Padgett, David Eugene
Army Major

David Eugene Padgett, age 24, from Washington, Indiana, Daviess county.

Parents: Lester E. Padgett (February 26, 1922 – February 20, 2008) and Margaret J. Padgett (March 4, 1925 – )

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, February 6, 1969
Death details: Non-hostile, missing in South Vietnam. Declared dead Oct. 15, 1979. Remains later recovered and buried with crew.
Cemetery: Buried with crew November 8, 2002 in Arlington National. Memorialized at St. John in Washington, Indiana

Source: National Archives, grave marker