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Springfield’s
Fallen from the Vietnam War
William
Hadley Scholes
Personal Data:
Birth Date:
5/3/31
Birth Place:
Springfield, MA
Race:
Caucasian
Religion:
Protestant
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
William Scholes
Mother's Name:
Clarice L. (Beaman) Scholes
Sibling Names:
Mrs. Huddleston
Marital Status:
Single
Education:
School Attended:
Washington School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
2/3/36
School Attended:
Elias Brookings School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
4/20/37
School Attended:
Barrows School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/4/40
School Attended:
Elias Brookings School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
12/7/42
School Attended:
Buckingham Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/6/44
School Attended:
Classical Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
3/13/46
High School Diploma:
No
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
14
SSS Local Board Location:
Springfield, MA
SSS Registration Date:
9/26/49
SSS Registrant Description:
5' 10"/135 pounds/brown hair/brown eyes
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
3/26/52
Entry Mode:
Enlistment
Entry Location:
Boston, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Marine Corps
Military Component:
Regular
Rank:
Sergeant
Rank Abbrev:
SGT
Pay Grade:
E5
MOS:
369
MOS Title:
Infantry Unit Leader
Awards Received:
Purple Heart Medal; Good Conduct Medal with two Bronze Service Stars; National
Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star; Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Vietnam Military Merit Medal; Vietnam Gallantry
Cross Unit Citation
Length Of Service:
14 years
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
3/12/66
Major Command:
1st Marine Division
Sub Command 1:
7th Marines
Sub Command 2:
2nd Battalion
Sub Command 3:
Company H
Base Location:
Chu Lai, South Vietnam
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
4/21/66
Casualty Time:
1300
Casualty Age:
34
Casualty Data 1:
Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3:
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Casualty Province:
Quang Ngai Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Casualty Grid Coordinates: near BS 528 824
Casualty Operation: Hot Springs
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, MA
Burial Plot Location:
Burial Date:
Consigned Funeral Home:
Dickinson Streeter Funeral Home, Springfield, MA
Escort Name:
GSGT Ralph M. Hartsell, USMC
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
3rd
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
06E
Line Number:
127
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