SHOBEL WILLIAM A

CWO William A. Shobel was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 12/28/2002 at the age of 52.2 from Cancer
North Palm Beach, FL
Flight Classes 70-5 and 70-3
Date of Birth 10/29/1950
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 116 AHC in 70-71
Call sign in Vietnam HORNET 38
This information was provided by Herb Nagel

More detail on this person: Looks like we lost another of our great warriors. My good flight school buddy, Bill Shobel, passed on 12/28/02 due to complications from a brain tumor. We were classmates in the Orange Hat class 70-03 in Ft Wolters and 70-05 in Ft Rucker. We had a blast in flight school, as everyone of us knows!! I lost touch with Bill after that. He served with the 116 AHC Hornets in 70-71. After Vietnam he eventually became a financial consultant. I ran into him again at the Lakeland, FL, Sun N Fun Airshow, about six years ago and we kept in touch ever since. I last saw Bill at the 2000 reunion in Washington DC. I remember he ran in the 5k run and was proud that he placed in the top five. He was in great shape. That next fall he told me he had a brain tumor. I talked to him on the phone, and he did not sound good, but he was confidant and in good spirits. He would beat this thing. He was looking forward to coming to Sun N Fun again. He was looking forward to coming to Las Vegas last year but could not get a ride, since he could not drive. The tumor finally got the best of a good man.

I will miss him, he was a great flight school buddy and good friend.

God Bless and Hand Salute

From: Herb Nagel, 70-3/5 Orange Hats

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