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ROBERT DONALD WALKER
Captain · U.S. Army
October 31, 1932 – April 19, 1965
Service recordRobert Donald Walker, of Dallas, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on April 19, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 32. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 105 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 105
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
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- October 31, 1932
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 19, 1965
- Age
- 32
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date April 19, 1965. In April 1965, 61 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 105
- DELOSS WILLIAM ANDERSON JRPetty Officer First Class · September 8, 1964
- TERRY WAYNE MILLSSpecialist Four · April 19, 1965
- GILBERT OLIVARSpecialist Four · April 19, 1965
- GARY LYN STEELECaptain · April 19, 1965
- JOSEF LLOYD THORNEFirst Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 1965
- GENE CHARLES MILLIGANStaff Sergeant · February 14, 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.