William Hudsol Pless

MILITARY DATA
Length Service 1 year
Unit 1ST PLATOON, A COMPANY, 1ST BN, 1ST MARINES, FIRST MARINE DIVISION, III MAF

CASUALTY DATA
Tour start: April 30, 1968
Casualty Date January 4, 1969
Age at Loss 19
Location , South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire

Vietnam Wall Panel 35W Line 036

Burial LISTED AS WILLIAM HUTSELL PLESS
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga
Hamilton County Tennessee, USA Plot BB, 13 He is honored on Panel 35W, Row 36 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

From the Editorial Page of the Chattanooga Times, Tuesday, January 7, 1969:

We had hoped against hope that the day would not come in 1969 when we carried the report of a local serviceman killed in action in Vietnam. Lance Corporal William Hutsell Pless, fell victim to enemy sniper fire over the weekend. The tragedy is compounded by the young marine's only recent return to combat duty after a wound received last summer. Corporal Pless had graduated from Central High School before entering the marine corps. He had served in Vietnam since April of last year. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the parents and relatives of this courageous Chattanooga native. His service and sacrifice will be remembered his memory honored, in this community and the nation for which he gave his young life.

Pless, William Hutsell, LCpl