Walter K. Singleton

Walter Keith Singleton
Walter K. Singleton, Medal of Honor recipient
Nickname(s)	Zeke
Born	(1944-12-07)December 7, 1944 Memphis, Tennessee
Died	March 24, 1967(1967-03-24) (aged 22) Gio Linh District, South Vietnam
Place of burial	Memory Hill Gardens (now Memphis Memorial Gardens), Memphis, Tennessee
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1963-1967
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	1st Battalion, 9th Marines
Battles/wars	Vietnam War †
Awards	Medal of Honor Purple Heart

Walter Keith Singleton (December 7, 1944– March 24, 1967) was a United States Marine Sergeant who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroism in March 1967 during the Vietnam War. The award was presented by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Walter Keith Singleton was born on December 7, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated from Bartlett High School there in June 1963.

On August 1, 1963, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at Memphis and integrated into the Regular Marine Corps the following September.

Ordered to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, he completed recruit training with the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion in February 1964. Upon completion of recruit training, he was promoted to private first class.

Transferred to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, he was assigned duty as ammo-carrier with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division until November 1965. While stationed at Camp Lejeune, he was promoted to Lance Corporal on October 1, 1964 and to Corporal on August 1, 1965.

Corporal Singleton returned to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island and served as an instructor with the Weapons Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, with the additional duty of training marksmanship to Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. While performing this additional duty, he received a letter of appreciation for qualifying 100 percent of the Officers-to-be.