US PARAS 2 White, William Edmond III (Billy)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

White​

• FORENAME

William Edmond III (Billy)​

• UNIT

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

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

53579274​

• DATE OF DEATH

29th January 1968​

• AGE

20​

• GRAVESITE

Fogartyville Cemetery,Bradenton,Manatee County,Florida​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Coral Gables,Florida​

born 15.2.1947​

son of William Edmond II and Pauline (nee Ciola) White​

father (1916-94) served as 1st Lt US Army in WW2​

mother (1918-2006) served as 1st Lt US Army Nurse Corps in WW2​

single​

graduated Manatee High School 1965​

entered service 1967​

promoted Cpl posthumously​

WIA Bien Hoa Province,South Vietnam​

DOW same day​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 35E Line 64​

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