US PARAS 2 Thompson, William Darrell

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Thompson ​

• FORENAME

William Darrell (Billy)​

• UNIT

327 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (HQ & HQ Company,1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class ​

• NUMBER

262086976​

• DATE OF DEATH

28th November 1971 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Auburndale Memorial Park,Auburndale,Polk County,Florida k2-6​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Auburndale,Florida​

born 9.2.1951 Winter Haven,Florida​

son of Alline (nee Woods) Barrington (formerly Thompson),Lake Alfred,Florida and late (died 1960) Harvey Jordan Thompson​

single​

attended schools in Winter Haven,Lake Alfred and Auburndale​

attended Auburndale High School​

entered service 8.7.1970​

Fort Jackson,South Carolina (basic training)​

Fort Lewis,Washington (training)​

food service specialist​

award Bronze Star​

killed in helicopter crash (non hostile) Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam ​

CH-47 (68-15866) (Company C,159 Aviation Bn)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 02W Line 80 ​

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