In Memoriam

WILLARD A PHILSON

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Philson, Willard Arlan
Gering, NE
ARMY
SP4

BIRTH DATE:

8/8/1943

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Panel 014E Line 105
Panel 03 Line 22

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9/30/1966
2/1/1967
2/1/1967

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N/A

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South Vietnam
Binh Duong
UNK
N/A

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Not Listed
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INCIDENT KNOWN DETAILS:

81A10 = General Draftsman
HHC, 168TH ENG BN, 79TH ENG GROUP, 20TH ENG BDE, USARV
Bronze Star (Merit)
Purple Heart
West Lawn Cemetery, Gering, NE
Casualty codes: A1-G-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
N/A
Vehicle Hit Mine.

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