Close, Donald Edward
Army Captain
Donald Edward Close, age 33, from Los Angeles County Burbank, California .
Parents: William E. and Hazel Close
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Stanford University
Military history: Korean War veteran
Date of death: Saturday, May 15, 1965
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam when guerrillas destroyed a 12-truck convoy.
Source: National Archives, Press Telegram (1965)