caption branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
william nolde united states army an lộc , vietnam 27 january 1973 menominee , michigan united states legion vietnam campaign medal vietnam service medal of merit bronze star air medal purple heart place of burial korean war vietnam war 8 august 1929 colonel williamnolde.jpg william nolde
 colonel william benedict nolde
william nolde

colonel william benedict nolde -lrb- august 8 , 1929 -- january 27 , 1973 -rrb- was an officer in the united states army .
born in menominee , michigan , nolde was a professor of military science at central michigan university before joining the army .
he is known for being the last official combat casualty of the vietnam war .
