William Joseph Hobert

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20 Dec 2004 I have such vivid memories of playing baseball against you. I now live in your home town of Orting. I drive by the baseball field of the high school and think of you, one of the best pitchers there was. I stand there and think of what should have been. I can not say how proud I was to play against you and for what you have done. Rich Mascarello E-Mail may be forwarded via the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org

22 Oct 2007 Billy Jo, it's been over 40 years. You are still in my thoughts daily. We'll meet again when I reach the great beyond with you. From a classmate, Leon Pravitz lee3714@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall The book and movie We Were Soldiers Once - and Young made the 7th Cavalry's November 1965 fight in the Ia Drang Valley well known to Americans - but the 1st Cavalry Division's losses in the Ia Drang area neither began nor ended with that battle. On 02 August 1966, A Company, 2/7th Cavalry, was back in the Valley. Eighteen Americans died on that day in an engagement with North Vietnamese regulars at Landing Zone PINK, 23 kilometers west-southwest of the Catecka airfield: 2LT Howard C. McCarthy, Glenolden, PA PSGT Wiley L. Phillips, Polkville, MS SGT Hiram J. Knighton, Chicago, IL SP4 Kent L. Amerine, Great Bend, KS (medic, HHC with A/2/7 Cav) SP4 Glasco J. Fryar, Sampson, NC SP4 William J. Henry, Lynchburg, SC SP4 Isaac E. Hunt, Jackson, TN SP4 Earl Melton, Baltimore, MD SP4 Danny D. Prince, Oxford, OH SP4 Fred R. Saiz, Bernalillo, NM PFC Larry K. Barner, Loganton, PA PFC Robert G. Burrell, Albany, NY PFC Dale H. Gibson, Rock Falls, IL PFC Harlin Harris, Fort Meade, FL PFC William J. Hobert, Orting, WA PFC Edward M. Sieben, Chicago, IL PFC Fred H. Still, Spartanburg, SC PFC Gerald F. Trittschuh, Bradford, OH

The point-of-contact for this memorial is one who remembers, Rich Mascarello E-Mail may be forwarded via the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org

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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 11/06/2007