Verified Branch Breakdown of the 733 WEST VIRGINIA casualties honored on The Moving Wall is:
Branch Breakdown of Vietnam Casualties.
- U.S. Army: 504
- U.S. Marine Corps: 181
- U.S. Air Force: 27
- U.S. Navy: 21
- Total WEST VIRGINIA Vietnam Casualties: 733
1. Find by Hometown (Home of Record)
To find names grouped by their official West Virginia town or city, use The Virtual Wall West Virginia Index
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- What it shows: An alphabetical roster organized by official municipalities (e.g., Charleston, Huntington, Beckley, Wheeling).
- How to use it: Scroll down to find the specific town or city. Clicking on any individual's name opens a dedicated profile detailing their unit, deployment history, and the specific circumstances of their casualty.
2. Find Panel Locations and Photos
To locate a service member's physical position on the memorial wall (or its traveling replica), use The Wall of Faces Search Tool
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- What it shows: The exact Panel number followed by a direction ("E" for East Wall, "W" for West Wall) and the exact Line number (e.g., Panel 24W, Line 58).
- State Legacy:
West Virginia was one of the earliest states to successfully locate and upload a photograph for every single one of its fallen service members. Every search on this database will return a verified portrait or personal photo alongside their record.
3. Find by Casualty Date
To isolate records chronologically or search by a specific window of time, utilize The Wall USA Search Engine
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- What it shows: Full birth dates, casualty dates, official home state designations, and military ranks.
- How to use it: You can submit query variables like "West Virginia" alongside a specific calendar date or year to pull up all corresponding state service records tied to that timeline.
4. Official Government Records
For raw data sheets compiled by the Department of Defense, you can access the National Archives State-Level Casualty Lists
. The West Virginia text files categorize personnel alphabetically by last name, providing their specific branch, pay grade, service number, and casualty type (e.g., hostile vs. non-hostile)
