Dale Warren Parker (1943 - 1968)

Born 23 Jan 1943 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States

Died 6 Apr 1968 at age 25 in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam

Biography

SSgt Dale Parker was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

SSgt Dale Parker served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): A TRP, 3RD SQDN, 5TH CAVALRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
Service ended:

He died in Vietnam in 1968. ^[1]

Military Service^[2]

ON THE WALL: Panel 48E Line 32

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PERSONAL DATA:

Home of Record: Bradenton, FL

Date of birth: 01/23/1943MILITARY DATA:

Service Branch: Army of the United States

Grade at loss: E5

Rank: Posthumous Promotion as indicated

Promotion Note: None

ID No: 14753548

MOS: 63C30: General Vehicle Repairman

Length Service: 06

Unit:

CASUALTY DATA:

Start Tour: 12/06/1967

Incident Date: 04/06/1968

Casualty Date: 04/06/1968

Status Date: Not Applicable

Status Change: Not Applicable

Age at Loss: 25

Location: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam

Remains: Body recovered

Repatriated: Not Applicable

Identified: Not Applicable

Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright

Casualty Reason: Ground casualty

Casualty Detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98240191/dale-w-parker: accessed 20 May 2023), memorial page for Dale W Parker (23 Jan 1943–6 Apr 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98240191, citing Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by HNLjr (contributor 47307248).
2. ↑ "SSG Dale Warren Parker." The Virtual Wall. www.VirtualWall.org, Ltd, 29 2018. Web. 11 Feb 2019. <https://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SummersillEP01a.htm>

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXB-8CS : 12 December 2014), Dale Warren Parker, 06 Apr 1968; citing , , South Vietnam, panel 48E, line 032, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZ4-5XH : 12 December 2014), Dale Warren Parker, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.