Cpl Gill #
MOS: 0351 Antitank Assaultman

After arriving in Vietnam William was assigned to Inda Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.

Memphian Dies in Philippines Of War Wounds
A 20-year-old Memphis Marine's fight for life ended early yesterday at Clark Air Force Base Hospital in the Philippines where he was flown after being critically wounded August 20 north of Da Nang in Vietnam.
Cpl. William R.Gill Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Gill of 277 Williford, became the 39th Shelby Countian to die as a result of enemy action in Vietnam. His mother had been at his bedside almost continuously during his last nine days.
Hit in the abdomen by small arms fire during "Operation Panic," Corporal Gill was flown to the Philippines as soon as his condition permitted. His condition later deteriorated after his kidneys failed.
Corporal Gill was born and reared here and was a member of Merton Avenue Baptist Church. He attended Central High School before enlisting on his 17th birthday, August 30, 1963. He later completed requirements for his diploma in Service.
He had been in Vietnam since March and had been recommended for both the Bronze Star Medal and Silver Star Medal. He was awarded the Purple Heart for grenade wounds received July 21.
He also leaves a sister, Miss Dorothy Ann Gill, and his grandmother , Mrs. Ruth Newsom, both of the Williford address.
Information from The Commercial Appeal, Saturday, September 10, 1966.

Cpl Gill #
MOS: 0351 Antitank Assaultman

After arriving in Vietnam William was assigned to Inda Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.

Memphian Dies in Philippines Of War Wounds
A 20-year-old Memphis Marine's fight for life ended early yesterday at Clark Air Force Base Hospital in the Philippines where he was flown after being critically wounded August 20 north of Da Nang in Vietnam.
Cpl. William R.Gill Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Gill of 277 Williford, became the 39th Shelby Countian to die as a result of enemy action in Vietnam. His mother had been at his bedside almost continuously during his last nine days.
Hit in the abdomen by small arms fire during "Operation Panic," Corporal Gill was flown to the Philippines as soon as his condition permitted. His condition later deteriorated after his kidneys failed.
Corporal Gill was born and reared here and was a member of Merton Avenue Baptist Church. He attended Central High School before enlisting on his 17th birthday, August 30, 1963. He later completed requirements for his diploma in Service.
He had been in Vietnam since March and had been recommended for both the Bronze Star Medal and Silver Star Medal. He was awarded the Purple Heart for grenade wounds received July 21.
He also leaves a sister, Miss Dorothy Ann Gill, and his grandmother , Mrs. Ruth Newsom, both of the Williford address.
Information from The Commercial Appeal, Saturday, September 10, 1966.