Age 50 - From Minot, North Dakota
Killed on November 29, 1967 - Bien Hoa, South Viet Nam

INFORMATION FOUND AT VIETNAM VETERANS

MEMORIAL FUND WEBSITE (www.vvmf.org)

WARD GUNARD WALTER
is honored on Panel 31E, Row 8 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name: WARD GUNARD WALTER
Wall Name: WARD G WALTER
Date of Birth: 10/13/1917
Date of Casualty: 11/29/1967
Home of Record: MINOT
State: ND
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: SGT
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: BIEN HOA



FROM "THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL"
(http://tanaya.net/vmw/W/rec-54330.html)

Let us not forget Sergeant Ward Gunard Walter, casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army, SGT Walter served our country until November 29th, 1967 in Binh Hoa, South Vietnam. He was 50 years old and was not married. Ward died from small arms fire. His body was recovered. Ward was born on October 13th, 1917 in Minot, North Dakota.

SGT Walter is on panel 31E, line 008 of the Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 18 years.

FROM "720th MILITARY POLICE
BATTALION VIET NAM PROJECT"
(http://www.720mpvietnamproject.org/honor_roll_720th/casualties_battalion/walter_ward_g/walter_ward_g.html)

The Military Assistance Command Vietnam/Army Of The Republic Of Vietnam (MACV/ARVN) outpost at Phuoc Cang on Highway QL15 was coming under heavy enemy fire and the combined (A, B, and C company) ambush team was tasked with attempting to take the pressure off by flanking the Viet Cong (VC) positions.

They were working their way along the highway about 500 yards or so away from the outpost. For some time they had been able to see headlights lights approaching from the direction of Bear Cat.

The ambush team hunkered down in the ditches alongside the roadway preparing to move to their left and engage the VC who had no idea they were there. They waited for the vehicle to pass so its headlights would not expose their position. The vehicle turned out to be a jeep from the 9th Infantry Division. The men in the gun jeep must have spotted movement because they opened fire as they passed by the ambush teams location, then continued down the highway.

Three rounds from the jeep machine gun passed through the M-16 magazines that were hung on bandoleers across SGT Walter's chest.

SGT Walter was transported to the 24th Evacuation Hospital but died from the wounds before he arrived. SGT Walter had thirty days in country when he died.

SGT Walter was awarded (posthumously) the Bronze Star Medal for Valor and the Purple Heart Medal.

--- General / Personal ---
Last name: WALTER
First name: WARD GUNARD
Home of Record (official): MINOT
State (official): ND
Date of Birth: Saturday,
October 13, 1917
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single

--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 17270251
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E5
MOS : 95B40

--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Monday, October 30, 1967
Date of Casualty: Wednesday,
November 29, 1967
Age at time of loss: 50
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Gun, small arms fire
(Ground casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Bien Hoa
The Wall: Panel 31E - Row 008

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