Batchelder, William Kimbal, BM1

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class

Last Primary NEC
BM-0000-Coxswain

Last Rating/NEC Group
Boatswain's Mate

Primary Unit
1966-1967, BM-0161, PBR-677

Service Years
1953 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Massachusetts

Year of Birth
1934

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Casualty Info

Home Town Shelburne Falls, MA	Last Address Shelburne Falls, MA

Casualty Date May 22, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Vinh Long (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment New Southwick Cemetery - Southwick, Massachusetts	Wall/Plot Coordinates 20E 081

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	Duty on USS Neptune posted by Caddington, Ward, DC3 1

1966-1967, BM-0161, PBR-677

From Month/Year - / 1966	To Month/Year - / 1967
Unit PBR-677 Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer First Class	NEC BM-0161-Craftmaster - YTB
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	PBR-677 Details

	Type Combat - River
	Parent Unit Patrol Boat	Strength Division
	Created/Owned By FC Burgdorf, Tommy (Birddog), FC2(SW) 439

Last Updated: Dec 13, 2022

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