In Memoriam

WILLIAM J BALLINGER

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Ballinger, William Joseph
Bingham, NE
ARMY
MAJ

BIRTH DATE:

7/6/1935

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Panel 65W Line 004
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5/27/1968
5/27/1968
5/27/1968

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South Vietnam
Phuoc Long
48PXT996848
48PXT999847

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Not Listed
UH-1D 66-16433

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1981 = Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander
222ND PERS SVC CO DET, 45TH MED CO, 68TH MED GROUP, 44TH MED BDE, USARV
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Ft Sam Houston Nat Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
Casualty codes: A1-B-4
A1 = Hostile, died outright
B = Air loss or crash over land
4 = Helicopter - Pilot
Recovered.
Identified 05/31/1968.
N/A
UH-1D Shot Down During Night Medevac 24 Km Due East Of An Loc City 27May68.

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