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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: WEIDINGER
First name: WILLIAM JOSEPH
Home of Record (official): BELLEVUE
State (official): OH
Date of Birth: Thursday, January 16, 1947
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 51824777
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
L Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Tuesday, August 29, 1967
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, March 20, 1968
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Hoa Nghia
The Wall: Panel 45E - Row 044