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WILLIE EDWARD ELSENBURG
Specialist Six · U.S. Army
November 20, 1932 – May 27, 1970
Service recordWillie Edward Elsenburg, of Waco, Texas, served as a Specialist Six in the U.S. Army. He died on May 27, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 108 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 108
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
- Specialist Six (SP6)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Food Service Specialist (94B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 FIELD FORCE
- Born
- November 20, 1932
- Home of record
- Waco, Texas (Mclennan County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 27, 1970
- Age
- 37
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date May 27, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 FIELD FORCE”, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 108
- DAVID JOHN COMBSSpecialist Five · May 27, 1970
- JOSEPH WILLIAM CRARYPrivate First Class · May 27, 1970
- GARY CLIFTON EATONSpecialist Four · May 27, 1970
- CHARLES GRADY FLOYDPrivate First Class · May 27, 1970
Same unit, same day
- EDWARD ARTHUR MATHESSpecialist Four · Panel 10W, Line 109
From Waco
- RAYMOND JOE VRBA JRStaff Sergeant · May 25, 1965
- LEROY GARRETT JRSpecialist Five · October 14, 1965
- MELVIN EUGENE COOKSPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- BENNY GLEN HACKLance Corporal · November 25, 1965
- TERRANCE DEAN ADAMSCorporal · January 30, 1966
- DAVID WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · February 8, 1966
- ANTONIO JIMENEZSergeant · March 5, 1966
- WILLIE GEORGE HAWKINS JRCorporal · March 10, 1966
- DONALD RAY JOHNSONPrivate First Class · April 6, 1966
- CHARLES WESLEY GOBER JRSergeant · June 4, 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.