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WALTER HENRY TRISKO
Major · U.S. Air Force
October 15, 1937 – November 27, 1972
Service recordWalter Henry Trisko, of Carlos, Minnesota, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on November 27, 1972, in Laos, at age 35. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 92
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- October 15, 1937
- Home of record
- Carlos, Minnesota (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 27, 1972
- Age
- 35
- Country
- Laos
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date November 27, 1972. In November 1972, 21 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Laos while the air war over Laos was under way. From 1964 to 1973, U.S. aircraft bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail and supported the war in northern Laos; many of the Americans lost over Laos were never recovered.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 1W, Line 92
- JOHN W RYONMaster Sergeant · November 21, 1972
- RONALD DEAN STAFFORDCaptain · November 21, 1972
- CALVIN B TIBBETTCaptain · November 21, 1972
- CHARLES M EARNESTCommander · November 28, 1972
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.