Rank: Specialist 4
Unit: E Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11B – Infantryman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 26-Jun-1950
Hometown: Beaumont, Texas
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 2-Aug-1968
Start of tour: 5-Jan-1969
Incident date: 18-Jun-1969
Date of casualty: 18-Jun-1969
Age at death: 18
Cause of death: Hostile, died of wounds. Grenade. Multiple fragmentation wounds.
Walter Ward Becker died from a wound received while a crew member on a military vehicle on a combat operation when a hostile force was encountered. He was admitted to a military medical facility and expired shortly thereafter. / Gunner of Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) on reconnaissance in force mission. Engaged hostile force in firefight. Admitted to 2d Surgical Hospital, Lai Khe, on 18 Jun 1969 at 1620 hrs and later expired.
Location of fatality: Binh Long, South Vietnam, XT 767 762
Place of interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Texas, USA
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