US PARAS 2 Springfield, William Val

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Springfield​

• FORENAME

William Val​

• UNIT

187 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company D,3 Bn)​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class​

• NUMBER

51836930​

• DATE OF DEATH

13th May 1969​

• AGE

27​

• GRAVESITE

Brookdale Cemetery,Elyria,Lorain County,Ohio​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Elyria,Ohio​

born 7.5.1942 Elyria,Ohio​

husband of Ella Springfield (died 2013)​

1 year service​

awards Bronze Star,Army Commendation Medal​

KIA - helicopter shot down during evacuation Hill 937,Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 25W Line 111​

Lorain County Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Amherst,Ohio​

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