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WILLIAM B CAWTHORNE

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HONORED ON PANEL 1E, LINE 56 OF THE WALL

WILLIAM BAYLES CAWTHORNE

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WILLIAM B CAWTHORNE

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POSTED ON 10.8.2022

POSTED BY: Jury Washington

Thank You For Your Valiant Service Soldier.

May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace 2LT. Cawthorne, I salute your brave soul. My heart goes out to you and your family.

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POSTED ON 5.30.2022

POSTED BY: Bob & Santa Campuzano

We keep you in our prayers...

We Culver High friends cherish our memories & will never forget both you Bayles Cawthorne & Buzzy Blackwood who gave your lives for all of us

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POSTED ON 12.7.2021

POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrances from Patricia McKane Mauro are touching. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us...

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POSTED ON 10.8.2021

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Second Lieutenant William Bayles Cawthorne, Served with the 52nd Airlift Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, United States Army Support Command Vietnam, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV).

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POSTED ON 8.23.2021

POSTED BY: Patricia McKane Mauro

Always in my Heart

Bayles was my first love in High School. Such a nice boy who was very well liked by his classmates.

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