Sp/5 William James Simpson
Born: 12 March 47
Parents: Eugene & Jeanette Simpson Sr.
Home: 1424 Marengo Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois
Siblings: 1 brother
Education: Proviso East High School
– left high school after 2 years
Enlisted: U.S. Army – 1965
Training: helicopter mechanic
Unit: 118th Assault Helicopter Company, 145th Aviation Battalion, 12th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade
Tour of Duty:
– started: 17 May 1967
Killed in Action: 27 November 1968 – Tay Ninh, Vietnam
– helicopter shot down by enemy fire
Funeral: St. Bernadine Church, Forest Park
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois
