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FRANK PETER WATSON
Captain · U.S. Air Force
March 18, 1928 – June 18, 1965
Service recordFrank Peter Watson, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on June 18, 1965, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 14 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 14
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
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- March 18, 1928
- Home of record
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 18, 1965
- Age
- 37
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date June 18, 1965. In June 1965, 146 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 2E, Line 14
- MICHAEL JOHN ULICSNIPetty Officer First Class · September 8, 1964
- HAROLD ALLEN ATCHERSpecialist Five · June 19, 1965
- JOHN ROBERT BALLFirst Lieutenant · June 19, 1965
- DAVID GUY LUCASCorporal · June 19, 1965
- JAMES LEAVELL PURSERChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 19, 1965
From Oklahoma City
- LAVESTER LEE WILLIAMSCaptain · March 23, 1963
- GORDON RICHARD BROWNCaptain · October 24, 1963
- CHARLES KENNETH SIDESLance Corporal · March 26, 1965
- LARRY DREW HARVEYCorporal · October 3, 1965
- GARY HOWARD JONESPrivate First Class · October 14, 1965
- GEORGE RAY THOMPSONSergeant · December 12, 1965
- JEFF GOUDEAU JRPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- GARY RAY ARTMANSpecialist Four · February 18, 1966
- JERRY D LEWISSpecialist Four · March 16, 1966
- JAMES L HUDSPETHPrivate First Class · March 26, 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.