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WALTER JAMES DANCER
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 17, 1945 – May 3, 1968
Service recordWalter James Dancer, of Ft Lauderdale, Florida, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 3, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 54E, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 54E · Line 24
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Automotive Mechanic (3516)
- Born
- July 17, 1945
- Home of record
- Ft Lauderdale, Florida (Broward County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 3, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
39 names on the Wall carry the date May 3, 1968; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 54E, Line 24
- JESSE CARMONA JRCorporal · May 3, 1968
- ARTHUR FLETCHER CHANEYWarrant Officer 1 · May 3, 1968
- STEPHEN WILLIAM CLARKCaptain · May 3, 1968
- THOMAS DEAN CLEMCaptain · May 3, 1968
From Ft Lauderdale
- EARL LEE CROMWELLPrivate · December 24, 1965
- JAMES ROBERT TAYLORPrivate First Class · January 28, 1966
- JOHN H MINCEYPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- JAMES RAYMOND SCOTTSpecialist Four · March 4, 1966
- HENRY BENTONPrivate First Class · May 21, 1966
- EARL KENNETH TYNESSpecialist Four · May 29, 1966
- RICHARD JAMES CURRIER JRCorporal · July 24, 1966
- ARTHUR HARRY FIKEStaff Sergeant · August 19, 1966
- BRUCE ALLAN TIMMONSPetty Officer Third Class · November 15, 1966
- FREDERICK MONOTT BONANNOSpecialist Five · January 29, 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.