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GEORGE THOMAS LLOY WALKER
Corporal · U.S. Army
September 12, 1949 – May 7, 1968
Service recordGeorge Thomas Lloy Walker, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 7, 1968, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 56E, Line 33 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 56E · Line 33
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- September 12, 1949
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 7, 1968
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
73 names on the Wall carry the date May 7, 1968; seven of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 48 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 56E, Line 33
- JERON FRANKLIN VALENTINEPrivate · May 7, 1968
- GEORGE M VICTORSergeant First Class · May 7, 1968
- DONALD GILES WAIDEStaff Sergeant · May 7, 1968
- DONALD WINSLOW WILLIAMSCorporal · May 7, 1968
Same unit, same day
- AMBROSE WILKIE J CLAY JRSergeant · Panel 56E, Line 21
- WAYNE CLIFTON CYRStaff Sergeant · Panel 56E, Line 22
- ROGER ALLEN FESSENDENCorporal · Panel 56E, Line 22
- JAMES WOOD GRANTSpecialist Four · Panel 56E, Line 24
- WAYNE PAUL PUMASergeant · Panel 56E, Line 30
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 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.