Billy Walkabout (March 31, 1949 – March 7, 2007) is thought to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War. He received one Distinguished Service Cross (upgraded from Silver Star), one Bronze Star Medal, one Army Commendation Medal, and one Purple Heart. Billy Bob Walkabout. Arlington National Cemetery Website. (retrieved April 7, 2009) Other sources and images report multiple awards of silver stars, bronze stars, army commendation medals, purple hearts and air medals. Military service Walkabout served as a combat infantryman in Vietnam, serving in Company F (LRP) ( 1 Feb 1969 became L co 75th Inf RGR ) 58th Infantry, which was attached to the 101st Airborne Division. Billy Bob Walkabout . Arlington National Cemetery Website. (retrieved April 7, 2009) Walkabout distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 20 November 1968 during a long range reconnaissance patrol southwest of Hue.  He was honored in a portrait, Walkabout: A Warrior's Spirit, by Cherokee artist Talmadge Davis. External links Billy Bob Walkabout, Second Lieutenant, United States Army
Billy Walkabout (March 31, 1949 – March 7, 2007) is thought to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War. He received one Distinguished Service Cross (upgraded from Silver Star), one Bronze Star Medal, one Army Commendation Medal, and one Purple Heart. Other sources and images report multiple awards of silver stars, bronze stars, army commendation medals, purple hearts and air medals. Military service Walkabout served as a combat infantryman in Vietnam, serving in Company F (LRP) ( 1 Feb 1969 became L co 75th Inf RGR ) 58th Infantry, which was attached to the 101st Airborne Division. Walkabout distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 20 November 1968 during a long range reconnaissance patrol southwest of Hue. Walkabout was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. He was honored in a portrait, Walkabout: A Warrior's Spirit, by Cherokee artist Talmadge Davis. External links 
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Billy Bob Walkabout. Arlington National Cemetery Website. (retrieved April 7, 2009)
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Walkabout was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.
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Billy Bob Walkabout, Second Lieutenant, United States Army