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Vietnam War (1955-1975)
William Henry Prothero was born in Schenectady, New York, on October 31, 1945. He was a student at Linton High School before entering the military.
William enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in August of 1965, and on July 28, 1967, he began his tour of duty in Vietnam. He was a lance corporal serving with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. On November 26, 1967, as actions were underway against North Vietnamese forces, William was killed by enemy rifle fire close to the South Vietnamese province of Quang Nam. He is buried in Viewland Cemetery, Rotterdam, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry