Putnam, William, Sr., SSG

Deceased

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Last Rank
Staff Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Quartermaster Corps

Last Primary MOS
76Y40-Unit Supply Specialist

Last MOS Group
Quartermaster

Primary Unit
1980-1984, 76Y40, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry

Service Years
1963 - 1984

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Order of the Spur

Quartermaster Corps

Staff Sergeant

Seven Service Stripes

Five Overseas Service Bars

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Home State

Oregon

Oregon

Year of Birth
1944

This Military Service Page was created/owned by SP 5 Michael William St. Mark (Team Member, Vietnam Profiles) to remember Putnam, William, Sr. (Randy), SSG USA(Ret).

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Contact Info

Home Town PORTLAND	Last Address 1004 SE ALTHAUS DR TROUTDALE
Date of Passing May 08, 2021
Location of Interment Willamette National Cemetery (VA) - Portland, Oregon

Official Badges

1st Cavalry Division

1st Aviation Brigade

23rd Infantry Division (Americal)

2nd Infantry Division

US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV)

US Army Retired

Army Military Police

US Army Retired (Pre-2007)

Army Honorable Discharge (1984-Present)

Unofficial Badges

Military Police

MP Shoulder Cord

Signal Shoulder Cord

Air Assault Badge 11th AAD 1964

Warriors Medal Of Valor

Jungle Expert Badge

Cold War Medal

Order of The Spur (Gold)

Sergeant Morales Club

Cold War Veteran

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

1st Cavalry Division Association

Chapter 1

National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


	2005, 1st Cavalry Division Association
	2010, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 1 (Member) (Portland, Oregon) - Chap. Page
	2011, American Legion, Post 150 (Member) (Portland, Oregon) - Chap. Page
	2021, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Remembrance Profiles - 1630 Soldiers Remembered

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Gavilan, Wilfredo Torres, CPL, (1970-1970)	Gay, Albert Lummis, PFC, (1968-1968)
Gonzalez-Maldonada, Manuel Rafael, PFC, (1964-1965)	Good, Curtis, PFC, (1968-1969)
Gouldin, Thomas Milton, CPL, (1968-1969)	Goulet, Ronald David, SGT, (1966-1968)
Graham, Kenneth Errol, PFC, (1964-1965)	Graham, Patrick John, SP 4, (1967-1968)
Graham, Richard Francis, PFC, (1965-1966)	Gralla, Donald Micheal, PFC, (1966-1967)
Granado-Aviles, Alfredo D., CPL, (1967-1968)	Grande, Joseph John, SP 4, (1966-1967)
Grant, James Michael, SSG, (1968-1969)	Grant, Melvin Lee, WO1, (1968-1969)
Grant, Phillip, SP 4, (1966-1967)	Grant, Wesley O'Neal, PFC, (1968-1969)
Grantham, Robert Eugene, SGT, (1969-1971)	Graser, John William, SP 4, (1967-1968)

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William Putnam

William Putnam

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1977-1979, 76W10, C Company, 8th Aviation Battalion

Staff Sergeant

From Month/Year June / 1977	To Month/Year September / 1979
Unit C Company Unit Page
Rank Staff Sergeant	MOS 76W10-Petroleum Supply Specialist
Base, Fort or City Finthen Army Airfield, Mainz-Finthen	State/Country Germany

Patch	C Company, 8th Aviation Battalion Details

	Type Aviation
	Parent Unit 8th Aviation Battalion	Strength Battalion
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jun 4, 2010

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories the 3/8 cav was change to C/8th Avn Bn. guess the big wigs in division didn't like cav units.

Yearbook

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34 Members Also There at Same Time

C Company

Mills, Hugh, LTC, (1967-1993)	AV	15B	Major
Mills, Hugh, LTC, (1967-1993)	AV	1981	Major
Correa, Gilberto, SGT, (1977-1984)	TC	67V20	Sergeant
Johnson, Gary, SGT, (1973-1980)	TC	68G10	Sergeant
Argento, Joseph, SP 4, (1977-1980)	AV	68M10	Specialist 4
Argento, Joseph, SP 4, (1977-1980)	AV	68M10	Specialist 4
Torres, Miguel, SGT, (1977-1982)	TC	67Y10	Specialist 4

8th Aviation Battalion

Darlington, Jeff, SFC, (1972-1986)	AV	68J10	Sergeant
MCFADDEN, TJ, SGT, (1977-1988)	TC	67Y10	Sergeant
Pierce, James, SGT, (1978-1984)	SC	05C20	Sergeant
Benn, Joseph, SP 4, (1978-1981)	TC	67V20	Specialist 4
Schmitz, Michael, SP 4, (1977-1980)	OD	52D10	Specialist 4
Smith, Richard, SP 4, (1978-1981)	AV	68G20	Specialist 4
Mansfield, Robert, SP 4, (1975-1979)	TC		Specialist 4
Alvarez,, Ruben,, SGT, (1977-1983)			Sergeant

A Company

Sharp, Mike, SGT, (1976-1979)	SC	36C10	Sergeant
Kapuscinski, Ken, SGT, (1978-1981)	TC		Sergeant

B Company

Mills, Hugh, LTC, (1967-1993)	AV	1981	Captain
Skillern, Elzie, MAJ, (1973-1993)	AV	15B	Captain
Morgan, Ottis, CW4, (1968-1995)	AV	153C	Chief Warrant Officer 4
Laird, Joseph, CW4, (1965-1989)	TC	100E	Chief Warrant Officer 2
Pearce, Tracy, SGT, (1978-1981)	TC	67X20	Sergeant
James, Michael, SP 4, (1976-1979)	TC	67V10	Specialist 4
Torres, Nestor, 1SG, (1975-2003)	OD	35K20	Specialist 4

D Company

Redman, Michael, PFC, (1975-1978)	QM	76E	Private First Class
Keep, Richard, SGT, (1976-1982)	AV	68M10	Sergeant
Peterson, Michael, SGT, (1976-1979)	TC	68G20	Sergeant
Rivera, Roy, SGT, (1976-1982)	TC	68G10	Sergeant
Yepes, Jaime, 1SG, (1979-2001)	IM		First Sergeant
Perera, Alexander, SP 5, (1974-1980)			Private First Class

HHC

Hobitz, Kenneth, MAJ, (1975-2003)	AV	15A	Major
Cooke, Paul, SP 5, (1975-1981)	MD	91B20	Specialist 5
Hitchcock, Jody, SP 5, (1975-1983)	AV	71P	Specialist 5
Bell, Thomas, SP 4, (1977-1983)	IN	11B10	Specialist 4
Williams, Harold, SP 4, (1977-1980)	AG	71L10	Specialist 4
Mills, David, PV2, (1979-1981)	TC	67Y10	Private (E-2)
Pilon, Tracy, PV2, (1979-1980)	MD	91B10	Private (E-2)

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