We Were Established Sept 8th, 1975. Bill was raised in Victorville and Hesperia and went through the Victor Valley School District and graduated in 1965 from VVHS.After Bill's death, His Family asked if The DAV would dedicate the chapter after him so the Disable American Veterans Chapter 92 of Victorville took on Bill's name and the Chapter is named after him. Bill was the 1st to die from the Victor Valley that had gone to Kindergarten through High School in Victorville.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE VETERAN

Name of the Veteran to be recognized

Bill (William) Kinnard

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Highest Rank Earned/Current Rank

PFC

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Branch of Service

Army

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Military Occupational Specialty or Code, if known (ie. Infantry, Combat Medic, Pilot, Mechanic, etc.)

infantry, 101 airborne

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Date entered service

1967

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Date ended service

4/1968

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Did the Veteran retire from military service

No

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wars the Veteran has served in 

Viet Nam

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military honors and awards the Veteran received.

Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Good Conduct medal, Expert badge for machine gun and rifle bars,

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Bill volunteered to go into the Army and ended up fighting in the Viet Nam war in 1967. He died fighting that war as an infantry soldier on the front lines. He was only 20 years old when he died.

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Is the Veteran deceased?

Yes

date of death

4/11/1968

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Did the Veteran die in combat?

Yes