WALTON JOHN T

MAJ John T. Walton was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 10/27/1978 at the age of 44.2 from Heart attack
Charleston, SC
Date of Birth 07/28/1934
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 187 AHC in 67-68
This information was provided by Phyllis Walton (wife), SSN search

More detail on this person: Birth: 28 July 1934 Winston Salem, Forsyth Co., NC

Death 27 October 1978 in Hospital, Charleston, Charleston Co., SC

Cause of death: Cardiopulmonary Arrest due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.

We returned from a three year tour in Augsburg, Germany in 1966, where he served in the 24th Infantry Div as a fixed wing pilot. Assigned to Ft. Bragg to a unit, the 187th Aviation where he and others transitioned to helicopters, Hueys. The unit left in 1967 for Vietnam and he returned to Bragg in the Fall of 1968.

Vietnam Service: 187th Aviation Co, formed and deployed out of Ft. Bragg, NC years: Late Fall 1967- Fall 1968.

I believe the unit was stationed at Cu Chi.

From: Phyllis E. Walton, Widow of John Thomas Walton

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Date posted on this site: 04/13/2025