William was born in 1938. He was the son of James and Jeannette Abernethy. [1]
2LT William Abernethy was Killed in Action at Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam during Vietnam War.
Sgt. William Abernethy served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War Service started: 28 Sep 1966 Unit(s): 1st Cavalry Division Service ended: 27 Mar 1968
He died in Vietnam in 1967.[2][1][3]
h: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: O3
Rank: Captain
Promotion Note: None
ID No: O5317216
MOS: 1204: Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander
Length Service: 04
Unit: L TRP, 3RD SQDN, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 12/12/1966
Incident Date: 07/21/1967
Casualty Date: 07/21/1967
Status Date: Not Applicable
Status Change: Not Applicable
Age at Loss: 28
Location: Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Repatriated: Not Applicable
Identified: Not Applicable
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
URL: www.VirtualWall.org/da/AbernethyWF01a.htm
Data accessed: 7/27/2019[4]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 04 December 2019), memorial page for Capt William Forman Abernethy (17 Nov 1938–21 Jul 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #116255300, citing Lakeside Memorial Park, Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by 11thacrkia (contributor 47634691).
↑ "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA NAID 571687. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
↑ "2 Floridians Listed Among Vietnam Dead," The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jul 1967, p. 3B, col. 3, Web (newspapers.com, accessed 22 Jul 2023) Newspapers Clip: 128678363.
↑ CPT William Forman Abernethy, Winter Haven, FL on www.VirtualWall.org The Virtual Wall® Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. (2018, June 29). Retrieved July 27, 2019, Virtual Wall page for William Abernethy.
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