| Birth: | Aug. 22, 1948
Gresham
Multnomah County
Oregon, USA | | Death: | Apr. 14, 1969, Vietnam | 
A NAVY COMBAT CORPSMAN, BILL WAS KILLED IN ACTION FROM HOSTILE FIRE WHILE TRYING TO RESCUE WOUNDED MARINES OF F CO. 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES ON CHARLIE RIDGE IN SOUTH VIETNAM.
Bill was my best friend in Vietnam. We were stationed together at Marble Mountain Air Base just south of DaNang. On the day of his death Bill was on his way to breaking the Vietnam War record for medevac rescue missions. He was on his 803rd mission.
His plan was to reach 1,000 missions and then go home to Oregon and become a doctor.
He was 20 years old.
To read more about this extraordinary
young man go to the following websites
http://www.hmm-364.org/sperb-wl-index.html
http://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SperbWL01a.htm
In addition, I have created a video tribute to Bill on youtube. To view it, copy and paste the below link into your browser.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hudxsocb-nU
Anyone visiting here that has pictures of Bill, even of his childhood growing up in Oregon, please feel free to send them to me and I will put them up here.
Thank you all for your kind and caring thoughts.
Bob Spear
USMC
Vietnam 1968 - 1969
| | | Burial:
Willamette National Cemetery
Happy Valley
Clackamas County
Oregon, USA
Plot: U, 1542 |
Maintained by: Bob Spear
Originally Created by: Walter Myers
Record added: Mar 04, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 3935345 |
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Karen
Added: Nov. 13, 2009 |
Veterans Day, Bill. Appleby's is offering all us old vets a free meal, so me and the wife will be going there this evening, and as always on Veterans Day, I will be remembering you. Miss you.
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Bob Spear
Added: Nov. 11, 2009 |
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Jennifer Fitzsimmons-Amato
Added: Nov. 9, 2009 |
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