William H Laurence, Jr

Warrant Officer
162ND AHC, 13TH CAB, 164TH CAG, 1 AVN BDE
Army of the United States
08 August 1946 - 26 August 1970
San Antonio, TX
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1 AVN BDE 162ND AHC
Army Aviator

Purple Heart, Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign
William H. Laurence

The database page for William H Laurence, Jr

22 Aug 1999

REMEMBERED ACROSS THE YEARS

From his son,
Billy Laurence
blaurence@austin.rr.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Four men of the 162nd Assault Helicopter Company died when their UH-1H (tail number 69-15429) was hit, crashed, and exploded while they were coming into a hot landing zone for a combat extraction:
  • WO William H. Laurence, San Antonio, TX, pilot
  • CPT Stephen D. Carr, Barre, VT, copilot
  • SP5 Benny R. Halstead, Glen Morgan, WV, gunner
  • SP5 Larry B. Jacobson, Norma, ND, crew chief




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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
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