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1LT Billie E. Sandefur
In memory of our fallen brother
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"We
few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds
his blood with me shall be my brother"
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Alpha Company
1st Battalion
35th Infantry Regiment
Vietnam War
"Not For Fame or Reward
Not For Place or For Rank
But In Simple Obedience To
Duty as They Understood It"
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The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, 1LT Billie E. Sandefur, who died in the service of his country on November 27th, 1967 in Quang Tin Province, Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Small Arms/AW. At the time of his death Billie was 30 years of age. He was from Cottage Grove, Oregon. Billie is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 30E, Line 99.
The decorations earned by 1LT Billie E. Sandefur include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Parachute Badge, the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.
Lt. Sandefur is buried next to his father Duane in:
West Lawn Memorial Park
225 South Danebo Avenue
Eugene,Oregon
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