LATIMER (VETERAN VIET KIA), WILBUR DALE - White County, Arkansas | WILBUR DALE LATIMER (VETERAN VIET KIA) - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Wilbur Dale LATIMER (VETERAN VIET KIA)

Gum Springs - Searcy Cemetery
White County,
Arkansas

Arkansas
CAPTAIN Troop C 17 Cavalry 101 Airborn Division
Vietnam
May 23, 1944 - January 19, 1971
Killed in Action
Distinguished Cross
2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal
26 Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Commendation
2 Purple Heart

*Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Helicopter Air Casualty - Pilot
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Military Grade: Captain
Pay Grade: Captain (U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Lieutenant (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Thua Thien
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File

When Wilbur Dale Latimer was born on May 23, 1944, in Searcy, Arkansas, his father, Otis, was 32 and his mother, Winifred, was 33. He married on August 20, 1966, in Garland, Arkansas. He died on January 19, 1971, in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam, at the age of 26, and was buried in his hometown.

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Contributed on 12/1/22 by hawkinsdonna48
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Record #: 1460019

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Submitted: 12/1/22 • Approved: 12/7/22 • Last Updated: 12/10/22 • R1460019-G0-S3

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