Las Cruces Sun-News
November 12, 1967
W.C. BUNYEA REMAINS ARE FLOWN HOME
Funeral services for Army Private First Class Walter Clifford Bunyea Jr., 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Bunyea, are pending with Fulmer Memorial Mortuary.
Bunyea's body arrived in Las Cruces last night transported by air from Vietnam where he was killed in ground action November 7th. He was serving with D Company, 26th Infantry, First Infantry Division.
A native of Roanoke, Virginia, born June 1, 1947, he had been a resident of Las Cruces since 1949, until he enlisted in the Army in December 1966.
He was graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1965. He was a member of the string ensemble while in High School.
After entering the Army, he received his basic training at Ft. Bliss, Texas and advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He had been in Vietnam since June, 1967.
He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Terrell and Dennis Bunyea of his home and a paternal grandmother, Mrs. Pearl Bunyea of Washington D.C. and his maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Anderson, Las Cruces.
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PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Las Cruces, NM
Date of birth: 06/01/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 54492891
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 26TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 06/30/1967
Incident Date: 11/07/1967
Casualty Date: 11/07/1967
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Binh Long Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
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November 12, 1967
W.C. BUNYEA REMAINS ARE FLOWN HOME
Funeral services for Army Private First Class Walter Clifford Bunyea Jr., 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Bunyea, are pending with Fulmer Memorial Mortuary.
Bunyea's body arrived in Las Cruces last night transported by air from Vietnam where he was killed in ground action November 7th. He was serving with D Company, 26th Infantry, First Infantry Division.
A native of Roanoke, Virginia, born June 1, 1947, he had been a resident of Las Cruces since 1949, until he enlisted in the Army in December 1966.
He was graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1965. He was a member of the string ensemble while in High School.
After entering the Army, he received his basic training at Ft. Bliss, Texas and advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He had been in Vietnam since June, 1967.
He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Terrell and Dennis Bunyea of his home and a paternal grandmother, Mrs. Pearl Bunyea of Washington D.C. and his maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Anderson, Las Cruces.
Below cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Las Cruces, NM
Date of birth: 06/01/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 54492891
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 26TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 06/30/1967
Incident Date: 11/07/1967
Casualty Date: 11/07/1967
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Binh Long Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
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Las Cruces Sun-News
November 12, 1967
W.C. BUNYEA REMAINS ARE FLOWN HOME
Funeral services for Army Private First Class Walter Clifford Bunyea Jr., 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Bunyea, are pending with Fulmer Memorial Mortuary.
Bunyea's body arrived in Las Cruces last night transported by air from Vietnam where he was killed in ground action November 7th. He was serving with D Company, 26th Infantry, First Infantry Division.
A native of Roanoke, Virginia, born June 1, 1947, he had been a resident of Las Cruces since 1949, until he enlisted in the Army in December 1966.
He was graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1965. He was a member of the string ensemble while in High School.
After entering the Army, he received his basic training at Ft. Bliss, Texas and advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He had been in Vietnam since June, 1967.
He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Terrell and Dennis Bunyea of his home and a paternal grandmother, Mrs. Pearl Bunyea of Washington D.C. and his maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Anderson, Las Cruces.
Below cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Las Cruces, NM
Date of birth: 06/01/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 54492891
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 26TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 06/30/1967
Incident Date: 11/07/1967
Casualty Date: 11/07/1967
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Binh Long Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
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November 12, 1967
W.C. BUNYEA REMAINS ARE FLOWN HOME
Funeral services for Army Private First Class Walter Clifford Bunyea Jr., 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Bunyea, are pending with Fulmer Memorial Mortuary.
Bunyea's body arrived in Las Cruces last night transported by air from Vietnam where he was killed in ground action November 7th. He was serving with D Company, 26th Infantry, First Infantry Division.
A native of Roanoke, Virginia, born June 1, 1947, he had been a resident of Las Cruces since 1949, until he enlisted in the Army in December 1966.
He was graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1965. He was a member of the string ensemble while in High School.
After entering the Army, he received his basic training at Ft. Bliss, Texas and advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He had been in Vietnam since June, 1967.
He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Terrell and Dennis Bunyea of his home and a paternal grandmother, Mrs. Pearl Bunyea of Washington D.C. and his maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Anderson, Las Cruces.
Below cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Las Cruces, NM
Date of birth: 06/01/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 54492891
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 26TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 06/30/1967
Incident Date: 11/07/1967
Casualty Date: 11/07/1967
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Binh Long Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
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