William "Bill" Sedwin Walla

Jody Hane2021-07-30T17:29:17-05:00

Name: William "Bill" Sedwin Walla
Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Date of Birth: June 5, 1943
Date of Death: July 13, 2002 (59 years old)
Parents: Sedwin and Viola Walla
High School and Class: 1963 - Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
Branch: Army
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Bill served in the United States Army for three years.

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Vietnam Era

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Civilian Life:
Bill was raised in Cloverdale. He worked in maintenance in Minneapolis, Minnesota, San Diego, California, and Phoenix, Arizona.

Bill was preceded in death by his father, Sedwin of Nashwauk, Minnesota in 1998. He is survived by his mother, Viola; sisters, Bette Kerr and Mary Playton; and a brother, Jon.

Bill died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona and is buried in Nashwauk Cemetery at Nashwauk, Minnesota.

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