Darrell L. Haggard

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Warrant Officer 1 Darrell L. Haggard

June 4, 1947 - December 1968

Personal History

Darrell Lynn Haggard was born in England, AR to Lawrence Waldron Haggard and Jennie Lee Staton. Haggard enlisted into the Army into 1967 and served with Field Force Vietnam, 1st Battalion, 40th Artillery, Headquarters Battery in Vietnam.

Honors/Awards

  1. National Defense Service Medal
  2. Vietnam Campaign Medal

Death

On December 20, 1968, Warrant Officer 1 Haggard was killed while flying a helicopter during a test flight when it struck a guy wire attached to a radio tower in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He is currently buried in Union Valley Cemetery.