Withee, Edward William Sr.
Navy Gunner’s Mate Guns 1st Class
Edward William Sr. Withee, age 29, from Madison, Maine, Somerset county. Their last known residence was in Therese Nancy and Patricia Ann.
Spouse: Delores Dobbins Withee
Children: Therese Nancy and Patrcia Ann
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 12 year veteran of the Navy on his third assignment to Vietnam. His brother Clyde Withee was killed in Vietnam in 1966
Date of death: Tuesday, October 6, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when the Navy river patrol boat he was aboard struck an underwater mine.
Source: National Archives, Morning Sentinel (1970)