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In memory of
Billie Parkin Jr.
Chief Culinary Specialist, Coast Guard
May 6, 1930 to March 12, 2005
- Coast Guard
- 1930 to 2005
- Korea
- Vietnam
- Washington
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- Branch
- Coast Guard
- Rank
- Chief Culinary Specialist
- Wars
- Korea, Vietnam
- Born
- May 6, 1930
- Died
- March 12, 2005
Resting place
Record and sources
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 7355849, last updated by the VA March 18, 2005.
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