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RALPH BAMFORD WALKER II
Captain · U.S. Army
November 13, 1939 – May 29, 1967
Service recordRalph Bamford Walker II, of Nacogdoches, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on May 29, 1967, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 21E, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21E · Line 16
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 13, 1939
- Home of record
- Nacogdoches, Texas (Nacogdoches County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 29, 1967
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
44 names on the Wall carry the date May 29, 1967; 16 of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 110 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21E, Line 16
- FRANK MARK SCARPULLA JRCorporal · May 29, 1967
- MICHAEL OWEN SHELLEYPrivate First Class · May 29, 1967
- WILLIAM GREGORY SILVASergeant · May 29, 1967
- ARMAND RENE THOUVENELLPrivate First Class · May 29, 1967
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL LEE DOTSONPrivate First Class · Panel 21E, Line 11
- RONALD W PENNCaptain · Panel 21E, Line 15
- WILLIAM GREGORY SILVASergeant · Panel 21E, Line 16
From Nacogdoches
- JERRY MACK WALLAirman First Class · May 18, 1966
- LARRY TRAVIS JOHNSONPrivate First Class · June 28, 1968
- JOHNNY BEE WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · September 16, 1968
- WILLIAM TRAVIS MATLOCKSergeant · June 12, 1969
- HARREL EARL STEARNSCorporal · June 16, 1969
- WADE ANTHONY GREERCaptain · November 5, 1969
- SAMUEL ROY LYNCHSpecialist Four · December 18, 1970
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.