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DAVID WILLIAM WALSH
Captain · U.S. Army
August 17, 1940 – June 10, 1969
Service recordDavid William Walsh, of Washington, District of Columbia, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on June 10, 1969, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 22W, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22W · Line 16
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- August 17, 1940
- Home of record
- Washington, District of Columbia (District Of Columbia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 10, 1969
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date June 10, 1969; seven of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 55 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 22W, Line 16
- EUGENE WILLARD SMITHSpecialist Four · June 10, 1969
- GARY DENNIS STOCKLINFirst Lieutenant · June 10, 1969
- RAYMOND WILLIAM SWANSONPrivate First Class · June 10, 1969
- LAWRENCE LEALAND WHITESpecialist Four · June 10, 1969
Same unit, same day
- GLYNN THOMAS CAHOONSpecialist Four · Panel 22W, Line 11
- RICARDO JOSE GOMEZCorporal · Panel 22W, Line 12
- JAMES HOPPER JRPrivate First Class · Panel 22W, Line 13
- JAMES ARTHUR KRUSEPrivate First Class · Panel 22W, Line 14
- LEE ARTHUR WILLIAMSSergeant · Panel 22W, Line 17
From Washington
- HOMER CLEO MCINTYRE JRCaptain · July 28, 1964
- JAMES MARTIN CALEStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1965
- GEZA TEGLASSergeant · October 27, 1965
- LOUIS SHERRODSergeant · November 6, 1965
- LEROY HILLPlatoon Sergeant · November 8, 1965
- CALVIN BOUKNIGHTSpecialist Five · November 16, 1965
- PAUL EDWARD HURDLEStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- THEODORE M BEAMONSpecialist Four · November 23, 1965
- HARRY RONALD HOSKINSONSpecialist Four · December 13, 1965
- WILLIE MITCHELL JRAirman First Class · December 20, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.