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GEORGE FRANCIS VOLK
Captain · U.S. Army
December 29, 1940 – April 21, 1967
Service recordGeorge Francis Volk, of Boise, Idaho, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on April 21, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 18E, Line 65 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18E · Line 65
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- December 29, 1940
- Home of record
- Boise, Idaho (Ada County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 21, 1967
- Age
- 26
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
58 names on the Wall carry the date April 21, 1967. In April 1967, 887 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 18E, Line 65
- CHRISTOPHER PODMANICZKYPrivate First Class · April 21, 1967
- CHARLES MARCELLEUS SMITHPrivate First Class · April 21, 1967
- EDWARD JOSEPH TICE IIICorporal · April 21, 1967
- JOHN WALTER WALLCorporal · April 21, 1967
From Boise
- JESSE DONALD PHELPSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 28, 1965
- JERRY DUANE ESTESLance Corporal · February 6, 1966
- CLYDE ARTHUR CROWStaff Sergeant · May 19, 1966
- GARY JACK FOSTERCorporal · June 4, 1966
- BRUCE ROLLA BENNETTPrivate First Class · September 5, 1966
- ROBERT ALLAN POWELLPrivate First Class · September 19, 1966
- WILLIAM RONALD BEASLEYFirst Lieutenant · September 25, 1966
- LLOYD BRUCE JENSENSpecialist Four · December 12, 1966
- FLOYD GWEN SAVELLSpecialist Four · February 14, 1967
- FRANKLIN DAVID ENDICOTTPrivate First Class · September 4, 1967
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.