In Memory of ....... SGT. David Wayne Parker.
*** Sergeant Parker was a member of Company E, 20th Infantry Regiment. On February 6, 1969, he was swimming at a beach in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam. A wave washed him off his air mattress then the undertow took him below the surface of the ocean. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
DAVID WAYNE PARKER - Army -SGT - E5 173rd Airborne Brigade
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Dec 2, 1947
From: STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married - Trisha A. Parker of Atlanta, GA. Parents: Father, General Robert Parker of Stone Mountain, GA. Born Feb. 21, 1925 and Died Feb. 7, 1997.
***** I was a member of E20 and server with Parker. He and I went through Recondo school at the same time. It was a very sad day the day he drowned, he was missed then and is still missed today.
Steve Henton - Server with Parker
Length of service 1 years
Casualty was on Feb 6, 1969
In PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
Unit: Company E, 20th Infantry, 173rd Support Battalion
Date of Birth: 02 December 1947 (DeKalb County GA)
Home City of Record: Stone Mountain GA
Date of Loss: 06 February 1969
Country of Loss: South Vietnam/Over Water
Loss Coordinates: 125758N 1092451E (CQ280338)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Air mattress
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was not recovered
Panel 33W - Line 73
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
Cpl. David W. Parker was off duty on February 6, 1969, and went swimming at a beach in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam.
A wave washed Parker from his air mattress, and then another wave and subsequent undertow took swept him under, and he was not seen again.
Extensive searches from land and sea were conducted over a wide area,without success.
David W. Parker is listed among the missing in Southeast Asia because no body was ever found to return home.
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*** Sergeant Parker was a member of Company E, 20th Infantry Regiment. On February 6, 1969, he was swimming at a beach in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam. A wave washed him off his air mattress then the undertow took him below the surface of the ocean. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
DAVID WAYNE PARKER - Army -SGT - E5 173rd Airborne Brigade
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Dec 2, 1947
From: STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married - Trisha A. Parker of Atlanta, GA. Parents: Father, General Robert Parker of Stone Mountain, GA. Born Feb. 21, 1925 and Died Feb. 7, 1997.
***** I was a member of E20 and server with Parker. He and I went through Recondo school at the same time. It was a very sad day the day he drowned, he was missed then and is still missed today.
Steve Henton - Server with Parker
Length of service 1 years
Casualty was on Feb 6, 1969
In PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
Unit: Company E, 20th Infantry, 173rd Support Battalion
Date of Birth: 02 December 1947 (DeKalb County GA)
Home City of Record: Stone Mountain GA
Date of Loss: 06 February 1969
Country of Loss: South Vietnam/Over Water
Loss Coordinates: 125758N 1092451E (CQ280338)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Air mattress
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was not recovered
Panel 33W - Line 73
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
Cpl. David W. Parker was off duty on February 6, 1969, and went swimming at a beach in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam.
A wave washed Parker from his air mattress, and then another wave and subsequent undertow took swept him under, and he was not seen again.
Extensive searches from land and sea were conducted over a wide area,without success.
David W. Parker is listed among the missing in Southeast Asia because no body was ever found to return home.
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In Memory of ....... SGT. David Wayne Parker.
*** Sergeant Parker was a member of Company E, 20th Infantry Regiment. On February 6, 1969, he was swimming at a beach in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam. A wave washed him off his air mattress then the undertow took him below the surface of the ocean. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
DAVID WAYNE PARKER - Army -SGT - E5 173rd Airborne Brigade
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Dec 2, 1947
From: STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married - Trisha A. Parker of Atlanta, GA. Parents: Father, General Robert Parker of Stone Mountain, GA. Born Feb. 21, 1925 and Died Feb. 7, 1997.
***** I was a member of E20 and server with Parker. He and I went through Recondo school at the same time. It was a very sad day the day he drowned, he was missed then and is still missed today.
Steve Henton - Server with Parker
Length of service 1 years
Casualty was on Feb 6, 1969
In PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
Unit: Company E, 20th Infantry, 173rd Support Battalion
Date of Birth: 02 December 1947 (DeKalb County GA)
Home City of Record: Stone Mountain GA
Date of Loss: 06 February 1969
Country of Loss: South Vietnam/Over Water
Loss Coordinates: 125758N 1092451E (CQ280338)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Air mattress
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was not recovered
Panel 33W - Line 73
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
Cpl. David W. Parker was off duty on February 6, 1969, and went swimming at a beach in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam.
A wave washed Parker from his air mattress, and then another wave and subsequent undertow took swept him under, and he was not seen again.
Extensive searches from land and sea were conducted over a wide area,without success.
David W. Parker is listed among the missing in Southeast Asia because no body was ever found to return home.
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*** Sergeant Parker was a member of Company E, 20th Infantry Regiment. On February 6, 1969, he was swimming at a beach in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam. A wave washed him off his air mattress then the undertow took him below the surface of the ocean. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
DAVID WAYNE PARKER - Army -SGT - E5 173rd Airborne Brigade
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Dec 2, 1947
From: STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married - Trisha A. Parker of Atlanta, GA. Parents: Father, General Robert Parker of Stone Mountain, GA. Born Feb. 21, 1925 and Died Feb. 7, 1997.
***** I was a member of E20 and server with Parker. He and I went through Recondo school at the same time. It was a very sad day the day he drowned, he was missed then and is still missed today.
Steve Henton - Server with Parker
Length of service 1 years
Casualty was on Feb 6, 1969
In PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
Unit: Company E, 20th Infantry, 173rd Support Battalion
Date of Birth: 02 December 1947 (DeKalb County GA)
Home City of Record: Stone Mountain GA
Date of Loss: 06 February 1969
Country of Loss: South Vietnam/Over Water
Loss Coordinates: 125758N 1092451E (CQ280338)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Air mattress
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was not recovered
Panel 33W - Line 73
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
Cpl. David W. Parker was off duty on February 6, 1969, and went swimming at a beach in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam.
A wave washed Parker from his air mattress, and then another wave and subsequent undertow took swept him under, and he was not seen again.
Extensive searches from land and sea were conducted over a wide area,without success.
David W. Parker is listed among the missing in Southeast Asia because no body was ever found to return home.
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