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First Name: William
Last Name: Hingston
Birthplace: Biddeford, ME, US
Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: Braintree, MA |
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Middle Name: Edward
Date of Birth: 26 November 1940
Date of Death: 24 January 1967
Rank: Captain
Years Served: 1963 - 1967 (3) |
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William Edward Hingston, Jr.
'Billy / Wild Bill'
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Graduate, U.S. Military Academy, Class of 1963
Engagements: • Vietnam War (1960 - 1973)
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Biography:
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Cullum # 24591.
Helicopter pilot, "A" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment (Aerial Rocket Artillery), 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Killed in action, Vietnam, 24 January 1967.
One of 337 graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to die or who are MIA in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. One of 20 men from the USMA Class of 1963 to make the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
Final resting place - Arlington National Cemetery, VA.
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Origin of Nickname/Handle: |
"Billy" - obvious
"Wild Bill" - Derived from his daring as an ice hockey player in high school then on as a 3-year letterman on the Army/West Point Varsity Ice Hockey Team
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Honoree ID: 253602 |
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MHOH |
