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WILLMER ARDEN MATSON
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 23, 1949 – March 15, 1970
Service recordWillmer Arden Matson, of Loomis, Nebraska, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on March 15, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 131 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 131
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- July 23, 1949
- Home of record
- Loomis, Nebraska (Phelps County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 15, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date March 15, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 131
- WILLIAM RALPH GRAVES JRFirst Lieutenant · March 15, 1970
- ALBERT WILLIAM HASLAMSpecialist Four · March 15, 1970
- JAMES ALVIN HUGHESSpecialist Four · March 15, 1970
- PAUL ROBERT MORANChief Warrant Officer 2 · March 15, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LORING M BAILEY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 129
- ROBERT ABBOTT WOODStaff Sergeant · Panel 12W, Line 2
From Loomis
- BILLY DEAN NELSONPrivate First Class · July 20, 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.