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WILBERT WALTON
Private · U.S. Army
March 15, 1947 – January 3, 1970
Service recordWilbert Walton, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on January 3, 1970, in South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 122 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 122
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Heavy Anti-Armor Weapons Infantryman (11H)
- Unit (as recorded)
- C BTRY 3 BN 16 ARTY AMER DIV
- Born
- March 15, 1947
- Home of record
- Fayetteville, North Carolina (Cumberland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 3, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date January 3, 1970. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 15W, Line 122
- ROBERT JOSEPH FATICACorporal · January 3, 1970
- CYE GARYSergeant · January 3, 1970
- RONALD ARTHUR JENNIGESSergeant · January 3, 1970
- CLAUDE ARTHUR KNIGHTSpecialist Four · January 3, 1970
- STEWART ROBBINS MOODYCaptain · January 3, 1970
From Fayetteville
- DEMPSEY H WILLIAMS IIIFirst Lieutenant · March 9, 1965
- CHARLIE GRAY LEWISSergeant First Class · May 17, 1967
- WILLIAM HORNERStaff Sergeant · July 10, 1965
- THOMAS CARL BRONSONPrivate First Class · August 31, 1965
- ERNEST HAYWARDMaster Sergeant · October 25, 1965
- WILLIAM ANDERSON SULLIVANSergeant · November 6, 1965
- DAVID JOSEPH UNDERHILLSeaman Apprentice · April 15, 1966
- JACK RAY PRICEPrivate First Class · June 11, 1966
- ALTON BERNARD MUNNPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- RALPH JOSEPH RENOMaster Sergeant · July 3, 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.