US PARAS 2 Samans, Walter Alexander,Jr (Andy)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Samans​

• FORENAME

Walter Alexander,Jr (Andy)​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,4 Bn)​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class​

• NUMBER

13866716​

• DATE OF DEATH

10th July 1967​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

St Peter's Cemetery,Pilottown,Sussex County,Delaware​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Richmond,Virginia​

born 27.5.1946 Delaware​

son of Walter Alexander and Elise (nee McCausland) Samans​

father (1914-83) served as Major US Army in WW2​

single​

entered service September 1966​

2 years service in records​

KIA Hill 830,near Dak To,Kontum Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 23E Line 46​

in one source he was cremated and his ashes scattered in Delaware Bay​

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