United States of America
Staff Sergeant Willie Franklin served in the U.S. Army. Willie served with the 173 AIRBORNE BDE. Willie served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Willie was 29 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Drowning
Circumstance
Accident in theatre
Place
Phu Yen
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Army
54E2P: Nuclear, Biological, And Chemical (NBC) Specialist (Airborne Qual)
PHU YEN
1967
Pay grade E05.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
4
Unit awards
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Baltimore National Cemetery
Section
L
Grave
2521
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Willie Franklin
Staff Sergeant
U.S. Army
- 1967
503rd Infantry Regiment
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