Walter Earl Duncan Jr. was born August 1, 1947 the son of Walter Earl and Mary L. Disbrow Duncan Sr.
He grew up in Union Township and attended the local schools. He graduated from Eastern High School in
1965. Earl was employed by AVCO, a subsidiary of Crosby Broadcasting Corporation in Richmond IN
when he was called into service. Earl joined Company A, 1st Battalion, of the 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry
Division of the U. S. Army. He was sent overseas to Vietnam in the spring of 1967. On May 19, 1967
Private First Class Duncan was a member of a search and destroy mission in Duc Pho, a small Vietnamese
village in the Gulf of Tonkin. As his platoon entered the village they encountered heavy enemy fire. PFC
Duncan was wounded in the initial attack, but stayed forward covering the rest of his platoon until they
could attain a more tenable position and evacuate the wounded. Then, despite his wounds and the intensity
of the enemy fire, he made an assault on an enemy bunker. Upon reaching the bunker, he hurled a grenade
into the enemy position, destroying it and its occupants. PFC Duncan eventually succumbed to his
wounds, but his efforts were instrumental in the success of his platoon's assault. For his courage and service
PFC Duncan was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" Device, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart,
the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. He was laid to rest in Owl Creek Cemetery in Pike County OH.
This record was added respectfully by Jerry Gowins Jr. in memory of all American soldiers so horrorbly forgotten by their countrymen who assume freedom comes as no cost. We are free because of men like this.∼United States Army Private First Class served with the 25th Infantry Division. He was killed in action of multiple fragmentation wounds while serving in South Vietnam.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985:
Name Walter Earl Duncan Jr
Rank Private 1st Class Lance Corporal
Birth Date 1 Aug 1947
Service Number Us 51 664 445
Service Branch US Army
Unit Co. A, 35th 3rd Bde 25th Inf. Div. 2 Plt.
Enlistment Date 26 Oct 1966
Death Date 20 May 1967
Cemetery Owl Creek Cemetery
Cemetery Location Union Township Lucasville #rt 3, Ohio, USA
Note: Father Walter E Duncan Sr signed this form on 07 Jun 1967
U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019:
Name Walter Earl Duncan Jr
Death Age 17
Birth Date 1 Aug 1949
Death Date 20 May 1967
Interment Place Ohio, USA
Cemetery Address Lucasville, OH 45648
Cemetery Lucasville Cemetery
Notes Pfc Us Army Vietnam
He grew up in Union Township and attended the local schools. He graduated from Eastern High School in
1965. Earl was employed by AVCO, a subsidiary of Crosby Broadcasting Corporation in Richmond IN
when he was called into service. Earl joined Company A, 1st Battalion, of the 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry
Division of the U. S. Army. He was sent overseas to Vietnam in the spring of 1967. On May 19, 1967
Private First Class Duncan was a member of a search and destroy mission in Duc Pho, a small Vietnamese
village in the Gulf of Tonkin. As his platoon entered the village they encountered heavy enemy fire. PFC
Duncan was wounded in the initial attack, but stayed forward covering the rest of his platoon until they
could attain a more tenable position and evacuate the wounded. Then, despite his wounds and the intensity
of the enemy fire, he made an assault on an enemy bunker. Upon reaching the bunker, he hurled a grenade
into the enemy position, destroying it and its occupants. PFC Duncan eventually succumbed to his
wounds, but his efforts were instrumental in the success of his platoon's assault. For his courage and service
PFC Duncan was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" Device, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart,
the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. He was laid to rest in Owl Creek Cemetery in Pike County OH.
This record was added respectfully by Jerry Gowins Jr. in memory of all American soldiers so horrorbly forgotten by their countrymen who assume freedom comes as no cost. We are free because of men like this.∼United States Army Private First Class served with the 25th Infantry Division. He was killed in action of multiple fragmentation wounds while serving in South Vietnam.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985:
Name Walter Earl Duncan Jr
Rank Private 1st Class Lance Corporal
Birth Date 1 Aug 1947
Service Number Us 51 664 445
Service Branch US Army
Unit Co. A, 35th 3rd Bde 25th Inf. Div. 2 Plt.
Enlistment Date 26 Oct 1966
Death Date 20 May 1967
Cemetery Owl Creek Cemetery
Cemetery Location Union Township Lucasville #rt 3, Ohio, USA
Note: Father Walter E Duncan Sr signed this form on 07 Jun 1967
U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019:
Name Walter Earl Duncan Jr
Death Age 17
Birth Date 1 Aug 1949
Death Date 20 May 1967
Interment Place Ohio, USA
Cemetery Address Lucasville, OH 45648
Cemetery Lucasville Cemetery
Notes Pfc Us Army Vietnam
Walter Earl Duncan Jr. was born August 1, 1947 the son of Walter Earl and Mary L. Disbrow Duncan Sr.
He grew up in Union Township and attended the local schools. He graduated from Eastern High School in
1965. Earl was employed by AVCO, a subsidiary of Crosby Broadcasting Corporation in Richmond IN
when he was called into service. Earl joined Company A, 1st Battalion, of the 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry
Division of the U. S. Army. He was sent overseas to Vietnam in the spring of 1967. On May 19, 1967
Private First Class Duncan was a member of a search and destroy mission in Duc Pho, a small Vietnamese
village in the Gulf of Tonkin. As his platoon entered the village they encountered heavy enemy fire. PFC
Duncan was wounded in the initial attack, but stayed forward covering the rest of his platoon until they
could attain a more tenable position and evacuate the wounded. Then, despite his wounds and the intensity
of the enemy fire, he made an assault on an enemy bunker. Upon reaching the bunker, he hurled a grenade
into the enemy position, destroying it and its occupants. PFC Duncan eventually succumbed to his
wounds, but his efforts were instrumental in the success of his platoon's assault. For his courage and service
PFC Duncan was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" Device, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart,
the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. He was laid to rest in Owl Creek Cemetery in Pike County OH.
This record was added respectfully by Jerry Gowins Jr. in memory of all American soldiers so horrorbly forgotten by their countrymen who assume freedom comes as no cost. We are free because of men like this.∼United States Army Private First Class served with the 25th Infantry Division. He was killed in action of multiple fragmentation wounds while serving in South Vietnam.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985:
Name Walter Earl Duncan Jr
Rank Private 1st Class Lance Corporal
Birth Date 1 Aug 1947
Service Number Us 51 664 445
Service Branch US Army
Unit Co. A, 35th 3rd Bde 25th Inf. Div. 2 Plt.
Enlistment Date 26 Oct 1966
Death Date 20 May 1967
Cemetery Owl Creek Cemetery
Cemetery Location Union Township Lucasville #rt 3, Ohio, USA
Note: Father Walter E Duncan Sr signed this form on 07 Jun 1967
U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019:
Name Walter Earl Duncan Jr
Death Age 17
Birth Date 1 Aug 1949
Death Date 20 May 1967
Interment Place Ohio, USA
Cemetery Address Lucasville, OH 45648
Cemetery Lucasville Cemetery
Notes Pfc Us Army Vietnam
He grew up in Union Township and attended the local schools. He graduated from Eastern High School in
1965. Earl was employed by AVCO, a subsidiary of Crosby Broadcasting Corporation in Richmond IN
when he was called into service. Earl joined Company A, 1st Battalion, of the 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry
Division of the U. S. Army. He was sent overseas to Vietnam in the spring of 1967. On May 19, 1967
Private First Class Duncan was a member of a search and destroy mission in Duc Pho, a small Vietnamese
village in the Gulf of Tonkin. As his platoon entered the village they encountered heavy enemy fire. PFC
Duncan was wounded in the initial attack, but stayed forward covering the rest of his platoon until they
could attain a more tenable position and evacuate the wounded. Then, despite his wounds and the intensity
of the enemy fire, he made an assault on an enemy bunker. Upon reaching the bunker, he hurled a grenade
into the enemy position, destroying it and its occupants. PFC Duncan eventually succumbed to his
wounds, but his efforts were instrumental in the success of his platoon's assault. For his courage and service
PFC Duncan was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" Device, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart,
the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. He was laid to rest in Owl Creek Cemetery in Pike County OH.
This record was added respectfully by Jerry Gowins Jr. in memory of all American soldiers so horrorbly forgotten by their countrymen who assume freedom comes as no cost. We are free because of men like this.∼United States Army Private First Class served with the 25th Infantry Division. He was killed in action of multiple fragmentation wounds while serving in South Vietnam.
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985:
Name Walter Earl Duncan Jr
Rank Private 1st Class Lance Corporal
Birth Date 1 Aug 1947
Service Number Us 51 664 445
Service Branch US Army
Unit Co. A, 35th 3rd Bde 25th Inf. Div. 2 Plt.
Enlistment Date 26 Oct 1966
Death Date 20 May 1967
Cemetery Owl Creek Cemetery
Cemetery Location Union Township Lucasville #rt 3, Ohio, USA
Note: Father Walter E Duncan Sr signed this form on 07 Jun 1967
U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019:
Name Walter Earl Duncan Jr
Death Age 17
Birth Date 1 Aug 1949
Death Date 20 May 1967
Interment Place Ohio, USA
Cemetery Address Lucasville, OH 45648
Cemetery Lucasville Cemetery
Notes Pfc Us Army Vietnam
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