GREEN BERETS Walters, Robert James

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Walters ​

• FORENAME

Robert James ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (HHC - Engineer Officer) (31 Engineer Detachment)​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

226542210​

• DATE OF DEATH

27th June 1970 ​

• AGE

28 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 46 Site 366-9​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from San Antonio,Texas​

born 18.8.1941 Santa Monica,California​

son Of Colonel Paul R. and Mrs Walters​

single​

graduated Francis Hammond High School 1959​

graduated USMA,West Point 1960-64​

Corps of Engineers​

173 Airborne Brigade 1965-66 (Vietnam)​

307 Engineer Bn 1966-68​

539 Engineer Bn + Adjutant 1 SF Group 1968-69​

199 Infantry Brigade (Company E) 1969​

31 Engineer Det + Engineer Officer,HHC 5 SF Group 1969-70​

awards Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Air Medal,Joint Services Commendation Medal,Army Commendation Medal with V,Army Commendation Medal (dates ?)​

killed in air crash (non hostile) at A-242,Dak Pek,Kontum Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 09W Line 99 ​

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