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WILMER THOMAS LUTZ
Master Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 20, 1936 – November 19, 1968
Service recordWilmer Thomas Lutz, of Baltimore, Maryland, served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on November 19, 1968, in Darlac Province, South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 38W, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 38W · Line 12
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
- Master Sergeant (MSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Combat Engineer (12B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- B CO 70 ENG BN 937 ENG GRP 18 ENG BDE
- Born
- November 20, 1936
- Home of record
- Baltimore, Maryland (Baltimore (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 19, 1968
- Age
- 31
- Province
- Darlac
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date November 19, 1968; he was the only one lost in Darlac Province that day. In November 1968, 918 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 38W, Line 12
- PETER B LIVINGSTONCaptain · November 19, 1968
- BILLY CLAYTON MCDANIELSPrivate First Class · November 19, 1968
- WILLIE DEE MCVEAPrivate First Class · November 19, 1968
- RAYMOND STANLEY REEVES JRSergeant · November 19, 1968
From Baltimore
- EVERETTE LEROY DONALDSONPrivate First Class · June 29, 1964
- WILLIAM EDWARD FOWLERLance Corporal · July 9, 1965
- FRANK ROBERT SAXONLance Corporal · September 14, 1965
- JAMES MCKINLEY LONGPrivate First Class · October 5, 1965
- THOMAS JAMES SCHINDLERSergeant · October 5, 1965
- SAMUEL L HOLMANSergeant · November 17, 1965
- RICHARD DEANE OTTStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JAMES ODELL VAUGHANStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JAMES ANTHONY WATSONSecond Lieutenant · December 4, 1965
- PHILIP JAMES MCCARTHYSergeant · December 5, 1965
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.