WILLIAM L DENMAN
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HONORED ON PANEL 12E, LINE 29 OF THE WALL

WILLIAM LUTHER DENMAN

WALL NAME

WILLIAM L DENMAN

PANEL / LINE

12E/29

DATE OF BIRTH

08/25/1946

CASUALTY PROVINCE

PR & MR UNKNOWN

DATE OF CASUALTY

11/05/1966

HOME OF RECORD

MAXWELL

COUNTY OF RECORD

Colusa County

STATE

CA

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

PFC

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Contact Details

REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR WILLIAM LUTHER DENMAN
POSTED ON 4.4.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris

do not stand at my grave and weep

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
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POSTED ON 5.2.2018
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear PFC William Denman,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Monday was the 43rd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. It has been too long, and it's about time for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 9.26.2017
POSTED BY: Bob Ahles, Wolfhound Brother

LZ Lima Zulu

Dau Tieng, Tay Ninh Province, 03 Nov 1966 - elements of the 196th Infantry Brigade and the 25th Infantry Division got into a heated fight with entrenched and bunkered VC troops, a fight that grew into a full-fledged battle fought over a three-day period. Landing Zone Lima Zulu, slightly north of where the 1st Bn, 27th Infantry fought on 03/04 Nov, drew some of the heaviest fighting beginning after C Company, 2/27 Inf, was inserted at about 1400 on 04 Nov.

C/2/27 moved south from LZ Lima Zulu, intending to link with 1/27, but could go only a few hundred meters before being stopped by VC dug into a tree line. Unable to move forward, with enemy troops infiltrating to their rear, the battalion and company commanders dead, and under fire from three sides, C/2/27 pulled together after nightfall, using a left flank displacement to get out of the "horseshoe" and avoid encirclement. The maneuver worked, and C/2/27 held out through the night amidst sporadic hand-to-hand fighting. By 1030 on 05 Nov, Alpha 1/27 fought through and relieved C/2/27.

At the same time, HHC and A Company, 2/27, were coming into LZ Lima Zulu, intending to take the VC from the rear, pounding them against the anvil formed by A/1/27 and C/2/27. It didn't work; the VC anticipated the move and the arriving troops found themselves in a "hot" LZ. As the day progressed additional forces were brought in, eventually encouraging the VC to break contact and withdraw from the field.

While the engagements cost the VC dearly, with several hundred known dead, the US infantrymen paid a high price - 50 men killed in action over the three day period. Bill Denman was one of twenty Americans who were killed at LZ Lima Zulu on the 3rd day of the fight.
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POSTED ON 9.26.2017
POSTED BY: Bob Ahles, Wolfhound Brother

Peace with Honor

You were one of the brave that answered the call. You honored us by your service and sacrifice. We now honor you each time we stand and sing the words “THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE”. Rest in Peace and Honor William.
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POSTED ON 8.27.2017
POSTED BY: Lee C. Cleghorn ETCM USN Ret.

To My Cousin Buddy

I still remember visiting your mom sister and you in Maxwell,CA when I was stationed at Treasure Island San Francisco,CA in 1964 you were young and full of life and it was a pleasure to be visiting you and your family. I was just returning from Turkey to Homestead Florida at the time of your death. I'm sorry we didn't get a proper good bye who would know what the future held.
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