Highest Honors POW / MIA
United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
Headstone of William W Bancroft Jr.
Headstone of William W Bancroft Jr.
U.S. Air Force · United States United States

William W Bancroft Jr.

First Lieutenant
1945 – 1970
Purple Heart
Air MedalNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 06W
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

First Lieutenant William W Bancroft Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force. William served with the 14 TR SQ. William served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. William was 25 years old.

How He Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Injury, unspecified
Circumstance Killed in action
Keepsakes
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Service Record
U.S. Air Force
14TH TAC RECON SQDN, 432ND TAC RECON WING, 7TH AF
1585: Navigator
1STLT
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
2002
Pay grade O02. DCAS record DCAS-VN-002279.
Conflicts
Vietnam War Cold War
Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart
Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 06W · Line 56 cut as WILLIAM W BANCROFT Jr
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section MG
Grave 167
In Our Keeping
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Last updated September 23, 2026

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William W Bancroft Jr.
First Lieutenant
U.S. Air Force
- 2002
14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
First Lieutenant
Purple Heart
Air Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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