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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: SIMPSON
First name: WALTER STEPHEN
Home of Record (official): TRENTON
State (official): NJ
Date of Birth: Thursday, August 21, 1941
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SSG
Serial Number: 12663249
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E6
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
K Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Sunday, May 21, 1967
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, May 22, 1968
Age at time of loss: 26
Casualty type: (A3) Hostile, died while missing
Reason: Unknown / Not reported (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Unknown/Not Reported
The Wall: Panel 66E - Row 003