William Forman Abernethy

Captain
L TROOP, 3RD SQDN, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV
Army of the United States
17 November 1938 - 21 July 1967
Winter Haven, Florida
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USARV

11 ARM CAV RGT 		Silver Star

Armor

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for William Forman Abernethy

20 Nov 2006

REMEMBERED

by his sister,
Mary-Knox Abernethy Lanier
1825 Galloway Avenue, Memphis, Tn 38112
mary.lanier@memphistn.gov

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 21 July 1967 a patrol from the 3/11 Cavalry was ambushed on Highway 20 north of the Blackhorse base camp. Fourteen US soldiers from 3/11 died in the engagement:
  • 155mm Howitzer Btry (Forward Observer team):
    • PFC James F. Bean, Garland, TX (Bronze Star "V")
    • PFC John J. Campa, Chicago, IL
    • PFC George Foster, New York, NY

  • HQ Troop:
    • PFC Douglas W. Hill, Lawton, OK (medic with L Troop)

  • K Troop:
    • 1LT Ponder R. Sims, Princeton, AR
    • PFC Roosevelt C. Curley, Detroit, MI
    • PFC Billy G. Rodgers, Alex, OK

  • L Troop:
    • CPT William F. Abernethy, Winter Haven, FL (Silver Star)
    • SP4 Lawrence M. Dawson, Everett, WA
    • SP4 Richard J. Schutz, Calumet City, IL
    • PFC Frank D. Leal, Corona, CA
    • PFC Gary A. McLennan, Flint, MI
    • PFC James L. Whitfield, Augusta, GA
    • PVT Thomas F. Ganion, Peoria, IL


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his sister,
Mary-Knox Abernethy Lanier
1825 Galloway Avenue, Memphis, Tn 38112
mary.lanier@memphistn.gov


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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 20 Nov 2006
Last updated 11/28/2006