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HENRY GOTTSCHALK
PANEL 19E ROW 095 - 12-May-67

First Lieutenant William Henry Gottschalk 19670512/7562 USMCR was from Monee, Ill. He was born on October 15, 1943. He was 23 years old at the time of his death. He was the co-pilot of CH-46 buno 147190 which crashed due to structural failure. His death is listed as "non-hostile, died of other causes, air crash at sea, off-shore Military Region I". His body was recovered. He was married. His religion was Protestant. His race was officially listed as Caucasian. He had four years service at the time of his death. Lt. Gottschalk was a former enlisted man, having served as a Lance Corporal in HMX-1 at Quantico. He received his commission through the MarCad Program.

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