Bill was an infantryman with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam and was killed in action. His awards include the Combat Infantryman Badge; Bronze Star; Purple Heart; Air Medal; National Defense Service Medal; U.S. Vietnam Service Medal (3 Stars); Civil Action Honor Medal; and Vietnam Campaign Medal. His unit won the Army Valorous Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Army Meritorious Unit Citation; and the RVN Gallantry Cross unit Citation; He also had a Parachute Basic Badge (Airborne). He was survived by his mother, Ellie Lang, and his wife and an infant child.
Bill was an infantryman with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam and was killed in action. His awards include the Combat Infantryman Badge; Bronze Star; Purple Heart; Air Medal; National Defense Service Medal; U.S. Vietnam Service Medal (3 Stars); Civil Action Honor Medal; and Vietnam Campaign Medal. His unit won the Army Valorous Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster; the Army Meritorious Unit Citation; and the RVN Gallantry Cross unit Citation; He also had a Parachute Basic Badge (Airborne). He was survived by his mother, Ellie Lang, and his wife and an infant child.
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