Vietnam War
Unit | Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 16 |
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Rank | Major U.S. Marine Corps |
Entered Service From | Riverside California |
Date of Death | April 20 1968 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
A
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Major Walker was a member of Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 16, Marine Air Group 16, 1st Marine Air Wing. On April 20, 1968, he was co-pilot of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1E) on a search and destroy mission over South Vietnam. During a gun run his aircraft crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.