William Otis Fuller was born on August 20, 1935 and joined the Armed Forces while in Houston, Texas.
He served in the United States Air Force, 558TFS, and attained the rank of Major.
William Otis Fuller is listed as Missing in Action.
There is a “In Memory Of” remembrance stone in his name in Arlington National Cemetery.
Name: William Otis Fuller
Branch/Rank: United States Air Force/O3
Unit:
Date of Birth: 20 August 1935
Home City of Record: Houston, Texas
Date of Loss: 26 August 1967
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 171100 North 1065200 East
Status (in 1973): Presumptive Finding of Death
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4C #0692
Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident: Thomas Kilcullen, Presumptive Finding of
Death
Refno: 0813
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action
Combat Casualty File.
REMARKS:
CACCF/CRASH/AIRCREW
No further information available at this time.
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