William Lawrence Matthews, Jr
Lance Corporal
H&S CO, 3RD BN, 26TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Port Clinton, Ohio
September 22, 1947 to April 15, 1968
WILLIAM L MATTHEWS Jr is on the Wall at Panel 50E, Line 6

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05 Jun 1999

They called you "Wild Bill" in Khe Sanh.
We simply knew you as "Skipper" when we were young,
and Bill as we grew older.

The whole Family still and will always miss you, Cuz.
In fact, we renamed our family reunion in remembrance of you.

We were proud of you THEN and that will NEVER change.

From your cousin and fellow Marine,
Richard J. Mullins
Former Marine 67-71
ascottishdrummer@aol.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, lost three men to enemy 82mm mortar fire on 15 Apr 1968 during the siege of Hill 881 South near Khe Sanh. LCpl William L. Matthews was assigned to H&S Company 3/26; the other two men were assigned to Kilo 3/26:
  • 1stLt Benjamin S. Fordham, Monterray, Mexico
  • Pfc Patrick C. Patterson, Columbia, SC

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