William Mathias Mooers

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20 Dec 2004 My Cousin Billy -- my big buddy. Strong, handsome and always dependable for a piggy-back ride and lots of fun! You are still so terribly missed even after all these years. I love you, Billy, and I'll c-ya again someday in Heaven! From his cousin and little buddy, Delores deloricakes@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 22 Jan 1969 an engineer team from C Company, 1st Engineer Battalion was conducting mine sweeping operations along Highway 540 about 8 kilometers south-southwest of Danang. H&S Company, 1/7 Marines provided the engineers with an infantry security force. An ambush on the sweep team developed into a short but vicious firefight which resulted in the deaths of five Marines and one Navy Corpsman: C Co, 1st Eng Bn Cpl John F. Weaver, Kansas City, MO LCpl Johnny S. Holt, Charlotte, NC LCpl Kenneth W. Mokuau, Wenonah, NJ H&S Co, 1st Bn, 7th Marines LCpl William M. Mooers, Los Angeles, CA LCpl Aubra E. Morgan, Arlington, TX HN Joseph A. Wilk, Newport News, VA

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 20 Dec 2004
Last updated 08/10/2009