GREEN BERETS Roush, William Wakefield (Bill)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Roush ​

• FORENAME

William Wakefield (Bill) ​

• UNIT

former SF (Captain) ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

074477​

• DATE OF DEATH

27th February 1968 ​

• AGE

34 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 4 Site 2753-A​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Houston,Texas​

born 8.2.1934 Harris County,Texas​

son of late William Luther and late Mary Vera (nee Cousins) Roush​

married​

graduated Lamar High School Houston,Texas 1952​

attended Washington and Lee University,Lexington,Virginia (2 years)​

graduated University of Texas,Austin 1955-56 (Army ROTC)​

commissioned 1956​

5 SF Group (HQ and HQ Company) (Captain) 1965-66​

9 Infantry Regiment (XO HQ and HQ Company,4 Bn) 1967-68​

awards D.S.C. with oak leaf cluster,Silver Star,Legion of Merit​

KIA Gia Dinh Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 41E Line 54 ​

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