GREEN BERETS Walton, Lewis Clark

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Walton ​

• FORENAME

Lewis Clark ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (MACV-SOG) (Task Force Advisory Element 1) (RT Asp) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

037223795 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

10th May 1971 ​

• AGE

26 ​

• GRAVESITE

Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery,Exeter,Washington County,Rhode Island Section E-1 Row 52 Site 1481 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Cranston,Rhode Island​

born 13.5.1934 Providence,Rhode Island​

son of Catherine M. (nee Issacson) and late (died 1960) Lewis H. Walton ​

husband of Virginia (nee Flynn) Walton (1 daughter Jacke,1 son Lewis,Jr)​

graduated Cranston High School 1952​

employed by Narragansett Electric Company​

owner of Rakkasan Construction​

entered service 21.6.1952 Providence,Rhode Island​

187 Regimental Combat Team (Korean War)​

10 SF Group​

5 SF Group (on second tour of Vietnam)​

awards Silver Star,Bronze Star with V with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal​

MIA 7k NE of Ta Ko,Quang Nam Province,South Vietnam​

body not recovered​

declared dead 12.10.1978 as Sergeant First Class​

Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing (Court B)​

remains repatriated 19.10.2004​

remains identified 23.10.2006​

interred 1.5.2007​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 03W Line 30 ​

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