William Carl Whitlatch, Jr
Sergeant
B CO, 1ST BN, 50TH INFANTRY, I FIELD FORCE, USARV
Army of the United States
Moundsville, West Virginia
December 20, 1943 to December 12, 1969
WILLIAM C WHITLATCH Jr is on the Wall at Panel W15, Line 51

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William C Whitlatch
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27 Jan 2008

Even though he was only a little older than me I remember Bill as the older brother to all of the younger kids in our neighborhood.

From a friend and fellow Vietnam vet,
Joseph Frey
Lot 35 AAA Plaza, Moundsville, West Virginia
joseph_frey24@msn.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Sergeant William Whitlatch was killed in an ambush near the tiny hamlet of Ap Long Lam, about 12 kilometers west-southwest of Luong Son airfield. A posthumous recipient of the Silver Star, he is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville, West Virginia.


Mrs. Linda Whitlatch receives her husband's
Silver Star from Colonel Vincent F. Fazio.


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