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Billy Ray Parnell
Corporal
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Winnie, TX
Date of birth: 06/25/1952
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
ID No: 463823571
MOS: 11B1P: Infantryman (Airborne Qual)
Length Service: **
Unit: D CO, 2ND BN, 503RD INFANTRY, 173RD ABN BDE, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 03/03/1971
Casualty Date: 03/31/1971
Age at Loss: 18
Location: Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died of wounds
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
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Billy Stevens (1971)
Billy was a friend of our family and was the first of several friends that didn't make it back from Vietnam. Our dad's work together at the same plant and we lived just one block from each other and enjoyed many neighborhood and company parties together. The lost of Billy brought the realism of the Vietnam war to me and most of my friends. Billy was a great guy and I wish he was here with us!Kelle Endris (Endris-Smith) (1971)
I remember Billy as our first casuality of Viet Nam. Before he left for the war, he was just a funny and crazy guy. He made us laugh.