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HONORED ON PANEL 8E, LINE 25 OF THE WALL
WILL PAGE BARTON II
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WILL P BARTON II
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LEFT FOR WILL PAGE BARTON II
POSTED ON 1.20.2006
POSTED BY: Arnold M. Huskins
In Memoriam
Taken from the memorial website:
http://www.facesfromthewall.com/1966jun.html#bartwi
Two Spokane Men Die in Viet Nam
Two Spokane youths who last fall joined the Army and completed paratroop training in March were killed Thursday in combat in Viet Nam
They were Pfcs. Will P. Barton 2nd, 19, son of Air Force M. Sgt. and Mrs. Will P Barton, S4022 Sherman, and Joseph R. Ellman, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Ellman, E3727 29th.
The Bartons were notified Friday and the Ellman's received word Saturday of the deaths of their sons. Whether the two members of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles," were together when they were hit was not known.
Telegrams to the parents said that Barton died "of wounds, received when hit by automatic weapons fire while on combat operations against hostile forces" and that Ellman died "of gunshot wounds while on combat operations."
The two joined the Army together and were to have left at the same time for training, but Barton left in September and Ellman followed him two weeks later because a sprained ankle delayed him.
They trained at Ft. Ord CA and Ft. Gordon GA and by the time they graduated from jump school at Ft. Benning GA in March, Ellman had caught up with Barton.
Barton was born in Berkeley CA and had lived in Spokane since his family moved here in 1952. He attended Manito Kindergarten, Jefferson Grade School, Sacajawea Junior High School, and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School last June.
His survivors include a brother, John, 16 and a sister, Cynthia, 13, both at home...
(Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA 12 Jun 1966)
General Cites Soldier Killed in Vietnam
Brig. Gen. Francis W. Nye, commander of the 18th Air Division, Monday presented the Bronze Star and Purple Heart posthumously to Army Pfc. Will P. Barton II in ceremonies at Fairchild Air Force Base. Receiving their son's medal are Air Force Sgt. and Mrs. Will P. Barton, S4022 Sherman. Young Barton was killed in combat 9 Jun 1966 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, Tuesday 13 Dec 1966)
http://www.facesfromthewall.com/1966jun.html#bartwi
Two Spokane Men Die in Viet Nam
Two Spokane youths who last fall joined the Army and completed paratroop training in March were killed Thursday in combat in Viet Nam
They were Pfcs. Will P. Barton 2nd, 19, son of Air Force M. Sgt. and Mrs. Will P Barton, S4022 Sherman, and Joseph R. Ellman, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Ellman, E3727 29th.
The Bartons were notified Friday and the Ellman's received word Saturday of the deaths of their sons. Whether the two members of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles," were together when they were hit was not known.
Telegrams to the parents said that Barton died "of wounds, received when hit by automatic weapons fire while on combat operations against hostile forces" and that Ellman died "of gunshot wounds while on combat operations."
The two joined the Army together and were to have left at the same time for training, but Barton left in September and Ellman followed him two weeks later because a sprained ankle delayed him.
They trained at Ft. Ord CA and Ft. Gordon GA and by the time they graduated from jump school at Ft. Benning GA in March, Ellman had caught up with Barton.
Barton was born in Berkeley CA and had lived in Spokane since his family moved here in 1952. He attended Manito Kindergarten, Jefferson Grade School, Sacajawea Junior High School, and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School last June.
His survivors include a brother, John, 16 and a sister, Cynthia, 13, both at home...
(Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA 12 Jun 1966)
General Cites Soldier Killed in Vietnam
Brig. Gen. Francis W. Nye, commander of the 18th Air Division, Monday presented the Bronze Star and Purple Heart posthumously to Army Pfc. Will P. Barton II in ceremonies at Fairchild Air Force Base. Receiving their son's medal are Air Force Sgt. and Mrs. Will P. Barton, S4022 Sherman. Young Barton was killed in combat 9 Jun 1966 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, Tuesday 13 Dec 1966)
POSTED ON 6.9.2005
POSTED BY: Dave Kruger, 196th LIB. 66-67
Not forgotten
Will, Although we never met, I just want you to know you are not forgotten. You gave the ultimate sacrifice, your life for what you believed in. Sleep well my friend, and thank you for protecting the freedoms we have today.
