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DONALD RAY PHIPPS
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
December 20, 1933 – October 5, 1967
Service recordDonald Ray Phipps, of San Jose, California, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on October 5, 1967, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 27E, Line 55 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27E · Line 55
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 20, 1933
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 5, 1967
- Age
- 33
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date October 5, 1967; three of them were lost in Binh Thuan Province. In October 1967, 906 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 84 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 27E, Line 55
- WILLIAM EDWARD REESLance Corporal · October 5, 1967
- DANNY ELIE REIDCorporal · October 5, 1967
- NATHANIEL RIVERSSergeant · October 5, 1967
- JAMES LLOYD ROBINSONSpecialist Four · October 5, 1967
Same unit, same day
- RALPH EDWARD BOWENWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 27E, Line 52
- STANLEY ROY UDINGPrivate First Class · Panel 27E, Line 56
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 1966
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.