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 114
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aviation Machinist's Mate (AD)
- Unit (as recorded)
- CARAEWRON 115 USS MIDWAY CVA 41
- Born
- April 7, 1950
- Home of record
- Garden Grove, California (Orange County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 3, 1973
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date February 3, 1973. In February 1973, 14 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
Also on Panel 1W, Line 114
- ARTHUR RAY BOLLINGERCaptain · February 5, 1973
- DALE BRANDENBURGSergeant · February 5, 1973
- PETER RICHARD CRESSMANSergeant · February 5, 1973
- GEORGE ROSS SPITZCaptain · February 5, 1973
From Garden Grove
- CARROLL MONROE BIERMAN JRCorporal · June 4, 1965
- ERNEST DARRELL MITCHELLPrivate First Class · July 20, 1966
- WILLIAM ROBERT PETERSENPrivate First Class · March 31, 1967
- MICHAEL ROY NELSONSpecialist Four · April 9, 1967
- HARVEY RICHARD SANDERSCorporal · May 12, 1967
- JAMES PATRICK FITZSIMMONSLance Corporal · May 18, 1967
- JON ROY HONRATHPrivate First Class · August 17, 1967
- ALLAN GEORGE KALFASLance Corporal · September 2, 1967
- GARY LEE BARKERSergeant · October 17, 1967
- DENNIS REX ESTESPrivate First Class · November 25, 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.