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Photographer: J. J. Prats
Taken: April 8, 2017
Caption: Staff Sergeant Walter Franklin Payne
Additional Description: C Co., 2nd BN, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cav Div., USARV, United States Army.

April 09, 1931 to October 05, 1966

Walter's home of record is Baltimore Maryland. But he was drafted by the Charlottesville / Albemarle Draft Board. He had one sister, Evelyn Jayne Fleming, of Baltimore. At the time of his death, he had 14 years in the Army, including service in the Korean War. He died from wounds received from fragments of an unknown device that exploded in his base camp. He had been in Vietnam since December 16, 1965.

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Infantryman Badge. He is buried in Baltimore National Cemetery in Baltimore Maryland.
Submitted: April 15, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p380242
File Size: 0.614 Megabytes

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