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WILLIAM THOMAS WARREN JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 13, 1949 – December 2, 1971
Service recordWilliam Thomas Warren JR, of Louisville, Kentucky, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on December 2, 1971, in Kien Giang Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 83 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 83
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Utility Helicopter Repairer (67N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- April 13, 1949
- Home of record
- Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 2, 1971
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Kien Giang
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date December 2, 1971; four of them were lost in Kien Giang Province. In December 1971, 64 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 83
- KENNETH RICHARD PERRYSergeant · December 2, 1971
- SCHYLER WATTSStaff Sergeant · December 2, 1971
- RICHARD ALBERT GREENFirst Lieutenant · December 3, 1971
- CHARLES PIERCE RUSSELLCaptain · December 3, 1971
Same unit, same day
- THOMAS HAROLD FOLEYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 2W, Line 82
- JOHN MICHAEL HIEBERTWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 2W, Line 82
- MARVIN ROSS KEETERSergeant · Panel 2W, Line 82
From Louisville
- FERGUS COLEMAN GROVES IICaptain · February 2, 1962
- ROBERT SHERMAN MOSIERSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- DON IRA WILLIAMSONColonel · October 24, 1964
- DONALD GORDON RADCLIFFMajor · August 18, 1965
- LEE ROY JAMESGunnery Sergeant · September 5, 1965
- JERRY DWAYNE UNDERWOODPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- GARY LOUIS DOWELLCorporal · October 27, 1965
- THOMAS EDWARD THAYER JRSergeant Major · November 8, 1965
- BOBBY LEE FAVORSSergeant · February 4, 1966
- KENNETH RUSHPrivate First Class · February 7, 1966
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.