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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 54473" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Wogan</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>William Michael (Willie)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>506 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company D,1 Bn)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Specialist Fourth Class</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>126382589</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16th February 1969</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing (Court B)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Glen Oaks,Queens County,New York</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 15.10.1947 Brooklyn,New York</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>body not recovered</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>presumed dead 17.7.1978 as Sergeant First Class</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 32W Line 47</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Long Island National Cemetery,Farmingdale,Suffolk County,New York Section MA Site 65C (memorial stone)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-wogan.23175/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/23/23175-126f9e7605413ce8b0e9c826f51a48af.jpg?1591401487" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-wogan-right.23173/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/23/23173-708144899046a190917046922f6e6063.jpg?1591401487" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-wogan-memorial.23174/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/23/23174-130251f259ae4ee0a7f2ea80b15e1690.jpg?1591401487" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">SFC William M. Wogan was a rifleman assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. On February 16, 1969, his unit was operating in Thua Thien Province, about 15 miles south southeast of the city of Quang Tri. The unit had secured a small landing zone to evacuate wounded personnel. After loading casualties into a helicopter at the landing zone, Wogan, who had been helping, stepped away from the helicopter as it prepared to lift off. Some 30 seconds later, a ground explosion occurred, killing and wounding an unspecified number of people. It was later determined that the explosion was probably caused by a 250 pound bomb. The explosion reportedly occurred where Wogan was standing. A search of the area located Wogan's ruck sack and other personal items, but searchers found no trace of Wogan. The area was later searched again, and pieces of a uniform were found, but no remains that could be identified as those of William M. Wogan were ever found. Even though it was thought that Wogan was standing at the location of the explosion, it was not certain, so he was not immediately declared dead. There was still the chance that he had survived. Wogan was classified Missing in Action.</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 54473, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Wogan[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]William Michael (Willie)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]506 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company D,1 Bn)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Specialist Fourth Class[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]126382589[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]16th February 1969[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]21[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing (Court B)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Glen Oaks,Queens County,New York[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 15.10.1947 Brooklyn,New York[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]body not recovered[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]presumed dead 17.7.1978 as Sergeant First Class[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 32W Line 47[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Long Island National Cemetery,Farmingdale,Suffolk County,New York Section MA Site 65C (memorial stone)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-wogan.23175/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/23/23175-126f9e7605413ce8b0e9c826f51a48af.jpg?1591401487[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-wogan-right.23173/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/23/23173-708144899046a190917046922f6e6063.jpg?1591401487[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-wogan-memorial.23174/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/23/23174-130251f259ae4ee0a7f2ea80b15e1690.jpg?1591401487[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]SFC William M. Wogan was a rifleman assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. On February 16, 1969, his unit was operating in Thua Thien Province, about 15 miles south southeast of the city of Quang Tri. The unit had secured a small landing zone to evacuate wounded personnel. After loading casualties into a helicopter at the landing zone, Wogan, who had been helping, stepped away from the helicopter as it prepared to lift off. Some 30 seconds later, a ground explosion occurred, killing and wounding an unspecified number of people. It was later determined that the explosion was probably caused by a 250 pound bomb. The explosion reportedly occurred where Wogan was standing. A search of the area located Wogan's ruck sack and other personal items, but searchers found no trace of Wogan. The area was later searched again, and pieces of a uniform were found, but no remains that could be identified as those of William M. Wogan were ever found. Even though it was thought that Wogan was standing at the location of the explosion, it was not certain, so he was not immediately declared dead. There was still the chance that he had survived. Wogan was classified Missing in Action.[/COLOR][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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