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WILLIAM B. HAMACHER
Home Of Record:
GLOUCESTER
County:
Camden
Status:
Killed In Action
Rank:
PFC
Branch Of Service:
Marines
Country Of Incident:
SVN
Date of Casualty:
May 22, 1968
Date of Birth:
July 11, 1949
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WILLIAM BERNARD HAMACHER
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
Length of service 0 years
Casualty was on May 22, 1968
In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
Panel 65E - Line 11
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William B. Hamacher was born on July 11, 1949.
His home of record is Gloucester, NJ. He graduated from Gloucester Catholic
High School in 1967. He had planned on becoming a teacher.
Hamacher was a soprano horn soloist in the Vagabonds Drum and Bugle Corps
and enjoyed baseball, weightlifting and school plays.
Billy enlisted in the US Marine Corps, 1st Division in July 1968, a month
after graduating from high school and a year after his cousin, John Rodgers
of Gloucester City, died in Vietnam. Hamacher attained the rank of Private
First Class (PFC) and was a gun team leader.
Hamacher was killed in action during an ambush in Vietnam on May 22, 1968.
He was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Republic of
Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal,
Pistol Expert Medal, and Rifle Sharp Shooter Medal.
Sources: Newspaper clippings and NJVVMF.
from dvrbs.com PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM
BERNARD HAMACHER was born on July 11, 1949. A 1967 graduate of Gloucester
Catholic High School in his hometown of Gloucester City NJ, he enlisted in
the United States Marine Corps a month after graduation.
He served as a 0331 in the Marine Corps. In 1 year of service, he attained
the rank of PFC/E2.
On May 22, 1968, at the age of 18, WILLIAM BERNARD HAMACHER perished in the
service of our country in South Vietnam, Quang Tri.
MESSAGES LEFT ON THEWALL-USA
** Note that some of these
messages are from years ago and their contact information may not be good
anymore **
  Ray Harton
mc2316774@aol.com
Fellow Marine
Honoring you today Marine. Rest in peace Marine knowing that we will never
forget your sacrifice and service to the Corps and our Country. Semper-Fi
Marine. Cpl.Harton USMC Ret. Vietnam 1967
Tuesday, July 11, 2000
Hillary Dayton (Malsberger)
Sungirl614@aol.com
Friend
313 Bracken Place
Jacksonville, NC 28540 USA
Gone, Dear Friend, But Never Forgotten
Billy and I were in drum corp together back in the '60's. I'll never forget
his quick wit and tall lanky build. He was a great friend, a great Marine,
and a true hero. He is deeply missed. As the mother of a U.S. Marine who
served in Iraq, I truly feel closer to Billy and what he fought for. OOH RAH
Billy, Semper Fi.
Monday, September 29, 2003
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