The Wall › Panel 18W › Texas › William Terrel McNair
WILLIAM TERREL MCNAIR
Major · U.S. Army
July 21, 1933 – September 17, 1969
Service recordWilliam Terrel McNair, of Nederland, Texas, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on September 17, 1969, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 36. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 105 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 105
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.
Remember
Did you know him? Family members and friends are invited to share a photograph or a memory. Nothing is posted until it has been reviewed.
Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Operations And Training Staff Officer (G3,a3,s3) (2162)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- July 21, 1933
- Home of record
- Nederland, Texas (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 17, 1969
- Age
- 36
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
42 names on the Wall carry the date September 17, 1969; 13 of them were lost in Long An Province. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 105
- DONALD WILLIAM DIETZCaptain · September 17, 1969
- RICHARD ELLSWORTH PEARSONCorporal · September 17, 1969
- ENCARNASION RODRIGUEZSergeant · September 17, 1969
- LEO PETER SIKORSKILieutenant Colonel · September 17, 1969
Same unit, same day
- RONALD BURK BISHOPStaff Sergeant · Panel 18W, Line 100
- DALE J CRITTENBERGERColonel · Panel 18W, Line 101
- WILLIAM ANDREW FITCHSpecialist Five · Panel 18W, Line 102
- GARY LEE HAUGHTSpecialist Five · Panel 18W, Line 102
- DAVID RANDELL MACKEYMajor · Panel 18W, Line 103
- ROBERT P MAYERWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 18W, Line 103
- DANA WESSON MITCHELLMajor · Panel 18W, Line 104
- DONALD WILLIAM DIETZCaptain · Panel 18W, Line 105
- LEO PETER SIKORSKILieutenant Colonel · Panel 18W, Line 105
- RICHARD ATWOOD SNOWDONFirst Lieutenant · Panel 18W, Line 106
From Nederland
- JOHN CARNUL MYATTPrivate · May 10, 1963
- ARVIN DOUGLAS PENNELLSergeant · May 25, 1966
- JAMES P FERGUSONSpecialist Four · February 8, 1968
- BOBBY GENE VINSONColonel · April 24, 1968
- JAMES GEORGE HOWARD JRFirst Lieutenant · June 1, 1970
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.