William L Matthews, Jr

Lance Corporal
H&S CO, 3RD BN, 26TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
22 September 1947 - 15 April 1968
Port Clinton, Ohio
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3RD MARDIV

26TH MARINES 		Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for William L Matthews, Jr

05 Jun 1999

They called you "Wild Bill" in Khe Sanh.
We simply knew you as "Skipper" when we were young,
and Bill as we grew older.

The whole Family still and will always miss you, Cuz.
In fact, we renamed our family reunion in remembrance of you.

We were proud of you THEN and that will NEVER change.

From your cousin and fellow Marine,
Richard J. Mullins
Former Marine 67-71
ascottishdrummer@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, lost three men to enemy 82mm mortar fire on 15 Apr 1968 during the siege of Hill 881 South near Khe Sanh. LCpl William L. Matthews was assigned to H&S Company 3/26; the other two men were assigned to Kilo 3/26:
  • 1stLt Benjamin S. Fordham, Monterray, Mexico
  • Pfc Patrick C. Patterson, Columbia, SC




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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
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