| 1. | Bill Russell FULP was born on 14 Aug 1922 in Forsyth Co., North Carolina, USA; died on 10 Aug 2000 in Hospice Hospital, Winston-Salem NC; was buried on 12 Aug 2000 in Lexington, NC. Notes:
SOI: Personal Knowledge, Navy Records and Obituary
Bill died at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House in Winston-Salem NC after approximately 9 months illness. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lexington, also a member of the VFW Post 3074, a former Civitan and member of the Fellowship Class at First Baptist Church. Bill graduated from Walkertown High School and East Carolina University. He was an accountant and owned his own accounting firm in Lexington for many years.
He served in the USN during WWII as a torpedoman on a PT Boat (Ron 21, PT-324). Bill attended the US Navy's Advanced Torpedo School at the US Naval Torpedo Station in Keyporat, Washington specializing in Mark 8, 13, 14 and 15 Torpedoes and completing the courses on December 27, 1943. From here, he went on to Melville, RI where he completed his training in Motor Torpedo Boat combat duty on April 14, 1944. After a tour of combat duty in the South Pacific, He received his Honorable Discharge from the USN on February 15, 1946.
From PT Boat archives: About Bill's squadron RON21
MTB RON 21
Commissioned: 8,April 1943 - LCDR Selman S. Bowling
Decommissioned: 10,November 1945 - LT Harry R. Hunt USNR
PT Boats: Elco 80' PT's 128,131,132,320-31
Assigned To: Southwest Pacific
Postscript: The squadron saw action in the New Guinea, Admiralties and Philippine waters. Squadron 21 was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for action in the New Guinea area from Oct 1943 to March 1944.
Bill married Charlotte Josephine LEONARD on 26 Jun 1954 in Lexington NC. Charlotte was born on 09 Feb 1925 in Lexington NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1922 - 2000 (77 years)
Dr. Sam Russell FULP, MD 
(1.Bill1) was born on 24 Feb 1957 in Lexington NC. 
Ann Leonard FULP 
Julie Michelle FULP 