NAME: William F. O'Connell
NICKNAME: Bill
RANK: Major
BRANCH: U.S. Army, USAR
STATUS: Deceased
SERVICE: 21+ years
DOB: 2 July 1933

SERVICE INFORMATION

HOURS FLOWN:
COMBAT HOURS:
FLT/NCO CLASS: FW Officer 62-10; RW Officer Qualification, 1964
SCHOOL: Arty OCS, USAAMOCS; BA, U of Rhode Island, Brown Univ.
MILITARY SCHOOL: USAAMS, USAAVNS, USAPHS, USAJFKENSPWAR(Abn), CBR
AVN DESIGNATION: Army Aviator / IP (FW/RW Counter Insurgency)

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

E-2A O-1A TO-1D U-6A-2D OH-13 OH-23 UH-1 UH-1D

COMBAT EXPERIENCE

Vietnam, 1965-1966, RVN Defensive , Counter Offensive, Counter Offensive Phase II
Vietnam, 1969, Tet '69, Counter Offensive Summer/Fall '69
Korea, 1953, Japan (54-55)

UNIT ASSIGNMENTS

1965-1966 A Company, 501st Avn Bn
1965-1966 HHD, 145th Aviation Battalion
1965-1966 HQ, 145th Combat Support Aviation Battalion
1969 HHB, 1st Cav Div Arty (AM), 1st Cav Div (AM)
1953-1955 USARPAC (Korea / Japan)
1967-1968 HHD, 7th Army Tng Center, USAREUR, Germany

POSITIONS HELD

Section Chief, Platoon Leader, IP FW/RW (C-I)
Army Advisor, Aviation Officer, Ass't Div Liaison Officer - Counter-Insurgency
Nuclear Weapons Employment, Reconnaissance Survey Officer
S-1, Assistant Aviation Officer G-3, Operations Officer, Executive Officer
Field Artillery Unit Commander

DECORATIONS

Bronze Star [2]
Air Medal [6]
Nat'l Defense Service Medal w/bronze palm, w/oak leaf
RVN Service Medal; RVN Campaign Medal w/60 device; Korean Service Medal
UN Service Medal; AFEM; , Armed Forces Reserve Medal; GCM

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS