Van Cleave, Walter Shelby, Lt Col

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1969-1969, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing
Service Years
1951 - 1969
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Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1927
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by TSgt Michael Ceballos (CB) to remember Van Cleave, Walter Shelby, Lt Col.

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Contact Info
Home Town
Dallas
Last Address
Phu Cat AB
MIA Date
Apr 22, 1969
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Laos
Conflict
Vietnam War
Memorial Coordinates
26W 028

 Official Badges 

Air Force Commander


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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe National Gold Star Family Registry
  2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2023, The National Gold Star Family Registry


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


Lt. Col Walter Shelby Van Cleave served as the  Vice-commander of the 366th Combat Support Group, Danang. His tour began on 22 August 1968. In April 1969, he was reassigned as a squadron commander of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing at Phu Cat AB.  

This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii with another memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.


 

   
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  1969-1969, 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron

Lieutenant Colonel
From Month/Year
April / 1969
To Month/Year
April / 1969
Unit
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron Unit Page
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
AFSC/MOS
Not Specified
Base, Station or City
Phu Cat AB
State/Country
Vietnam, South (Vietnam)
   
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 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron Details

480th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Type
Fighter
 
Parent Unit
Tactical Fighter Units
Strength
Squadron
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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24 Members Also There at Same Time
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron

Rexroad, Loel Franklin, Maj, (1956-1970) [Other Service Rank]
Clark, Albert, SSgt, (1969-1973) 00 00E Sergeant
Bacik, James J., Maj, (1954-1975) 155 1555C Major
Keller, George Richard, Capt, (1965-1970) Captain
Ritchie, Richard, Brig Gen, (1964-1999) Captain
Robinson, Douglas, Col, (1964-1988) 462 4625A Captain
Robinson, Douglas, Col, (1964-1988) 462 4625A Captain
Spicer, Edward, Capt, (1962-1971) 111 1115F Captain
Tomb, Robert, Maj, (1954-1979) 111 1115A Captain
Trent, Alan Robert, Capt, (1964-1970) Captain
Lee, Glenn Hung Nin, Capt, (1968-1970) First Lieutenant
Scott, Vincent Calvin, Capt, (1967-1969) First Lieutenant
Smith, Robert Wilbur, Capt, (1967-1970) 158 1585A First Lieutenant
Kirkwood, James, MSgt, (1963-1984) 431 43199 Master Sergeant
Dunsey, Ronald, SSgt, (1966-1970) 00 00E Staff Sergeant
Grieco, Tim, SSgt, (1965-1969) Staff Sergeant
Howe, Jerry, SSgt, (1961-1969) 431 J43151C Staff Sergeant
Marenda, Richard, Sgt, (1966-1969) 431 J43151C Staff Sergeant
Sibole, Robert, SSgt, (1968-1978) 431 43131C Staff Sergeant
Welfel, Ronald, SSgt, (1966-1970) 431 43151 Staff Sergeant
Lynch, Norman, SSgt, (1967-1971) 461 46150 Sergeant
Peterson, Jesse, Sgt, (1966-1969) 462 46250 Sergeant
Pfile, Ronald, Sgt, (1969-1973) 922 92250 Sergeant
Prater, Donald, SSgt, (1968-1972) 431 43151C Sergeant
Ludwig, Jacob ( Jake ), MSgt, (1967-1987) Airman 1st Class

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