Rank: Private First Class
Unit: E Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 29-Mar-1944
Hometown: Savannah, Georgia
Marital status: Married to Elaine Williams
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 22-Nov-1965
Start of tour: 20-Aug-1966
Incident date: 25-Oct-1966
Date of casualty: 25-Oct-1966
Age at death: 22
Cause of death: Non-hostile, died of other causes. Other Accident. Accidental homicide.
Jimmie Williams died on 25 Oct 1966 in Vietnam as the result of gunshot wound to the head received when he was struck by projectile from grenade launcher which accidentally discharged.
Location of fatality: South Vietnam
Place of interment: Oak Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
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