DOLLAR WILLIAM M
LTC William M Dollar was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/24/1989 at the age of 50.1 from Heart attack
Colorado Springs, CO
Flight Class 69-12
Date of Birth 03/13/1939
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with B/228 AVN 1 CAV in 69-70
Call sign in Vietnam LONGHORN 5
This information was provided by Pat Glass, SSN Deceased search
More detail on this person: Great guy. Funny,
energetic, and a damn fine officer. He was the
Honor Graduate of his Ranger Class and was
probably the oldest man in it, attending after
completion of IOBC around 1971.
From: Pat Glass
Lieutenant Colonel William Morgan Dollar, 50
of Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO) - Wednesday,
April 26, 1989
LT. COL. WILLIAM MORGAN DOLLAR, 50, of
Colorado Springs died Monday in Colorado Springs.
He was a computer analyst with Unisys Corp. and
had served in the Army from 1964 until retiring in
1983 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today and from
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Swan-Law Funeral
Home, 501 N. Cascade Ave. Services will be at 10
a.m. Friday at Church of St. Michael the
Archangel, 7400 Tudor Road, with the Rev. Paul
Robinson officiating. Burial will be at Fort Logan
National Cemetery, Denver.
Col. Dollar was born March 13, 1939, in Fort
Pierce, Fla. He is survived by his mother, Mabel
(Sumner) Dollar of Ashburn, Ga. Col. Dollar was
preceded in death by his father, John Virgil
Dollar. He had lived in Colorado Springs since
1964 and had been an instructor at the Air Force
Academy. Col. Dollar attended North Georgia
College and received his master's degree from
Auburn University. His military honors included
the Ranger Tab, Bronze Star with three oak-leaf
clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service
Medal with one oak-leaf cluster, Expert
Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge,
National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service
Medal with six Bronze Stars, Vietnam Campaign
Medal with 60 Device, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry
with palm, Army Aviator Badge and Air Medal with
12 awards. Col. Dollar was a member of Church of
St. Michael the Archangel.
He was married Nov. 25, 1965, in Colorado Springs,
to Lynn Grose, who survives.
In addition to his wife and mother, Col. Dollar is
survived by two sons, David Brian and Douglas
Ryan, both of Colorado Springs.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Heart Association, 601 N. Nevada Ave.,
Colorado Springs 80903.
Billy Dollar was a combat platoon leader with
173rd airborne brigade. He was wounded in combat
in South Viet Nam.
He was awarded the Bronze Star for valor on 5 May
1966 during a river crossing at Pho Lou, South
Viet Nam
When he returned from Viet Nam he went to army
flight school. And returned to Viet Nam as an
Army UH-1 Huey helicopter pilot.
He was involved in numerous combat missions
where his aircraft was damaged by enemy fire.
On completion of his second tour he returned to
United States and received flight training to
transition to the CH-47 Chinook helicopter which
he flew during his third tour in Viet Nam.
Later in his career he was assigned as an
instructor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado
Springs.
He died of a heart attack while conducting
physical training on the track at the Air Force
Academy.
Burial information: Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO
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