GREEN BERETS Williams, Lavester Lee

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Williams ​

• FORENAME

Lavester Lee ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (Det A5-5)​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

0-78153​

• DATE OF DEATH

23rd March 1963 ​

• AGE

30 ​

• GRAVESITE

Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma​

born 2.8.1932​

son of Henry Lee (1910-1969) and Mrs Grace Elizabeth (nee Nelms) Williams (1911-1985), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma​

husband of Julia (nee Mitchell) Williams (1931-2007),3129 North West Park Place, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2 children Rex Lee and Gala Lynn)​

attended University of Oklahoma​

served US Navy 2.12.1947 - 24.5.1948​

served US Navy again 5.8.1949 - 24.4.1953 (served Korean War)​

commissioned US Army Reserve (Armor) 1.8.1957 - 5.9.1959​

US Army Armor School Basic Officer Course 1958​

Regular Army by 1960 (2Lt)​

served "Bay of Pigs", Cuba 1961​

1 SF Group 1960-62​

5 SF Group 1962-63​

award Bronze Star (date/unit ?)​

struck on the head by passing Vietnamese boat while SCUBA diving and drowned (non hostile) Kien Phong Province, South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. Panel 01E Line 20 ​

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