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Capps, Walter Robert, Sgt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Wiesbaden, Germany; Fayetteville, NC
Last Address Nakhon Phanom RTAFB
Casualty Date Aug 02, 1971
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Laos
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Lafayette Memorial Park - Fayetteville, North Carolina
Sgt. Walter Capps was very likely flying in a T-28 with Major Troxel when it was lost over Laos.
Personnel lost on that date over Laos: Major Edwin Newton Troxel (T-28) Sgt. Walter Robert Capps (T-28)
Sgt. Capps was interred in Lafayette Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Notes/Links:
http://www.vvmf.org//index.cfm?SectionID=110&Wall_Id_No=7794 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17395869 http://aircommandoman.tripod.com/id3.html http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10657 (317th factsheet) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Fighter_Wing#Vietnam_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhon_Phanom_Royal_Thai_Navy_Base http://www.hurlburt.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3436 (about the UH-1 being attached to the 317th)
