* * * * * * *Fatal Booby Trap* * * * * * *
* * * * *Rural Elgin GI Killed In War* * * * *
Army Sgt. William Ray Christensen of rural Elgin died Tuesday of wounds suffered Jan. 19 while on patrol in the Mekong Delta area of Vietnam.
He is the first Vietnam fatality from Elgin this year.
Sgt. Christensen was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Christensen, Rt. 2, Box 164, Elgin. He was born April 20, 1947, and graduated from Central Burlington-Plato High School in 1965.
While at Central he participated in track, basketball and band and was in several school plays. He managed the basketball team.
After graduation, Christensen entered Wabash Junior College in Mt. Carmel and attended for two years. He enlisted in the Army in November 1967.
Christensen went through basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. and advanced infantry training at Ft. Polk, La. He left for Vietnam May 7, 1968.
Sgt. Christensen was on patrol with the 9th Infantry near Dahg Tan when he stumbled on a booby trap.
Surviving are his parents; a sister, Mrs. James Stout of Burlington; and a brother, Thomas, at home.
Funeral arrangements are being made at the Frederick Funeral Home in Hampshire.
Elgin Daily Courier-News
January 23, 1969
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William Ray Christensen
Sergeant
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Elgin, IL
Date of birth: 04/20/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 54823683
MOS: 11B40: Infantryman
Length Service: 01
Unit: B CO, 3RD BN, 39TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 05/17/1968
Incident Date: 01/19/1969
Casualty Date: 01/19/1969
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device
* * * * *Rural Elgin GI Killed In War* * * * *
Army Sgt. William Ray Christensen of rural Elgin died Tuesday of wounds suffered Jan. 19 while on patrol in the Mekong Delta area of Vietnam.
He is the first Vietnam fatality from Elgin this year.
Sgt. Christensen was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Christensen, Rt. 2, Box 164, Elgin. He was born April 20, 1947, and graduated from Central Burlington-Plato High School in 1965.
While at Central he participated in track, basketball and band and was in several school plays. He managed the basketball team.
After graduation, Christensen entered Wabash Junior College in Mt. Carmel and attended for two years. He enlisted in the Army in November 1967.
Christensen went through basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. and advanced infantry training at Ft. Polk, La. He left for Vietnam May 7, 1968.
Sgt. Christensen was on patrol with the 9th Infantry near Dahg Tan when he stumbled on a booby trap.
Surviving are his parents; a sister, Mrs. James Stout of Burlington; and a brother, Thomas, at home.
Funeral arrangements are being made at the Frederick Funeral Home in Hampshire.
Elgin Daily Courier-News
January 23, 1969
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William Ray Christensen
Sergeant
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Elgin, IL
Date of birth: 04/20/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 54823683
MOS: 11B40: Infantryman
Length Service: 01
Unit: B CO, 3RD BN, 39TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 05/17/1968
Incident Date: 01/19/1969
Casualty Date: 01/19/1969
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device
* * * * * * *Fatal Booby Trap* * * * * * *
* * * * *Rural Elgin GI Killed In War* * * * *
Army Sgt. William Ray Christensen of rural Elgin died Tuesday of wounds suffered Jan. 19 while on patrol in the Mekong Delta area of Vietnam.
He is the first Vietnam fatality from Elgin this year.
Sgt. Christensen was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Christensen, Rt. 2, Box 164, Elgin. He was born April 20, 1947, and graduated from Central Burlington-Plato High School in 1965.
While at Central he participated in track, basketball and band and was in several school plays. He managed the basketball team.
After graduation, Christensen entered Wabash Junior College in Mt. Carmel and attended for two years. He enlisted in the Army in November 1967.
Christensen went through basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. and advanced infantry training at Ft. Polk, La. He left for Vietnam May 7, 1968.
Sgt. Christensen was on patrol with the 9th Infantry near Dahg Tan when he stumbled on a booby trap.
Surviving are his parents; a sister, Mrs. James Stout of Burlington; and a brother, Thomas, at home.
Funeral arrangements are being made at the Frederick Funeral Home in Hampshire.
Elgin Daily Courier-News
January 23, 1969
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William Ray Christensen
Sergeant
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Elgin, IL
Date of birth: 04/20/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 54823683
MOS: 11B40: Infantryman
Length Service: 01
Unit: B CO, 3RD BN, 39TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 05/17/1968
Incident Date: 01/19/1969
Casualty Date: 01/19/1969
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device
* * * * *Rural Elgin GI Killed In War* * * * *
Army Sgt. William Ray Christensen of rural Elgin died Tuesday of wounds suffered Jan. 19 while on patrol in the Mekong Delta area of Vietnam.
He is the first Vietnam fatality from Elgin this year.
Sgt. Christensen was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Christensen, Rt. 2, Box 164, Elgin. He was born April 20, 1947, and graduated from Central Burlington-Plato High School in 1965.
While at Central he participated in track, basketball and band and was in several school plays. He managed the basketball team.
After graduation, Christensen entered Wabash Junior College in Mt. Carmel and attended for two years. He enlisted in the Army in November 1967.
Christensen went through basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. and advanced infantry training at Ft. Polk, La. He left for Vietnam May 7, 1968.
Sgt. Christensen was on patrol with the 9th Infantry near Dahg Tan when he stumbled on a booby trap.
Surviving are his parents; a sister, Mrs. James Stout of Burlington; and a brother, Thomas, at home.
Funeral arrangements are being made at the Frederick Funeral Home in Hampshire.
Elgin Daily Courier-News
January 23, 1969
Pg 1
William Ray Christensen
Sergeant
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Elgin, IL
Date of birth: 04/20/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 54823683
MOS: 11B40: Infantryman
Length Service: 01
Unit: B CO, 3RD BN, 39TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 05/17/1968
Incident Date: 01/19/1969
Casualty Date: 01/19/1969
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device
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