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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: CRANE
First name: WILLIAM RANDALL
Home of Record (official): PORTLAND
State (official): OR
Date of Birth: Tuesday, June 25, 1946
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: 1LT
Serial Number: 542500099
Component: Reserve
Pay grade: O2
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 1204
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
I Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Saturday, June 14, 1969
Date of Casualty: Thursday, December 18, 1969
Age at time of loss: 23
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Long
The Wall: Panel 15W - Row 069
--- Interment ---
Willamette National Cemetery
11800 SE Mt. Scott Boulevard
Portland, OR 97266-6937
Plot: K 0 3181