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Send FlowersMulvihill, Spc. William "Billy" Joseph Army, Spc. William "Billy" Joseph Mulvihill, was born on August 27, 1987 and was killed in action on August 1, 2008 at the age of 20 in Afghanistan. Preceded in death by his loving grandparents, Helen and William Mulvihill and Harry and Loraine Southerling. He is survived by his father, John Mulvihill; brother, Michael (Chasity); nephew, Alilstar; mother, Pam; and siblings, Charlie and Shelby Raney. He will be greatly missed by his many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Billy, originally from Northeast Minneapolis, moved to Levenworth, Kansas where he became an active member in the Junior Guard and his high school R.O.T.C. program. After graduation in 2005, Billy joined the Army. Stationed in Fort Hood, Texas he was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. Upon completing boot camp he traveled to Korea. He returned back to Fort Hood and was deployed to Afghanistan. On behalf of his country, Spc. Mulvihill made the ultimate sacrifice along with his three comrades, Pfc. David J. Badie, Pvt. Jair De Jesus Garcia and 2nd Lt. Michael R. Girdano. Billy was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, NATO award and the Good Conduct Award. He was buried with military honors on August 13, 2008 at the Fort Levenworth National Cemetery in Kansas. He was a loving son and a dedicated solider.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.
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Hello, We wanted to let you know that we will be honoring and remembering your loved one this holiday season. We are sending Care Packages to our deployed troops in his name. Each package will carry the name, photo, service branch, rank and hometown of William "Billy" Joseph Mulvihill US Army Specialist. We realize that this is a small tribute, but we do this with all respect and sincerity and we want you to know that it is made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals from...
Charlie Gili
October 10, 2024
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September 10, 2021
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July 27, 2021
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Mulvihill was my bunk mate on our way to basic. We stayed friends. After basic we went to different AIT. Few years later we met at fort hood and learned we had been both deployed to Iraq at the same time and he was getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan. Time after that I was reading the newspaper obituaries and learned he had made the ultimate sacrifice.
We will forever miss you. And if his family ever reads this I would like to be able to share his audacity and humor we shared while...
June 03, 2021
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October 08, 2020 | Military
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February 03, 2019
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My name is Vazquez, Gustavo former SGT(P) we serve together in Afghanistan in Route Clearance Patrol. It's not easy to shake those thoughts of my fallen comrades. My thought and prayers are With my fallen comrades Spc. WilliamJ Mulvihill, Pfc. David J. Badie, Pvt. Jair De Jesus Garcia and 2nd Lt. Michael R. Girdano and their families.
Gustavo Vazquez
August 01, 2015 | Killeen, TX
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August 1, 2012
To the family and friends of Spc. William Mulvihill:
Always remembering William. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
August 03, 2012 | Carson City, NV
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