William E Lawson Jr.

William E. Lawson Jr.

H&S Battery 4/42 Artillery

4th Infantry Division

KIA 04/20/1967

William E Lawson Jr., from Royal Oak, Michigan, H&S Bttry, 4-42nd FA, was KIA 20 Apr 1967
while assigned as an FO with the 3rd Armored Cav (ARVN).

William Edward Lawson Jr
First Lieutenant

PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Royal Oak, MI
Date of birth: 12/01/1938

MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: O2
Rank: First Lieutenant
MOS: 1193: Field Artillery Unit Commander
Length Service: 06
Unit: HQ & SVC BTRY, 4TH BN, 42ND ARTILLERY, 4TH INF DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 07/23/1966
Incident Date: 04/20/1967
Casualty Date: 04/20/1967
Age at Loss: 28
Location: Pleiku Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire

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Medal display from the Virtual Wall

Photo of William Dawson from Randy Dunham

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