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GORDON ODELL WALSH
Captain · U.S. Army
February 9, 1940 – April 16, 1967
Service recordGordon Odell Walsh, of Johnson City, Tennessee, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on April 16, 1967, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 18E, Line 37 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18E · Line 37
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Officer (4823)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 335 AVN CO 145 AVN BN 12 AVN GRP 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- February 9, 1940
- Home of record
- Johnson City, Tennessee (Washington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 16, 1967
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date April 16, 1967. In April 1967, 887 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 18E, Line 37
- LAVERNE WALKERSpecialist Four · April 16, 1967
- RICHARD DALE WATSONSpecialist Four · April 16, 1967
- DAVID EDWARD WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · April 16, 1967
- WILLIE CLIFTON WILLISSpecialist Four · April 16, 1967
From Johnson City
- ALVIN KLASON BROYLES JRCaptain · April 28, 1965
- EUGENE DELANO FRANKLINCaptain · June 24, 1965
- DANNY MAX ERWINSpecialist Four · January 13, 1966
- HAROLD WENDELL WILSONLance Corporal · March 21, 1966
- BILLY JOE NAVEMajor · June 27, 1966
- HOMER LEFTERAGE PEASEMajor · November 19, 1966
- GARY ALLEN CURTISSpecialist Four · February 16, 1967
- HARRY RAY STEWARTFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1967
- DORSEY BURWIN WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · April 30, 1967
- ALLEN TEBBS ROGERS JRSecond Lieutenant · May 20, 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.