Talk:Roderick Wetherill
Latest comment: 1 year ago by WAG57 in topic Cdr 24th Infantry Division
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Roderick Wetherill, Jr. notability and merger discussion (cut and paste from Talk:Roderick Wetherill, Jr.)
editWhis is this guy notable?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:26, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
- He's notable from the WP:MILHIST because of his multiple medals in Vietnam War - US bronze Star and a merit from the Republic of Suth Vietnam, amongst others. He passes WP:GNG for having multiple good sources that address him directly. Bearian (talk) 19:31, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
- I would disagree, three of the references are for his attendance at West Point (most university's publish the same details on alumni) and the fourth was a mention in his father obituary. Jim Sweeney (talk) 12:07, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
- Proposal: should we merge this one into his father's article? Bearian (talk) 19:15, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
- Nope, still not notable. We don't add articles about non-notable/famous sons of notable parents. The US gave out tens of thousands of Bronze Stars in Vietnam, so that doesn't count. I'd add a single sentence about how the son followed the father into the Army, but that's as far as I'd be willing to go.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:48, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
- Well, actually, it's fairly common outcome after WP:AfD to merge, selectively, information about less notable children into their parents' articles. Also, "Rick" (Jr.) won other significant medals from both South Vietnam and USA's DOD. Honestly, I made the separate articles so that when looking for sources, I could place each source in different articles. Now I see that the son is only marginally notable, and I'll start the process of "smerging" this article into the other. Bearian (talk) 21:58, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
- Proposal: should we merge this one into his father's article? Bearian (talk) 19:15, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
- I would disagree, three of the references are for his attendance at West Point (most university's publish the same details on alumni) and the fourth was a mention in his father obituary. Jim Sweeney (talk) 12:07, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
Burial?
editHe's not listed on the ANC Explorer. FindaGrave has him at ANC, but lacks grave photos. The VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator does not list him anywhere. So I've removed burial info from the article. – S. Rich (talk) 19:59, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Cdr 24th Infantry Division
editAccording to the List of commanders of 24th Infantry Division (United States) he commanded this division between October 1966 and August 1968. However this article does not mention anything about this. The 24th ID is not listed in the infobox under "commands held". Is there a reason behind or was ist just ignored or forgotten? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WAG57 (talk • contribs) 07:49, 9 September 2023 (UTC)