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BM1 Walter Gilmore “Boats” Anderson

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BM1 Walter Gilmore “Boats” Anderson Veteran

Birth
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Death
21 Feb 1968 (aged 43)
Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Burial
Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA Add to Map
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Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Walter Gilmore Anderson from Wedderburn, Oregon lost his life at the age of 43 on February 21, 1968.

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Walter Gilmore Anderson was born on August 11, 1924 and had 22 years of service in the U.S. Navy. BM1 Anderson arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to USS Tuscumbia, U.S. Naval Support Activity Danang, U.S. Naval Force Vietnam

On February 21, 1968, harbor tug USS Tuscumbia YTB-762 was towing YFNB-18, a non-self-propelled floating workshop in the Da Nang Harbor in Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam when BM1 Walter Anderson reportedly fell into the water and drowned. His body was recovered.
Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Walter Gilmore Anderson from Wedderburn, Oregon lost his life at the age of 43 on February 21, 1968.

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Walter Gilmore Anderson was born on August 11, 1924 and had 22 years of service in the U.S. Navy. BM1 Anderson arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to USS Tuscumbia, U.S. Naval Support Activity Danang, U.S. Naval Force Vietnam

On February 21, 1968, harbor tug USS Tuscumbia YTB-762 was towing YFNB-18, a non-self-propelled floating workshop in the Da Nang Harbor in Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam when BM1 Walter Anderson reportedly fell into the water and drowned. His body was recovered.

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