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HONORED ON PANEL 13E, LINE 88 OF THE WALL

RAY FRANCIS WILLIAMS

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RAY F WILLIAMS

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POSTED ON 2.28.2024

POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you.....

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

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POSTED ON 1.19.2023

POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear Lt Ray Williams, Thank you for your service as an Aviation Engineer Unit Commander. I researched you on your 56th anniversary, sad. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. MLK birthday weekend just passed. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

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POSTED ON 1.29.2022

POSTED BY: ANON

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Never forgotten.

HOOAH

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POSTED ON 2.7.2019

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Second Lieutenant Ray Francis Williams, Served with Company B, 39th Engineer Battalion, 45th Engineer Group, 18th Engineer Brigade, United States Army Vietnam Engineer Command, United States Army Vietnam.

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POSTED ON 1.13.2018

POSTED BY: Beth Braun

Bronze Star Hero

On December 27, 1966, Lt. Williams showed courage and leadership as he guided his men through an area known to have been mined and booby trapped. Disregarding his own safety, he entered the area to search and clear, during which he was fatally injured. His widow, Rita Williams, was presented the Bronze Star with V Device for her husband posthumously.

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