Vietnam War
Unit | 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Columbia Louisiana |
Date of Death | July 15 1969 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Captain Walker was a member of the 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Phu Cat Air Base, South Vietnam. On July 15, 1969, he was the bombardier/navigator of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4D) on a night reconnaissance 15 miles northeast of Chavane, Chavane Province, Laos, when his aircraft was struck by hostile fire and crashed, His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.