United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Accounted for

U.S. Air Force · United States

William Calvin Diehl Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel

1933 – 1967

Vietnam Wall · Panel 29E

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials In Our Keeping

Lieutenant Colonel William Calvin Diehl Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force. William served with the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron. William served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. William was 34 years old.

How They Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

469TH TAC FTR SQDN, 388TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF

1115E: Pilot, Tactical Fighter-Bomber (F-105 Thunderchief)

LTCOL

PILOT

BARTLESVILLE, OK

1974

Pay grade O05.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 6

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Unit awards

Prisoner of War Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 29E · Line 40 cut as WILLIAM C DIEHL Jr

In Our Keeping

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William Calvin Diehl Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel

U.S. Air Force

- 1974

469th Tactical Fighter Squadron

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