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| NAME: |
William
F. O'Connell |
| NICKNAME: |
Bill |
| RANK: |
Major |
| BRANCH: |
U.S. Army, USAR |
| STATUS: |
Deceased |
| SERVICE: |
21+ years |
| DOB: |
2
July 1933 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
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| HOURS
FLOWN: |
1600
(RW-500, FW-1,000, Multi-100) |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
300
(RW) |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
FW
Officer 62-10;
RW Officer
65-1QA |
| SCHOOL: |
Arty
OCS, USAAMOCS; BA, U of Rhode Island, Brown Univ. |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
USAAMS,
USAAVNS, USAPHS, USAJFKENSPWAR(Abn), CBR |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
Army
Aviator / IP (FW/RW Counter Insurgency) |
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| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
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U-6A |
O-1A |
TO-1D |
U=6A-2D |
| OH-13 |
OH-23 |
UH-1 |
UH-1D |
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OH-13H |
OH-23D |
UH-1B |
OH-13G |
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TO-1D |
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| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
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| Vietnam,
1965-1966, RVN Defensive , Counter Offensive, Counter
Offensive Phase II |
| Vietnam,
1969, Tet '69, Counter Offensive Summer/Fall '69 |
| Korea,
1953, Japan (54-55) |
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| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
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| 1965-1966 |
A
Company, 501st Avn Bn |
| 1965-1966 |
HHD,
145th Aviation Battalion |
| 1965-1966 |
HQ,
145th Combat Support Aviation Battalion |
| 1969 |
HHB,
1st Cav Div Arty (AM), 1st Cav Div (AM) |
| 1953-1955 |
USARPAC
(Korea / Japan) |
| 1967-1968 |
HHD,
7th Army Tng Center, USAREUR, Germany |
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| POSITIONS
HELD |
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| Section
Chief, Platoon Leader, IP FW/RW (C-I) |
| Army
Advisor, Aviation Officer, Ass't Div Liaison Officer -
Counter-Insurgency |
| Nuclear
Weapons Employment, Reconnaissance Survey Officer |
| S-1,
Assistant Aviation Officer G-3, Operations Officer,
Executive Officer |
| Field
Artillery Unit Commander |
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| DECORATIONS |
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| Bronze
Star [2] |
| Air
Medal [6] |
| Nat'l
Defense Service Medal w/bronze palm, w/oak leaf |
| RVN
Service Medal; RVN Campaign Medal w/60 device; Korean
Service Medal |
| UN
Service Medal; AFEM; , Armed Forces Reserve Medal; GCM |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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Family - wife, five children, seven grandchildren |
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