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William Patrick Egan
Lieutenant Commander
VA-215, CVW-21, USS HANCOCK, TF 77, 7TH FLEET United States Navy Fort Worth, Texas January 20, 1931 to April 29, 1966 WILLIAM P EGAN is on the Wall at Panel 7E, Line 8 |
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FROM THE CLASS OF 1948, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL Pat, you were 35 when you gave your life to protect all of your friends and family. We will not forget. Your birthday is next week - January 20th, 1931. You were born 73 years ago and again your life was shortened by your devotion and duty to country. From high school classmates; Weldon & Jean Kirby; Lu Juana Cartwright; Shannon James, who still wears your MIA bracelet; Glinda Daugherty, who lost her boyfriend Charley in Viet Nam in 1965 and is one of the friends on this message; and I am sure many more not mentioned here. On your birthday all of these people will say a special prayer for you. Your friends in God's kingdom will find out how much you are missed and loved by all of your "Texas" friends. Happy Birthday, William Patrick Egan.
"Classmates and Friends" 21 Nov 2005
The friends and classmates of William Patrick Egan
From a friend, Tommy Lay Friend and classmate hllay@yahoo.com |
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I have Mr. Egan's MIA bracelet. I wear it every day. Even though I do not know him, not a day goes by I do not think about him and pray for him. He has a special place in my heart, and will remain there forever.
Shannon James |
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Greetings, I have developed a web page dedicated to William Patrick Egan at
I adopted a POW/MIA/KIA from the Operation Just Cause web site and it just happened to be LCDR Egan and then I found this page.
From a friend, |
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I would be happy to correspond on e-mail with anyone who was fortunate to know Pat. He was such a happy, kind person, and my nine years of knowing him was a blessing to me and our children. I know he had many friends.
From his wife, |
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To my granddad known as "Pat"
It's like a rainbow just for us
Until that day I'll smile for you
From his granddaughter, |
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My dear Pat, So many years I have missed you and loved you. I know you are in heaven with Moma and Daddy Egan and my mother and daddy. My day will come when we will all be together again. Jerri, Janet and I just spent 5 days together and our main conversation was about you. They love you so much, just as anyone does that has ever met you. I know you are so proud of them and their children. Pat, you were always the brother I never had and you always treated me as your "little sister". I just wish my children could have met you in person, but I have told them all the stories. I love you, "Billy Pat".
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A Note from The Virtual WallOn 29 April 1966, LCDR William P. Egan launched as lead aircraft in a section of two A-1H SKYRAIDERS tasked with attacking a truck stop and supply depot on the Ho Chi Minh Trail on the Laotian side of the Lao/NVN border.The flight had been briefed to conduct a single dive-bombing attack with roll-in from 10,000 feet. Egan was first in on the target, followed by his wingman. The wingman observed Egan's weapons release and then watched helplessly as Egan's aircraft, Bureau Number 135576, continued in its dive and impacted the ground. The wingman orbited the crash site several times before departing the area. He reported that the crash was not survivable. Based on the wingman's report, Lieutenant Commander Egan was classed as Killed in Action, body not recovered. His remains have not been repatriated (16 Mar 2008). Joint Task Force-Full Accounting reports indicate that an A-1 crash site located near Ban Nepang, about 31 kilometers south of the Mu Gia Pass, is believed to be Egan's aircraft, but the site has been very heavily scavenged. Although excavations indicate the pilot was in the aircraft at impact, to The Virtual Wall's knowledge the site has not been positively identified and there has been no announcement of the recovery of human remains. |
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