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WILLIE T BRICKHOUSE JR
Major · U.S. Army
August 31, 1935 – December 26, 1967
Service recordWillie T Brickhouse JR, of Eastville, Virginia, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on December 26, 1967, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 32. His name is inscribed on Panel 32E, Line 61 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32E · Line 61
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aerial Surveillance Officer (9309)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 334 AVN CO 145 AVN BN 12 AVN GRP 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- August 31, 1935
- Home of record
- Eastville, Virginia (Northampton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 26, 1967
- Age
- 32
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date December 26, 1967; six of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In December 1967, 937 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 32E, Line 61
- RAYMOND SPENCER ADAMSSpecialist Four · December 26, 1967
- LANCE BRYAN BARTONLance Corporal · December 26, 1967
- MICHAEL EDWARD BERDYCaptain · December 26, 1967
- SAMMY BUFFINGTONSpecialist Four · December 26, 1967
From Eastville
- CURTIS RAY PATTONStaff Sergeant · February 4, 1968
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.