United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
U.S. Army · United States 
William Demsey Thornton Jr.
1946 – 1967
Vietnam Wall · Panel 14E
Private First Class William Demsey Thornton Jr. served in the U.S. Army. William served with the 199 LIGHT INF BDE. William served in the Vietnam War. William was 20 years old.
How They Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Injury, unspecified
Circumstance
Killed in action
Place
Long An
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Army
Infantryman (11B)
INFANTRYMAN
LONG AN
1967
Pay grade E03.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
4
For service and achievement
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
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William Demsey Thornton Jr.
Private First Class
U.S. Army
- 1967
3rd Infantry Regiment
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