William H Scheidt

Specialist Four
A CO, 1ST BN, 27TH INF RGT, 25 INF DIV
Army of the United States
22 March 1945 - 28 June 1966
Concord, California
Panel 08E Line 106

25 INF DIV

27TH INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for William H Scheidt

03 May 2002

"To live in the hearts we leave behind,
is never to have died."
(Thomas Campbell, circa 1888)

A memorial initiated by his cousin,
Howard Johnson
HJohnson1@mn.rr.com
19 Sep 2004

I would like to say "thank you" to this Infantry soldier who gave his life for us. I'm also an Infantry soldier here in Iraq and I'm from Concord, California. I just wanted to say thank you and GOD be with you soldier and your family. Rest in peace. We will win this war here.

Sincerely,
SPC Jeffery Matschke
2-5 CAV, 1 Cav Div, Fort Hood, Texas
Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq
jeffery.matschke@us.army.mil

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 28 June 1966 Company A, 1/27th Infantry, lost twelve men when one squad fought to the last man:
  • 2LT Lawrence F. Runey, Bristol, PA
  • SGT Russell L. Price, Baltimore, MD
  • SP4 Harry G. Dyer, Portales, NM
  • SP4 Carl E. Fell, Bristol, PA
  • SP4 William H. Scheidt, Concord, CA
  • PFC Manuel Alicea, New York, NY
  • PFC Michael F. Bingham, Philadelphia, PA
  • PFC Donald E. Byrum, Wooster, OH
  • PFC Gerald L. Crosby, Rockville, MD
  • PFC Pedro L. Lamourt-Tosado, Camuy, PR
  • PFC Arthur G. Mitchell, Oklahoma City, OK
  • PFC James A. Tazelaar, Muskegon, MI




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