SHADRICK URAL WESCOTT

COL Ural "Wild Bill" Wescott Shadrick was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/11/2008 at the age of 81.2 from Alzheimer
Falls Church, VA
Date of Birth 01/28/1927
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with HMM-262 in 66-67
This information was provided by Summer 08 Popasmoke

More detail on this person: Joseph "Jake" Jacobs of HMM-262 Assocation wrote: "It is truly a sad day for the Marine Corps. One of our heroes has joined the ranks of our Brothers in Heaven. Colonel Ural Wescott "Bill" Shadrick, USMC Retired was one of the finest men I have ever known, a true leader, and a friend. He is survived by his wife Mary, of Falls Church, VA. COL Shadrick died peacefully in a nursing home Friday, April 11 2008. He was 81 years old and died of Alzheimer's and aspiration pneumonia. He was interred with full military honors on July 16, 2009 at the Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer, VA with burial at Arlington Cemetery.

Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024