United States of America
U.S. Navy · United States 
Walter John Gelien
1930 – 1965
Vietnam Wall · Panel 03E
Chief Petty Officer Walter John Gelien served in the U.S. Navy. Walter served with the 7 FLT. Walter served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Walter was 35 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Blast injury
Circumstance
Killed in action
Place
Quang Nam
Media
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HOSPITAL CORPSMAN · QUANG NAMVMO-2, MAG-16, 1ST MAW, III MAFPay grade E07.
Branch
U.S. Navy
Highest rank
Chief Petty Officer
Service Record
U.S. Navy
HM: Hospital Corpsman
HOSPITAL CORPSMAN
QUANG NAM
1965
Pay grade E07.
Conflicts
Honors · 5 decorations
Awards & Decorations
5
For service and achievement
Campaign and service medals
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
- The cemetery · the exact grave is not yet placed
- 1 monument carrying the name
Laid nearby · Section 2C
498 others are held in this section; the nearest 12 by row and grave.
Rolf B OdegaardGrave 2528Raymond M KosnikowskiGrave 2552Lynn Douglas BeagleGrave 2512William J VayGrave 2559Frank William HammerGrave 2564Harvey Aaron BatesGrave 2504Amerigo P BianucciGrave 2571Edward KuletzGrave 2483Charles Edward JanoeGrave 2470Jack B FarrellGrave 2464Daryl A HopkinsGrave 2615Gary ChestraGrave 2452
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Walter John Gelien
Chief Petty Officer
U.S. Navy
- 1965
VMO-2
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