Matula, Valentin George, CDR

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Commander

Last Primary NEC
132X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Naval Flight Officer

Primary Unit
1965-1965, 132X, USS Independence (CVA-62)

Service Years
1941 - 1965

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1923

This Military Service Page was created/owned by Tommy Burgdorf (Birddog), FC2 to remember Matula, Valentin George, CDR.

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Casualty Info

Home Town Hallettsville, TX	Last Address Hallettsville, TX

Casualty Date Jul 20, 1965
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Vietnam, South (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 08E, 084 / Sect 35, grv 4656

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2013, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2016, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page

USS Mullany Guestbook: May 22, 2012

USS Mullany Guestbook

David Barclay
Colorado, 04-01-2009 17:15:57

ET-3, 1964 to 1966.
I remember watching the RA-5C Vigilante crash on the USS Independence on July 20, 1965. I found out that the two men killed were: CDR Valentin George Matula, and LT Carl Eugene Gronquist. I have learned that Chief Earl E. Fithian died in January 2006.

Writer:

Short, Diane (TWS Admin) (Ruth, Harding), SA

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Last Updated:
May 22, 2012

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