In Memoriam
CW2 (R) Bill Billingslea
CW2 (R) Bill Billingslea, 57, of Stafford County, VA passed away on 20 December 2015. Bill first joined the Army in 1978. After Training Group, he was assigned as a Communications Sergeant to the 10th Special Forces Group at Ft. Devens. He was later assigned as a Special Operations Communications Sergeant to 1st SOCOM with duty in Germany. In 1989 he was assigned to the JFKSWCS at Ft. Bragg as an 18F Senior Instructor. He attended the Warrant Officer Course at Ft. Rucker, AL in 1992 and returned to the 10th SFG. He served in Lebanon earning the Lebanese Order of Merit. After retiring he served two terms in Iraq as a Senior Intelligence Analyst for the Department of Treasury. Mr. Billingslea earned a Master of Criminal Justice from Andrew Jackson University. He was involved with the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, VA and was the lead usher and served as a Deacon. He was life member of the Special Forces Association, Chapter 90 and the VFW Post 3103.
He is survived by his wife, Josephine; daughters, Renee and Emily; grandson, Phillip; father, Richard and his wife Betsy; mother, Brenda; brothers, Steven and John; sister, Beth. Services were held on 28 December at the Cornerstone Baptist Church with interment at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
Major (Retired) Carlton (Carl) Fulmore
MAJ (R) Carl Fulmore, 56, long time resident Fredericksburg VA, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2022. Carl was a valued team mate of SFA Chapter 90. He served as Chapter Treasurer and was instrumental in updating the Chapter’s banking processes and reporting procedures.
Carl enlisted in the Army in 1989 after graduating college and initially served with the 505/82nd ABN Div. After graduating the ‘Q’ course as an 18C, Carl served with 10th SFG. Carl attended OCS, after which he served with E Co, 51st LRSC in Germany. He eventually returned to the SFQC as an Officer and then was assigned back to 10th SFG as a team leader. He later served in Acquisition and Comptroller positions with JSOC and HQDA.
Carl served on numerous overseas assignments, deployments, and combat operations in Germany, the Balkans, the Sinai, Kuwait, and OIF I in Iraq. He was Infantry, Ranger, Special Forces, and JumpMaster qualified along with a CIB.
Following retirement Carl continued to serve as a vital member of the company Med-Eng, providing ever increasing protection to the EOD community. At his memorial service, Carl was recognized for his valued contributions to the EOD community by numerous allied country EOD representatives.
Carl was a dedicated member of the Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church in Fredericksburg, VA.
He is survived by his wife Kara and four children: Nathan, Kaitlyn, Chandler, and Maria.