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WILLIAM THOMAS HANEY
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
April 21, 1948 – July 4, 1970
Service recordWilliam Thomas Haney, of Winona, Missouri, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 4, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 118 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 118
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Born
- April 21, 1948
- Home of record
- Winona, Missouri (Shannon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 4, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date July 4, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 118
- JERRY OWEN EMERINECorporal · July 4, 1970
- MARK THOMAS JERNIGANWarrant Officer 1 · July 4, 1970
- GEORGE JOHNSONPrivate First Class · July 4, 1970
- WILLIAM PERRY LYONSSpecialist Four · July 4, 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.