Larry Keith Williams was born in Inglewood, California on November 29, 1946. His parents were Keith Allen Williams and Lillian (Bonnie) Collaneo. He attended St. Catherine Laboure, Bishop Montgomery and graduated from North High School in 1966. He lived for sports and loved to ski and surf.

Larry was drafted and entered the Army on March 9, 1967. He was in C Company, 1st BN of 503rd Infantry when he was shipped to Vietnam. His unit was in the Battle of Dak To in the Kontum Provence. The US forces were surrounded on all sides and called in for air back up. Sources suggest that he and his mates were killed by “Friendly Fire”. Private First Class Larry K. Williams was awarded the Bronze Star for Heroism for distinguishing himself by valorous actions against hostile forces on November 13, 1967. The cause of his death was “burns under enemy fire while missing”. He is buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery.