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WILLIAM JOHN WALKER
Major · U.S. Marine Corps
November 21, 1934 – April 20, 1968
Service recordWilliam John Walker, of Riverside, California, served as a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 20, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 51E, Line 14 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 51E · Line 14
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Pilot Ch-53 A/D Qualified (I) (7564)
- Unit (as recorded)
- H&MS 16 MAG 16 1 MAW
- Born
- November 21, 1934
- Home of record
- Riverside, California (Riverside County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 20, 1968
- Age
- 33
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
52 names on the Wall carry the date April 20, 1968; eight of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 51E, Line 14
- RICHARD JOHN TURBITT JRSpecialist Four · April 20, 1968
- EDWARD DELBERT ULMANCorporal · April 20, 1968
- RICARDO VILLARREALPrivate First Class · April 20, 1968
- ORTEN LEE WAREPrivate First Class · April 20, 1968
From Riverside
- THEODORE BERT PHILLIPSStaff Sergeant · October 24, 1964
- WILLIAM RONALD GRAYSONCommander · April 1, 1966
- FRANK BRENNAN PARISHLance Corporal · June 18, 1966
- BRAD WILLIAM MORANDPrivate First Class · July 12, 1966
- ROBBIN ADAIR GOODWINPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- PATRICK LEE WOODLance Corporal · January 11, 1967
- VINCENT JOSEPH BENEGASLance Corporal · April 21, 1967
- RICHARD ELZIE VEACHSpecialist Four · May 28, 1967
- DENNIS EUGENE MONFILSPrivate First Class · June 3, 1967
- HECTOR FUENTESHospitalman · July 2, 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.