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DONALD REY HAWLEY
Captain · U.S. Air Force
February 25, 1937 – December 17, 1965
Service recordDonald Rey Hawley, of Ft Worth, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on December 17, 1965, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 4E, Line 20 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4E · Line 20
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- February 25, 1937
- Home of record
- Ft Worth, Texas (Tarrant County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 17, 1965
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date December 17, 1965; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In December 1965, 326 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 4E, Line 20
- FRANCIS RICHARD BUCKLEYFirst Lieutenant · December 17, 1965
- JOSEPH ANTHONY CESTARICMaster Sergeant · December 17, 1965
- JOHN MONROE CHAPPELLTechnical Sergeant · December 17, 1965
- THOMAS NEWTON SLOANTechnical Sergeant · December 17, 1965
From Ft Worth
- GEORGE MARKOSCaptain · February 7, 1965
- CHARLES M DANSBYCaptain · April 24, 1965
- JACK WILTON WEATHERBYCaptain · July 29, 1965
- PAUL WAYNE MANSIRPrivate First Class · September 11, 1965
- JAMES EDWARD THOMASPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- DONALD JAY TANNERLance Corporal · December 4, 1965
- OTHA THEANDER THOMPSONCorporal · August 24, 1965
- HARVEY WAYNE JONESPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- LEWIS DOUGLAS BELLMajor · March 5, 1966
- WILLIAM PATRICK EGANLieutenant Commander · April 29, 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.