Posted by:  Classmate, Dave Wallace

G. W. died in Vietnam in 1966. He was one of my chess buddies at Tech. I had been trying to locate him for years and only recently I found that he passed many years ago. I consider myself lucky to have survived Vietnam.

G W Whitaker:  

PERSONAL DATA: Home of Record:Oakland, CA Date of birth:11/16/1942

MILITARY DATA: Service Branch:Army of the United States Grade at loss:E2 Rank:Private

SPECIALTY: Radio Teletype Operator Unit:281ST AHC, 17TH AVN GROUP, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV

Start Tour:05/13/1966

Casualty Date:07/07/1966    Age at Loss:23

Location: South Vietnam

Ground casualty: Heart attack

Listed on THE VIRTUAL WALL ®

ON THE WALL:Panel 9E Line 7

URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dw/WhitakerGW01a.htm

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The Class of 1961, Oakland Technical High School is grateful for your service.