National Service Officer William Bibbs dies.

William Bibbs, Jr., 36, a DAV National Service Officer (NSO) at the DAV's Nashville, Tenn. office, died on Feb. 27, 2007.

"William Bibbs was a member of our NSO corps for only three and a half years, but he embraced the mission of the DAV and diligently worked to build better lives for America's disabled veterans and their families," National Adjutant Arthur H. Wilson said.

"William was building an impressive career as an NSO and had successfully advocated on behalf of many disabled veterans and the families before his untimely death. We are glad to have counted him as a comrade, however briefly, and saddened at his early passing." A native of Ft. Dix, N.J., Bibbs graduated from Douglas Byrd Senior High School in Fayetteville, N.C. and attended Winston-Salem State University, prior to joining the U.S. Army in January 1995. After nearly 10 years of service that included support of operations in the Persian Gulf, Somalia, Bosnia and Afghanistan, he was medically separated from the Army in November 2002.

Bibbs joined the DAV professional staff as an NSO Trainee on July 14, 2003. He was assigned to the National Service Office in Louisville, Ky., to begin his 16-month training program. He was a life member of DAV Chapter 6 in Louisville. In 2005, Bibbs was transferred to the Nashville National Service Office, where he was serving prior to his death.