was waiting for a kidney transplant and took dialysis three times a week. He died of pneumonia and renal failure in a hospital in Norwich, Connecticut, survived by his wife and several children from earlier marriages. Walkabout was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. He was honored in a portrait, Walkabout: A Warrior's Spirit, by Cherokee artist Talmadge Davis. Notes References Obituary, Associated Press, March 12, 2007 Billy Walkabout, decorated American Indian veteran, dies at 57, USA Today, March 11, 2007 Obituary, Norwich Bulletin, March 11, 2007 Mohegans salute 'warrior', Norwich Bulletin, March 12, 2007 1949 births 2007 deaths United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Cherokee Nation United States military personnel Deaths from kidney failure Deaths from pneumonia in Connecticut Native American United States military personnel People from Cherokee County, Oklahoma Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Recipients of the Silver Star United States Army soldiers 20th-century Native Americans 21st-century Native Americans