Vietnam War
245 American Soldiers Who Served
Beyond the Call of Duty
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1963 - 1964
Humbert Roque Rocky Versace
Captain, US Army
Born: July 2, 1937 at Honolulu, HI
Entered Service: Norfolk, VA
Date/Place of Action: Oct 29, 1963 to Sep 26, 1965 – An Xuyen Province, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment A-23, 5th Special Forces Group
Presentation: To his family at the White House
By President George W. Bush - Jan 8, 2002
Date Of Death: Sep 26, 1965 (Executed as a Prisoner of War)
Remains Not Recovered
Roger Hugh Charles Donlon
Captain, US Army
Born: Jan 30, 1934 at Saugerties, NY
Entered Service: Saugerties, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jul 06, 1964 - Nam Dong, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment A-726, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Dec 05, 1964
Presently Living in Kansas
Donald Gilbert Cook
Colonel, US Marine Corps
Born: Aug 09, 1934 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: Brooklyn, NY
Date/Place of Action: Dec 31, 1964 - Dec 08, 1967 - Binh Gia, Phouc Tuy Province, RVN
Unit: Naval Advisor Group, Military Assistance Command
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Navy Edward Hidalgo - May 16, 1980
Date Of Death: Dec 08, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Charles Quincy Williams
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Sep 17, 1933 at Charleston, SC
Entered Service: Fort Jackson, SC
Date/Place of Action: Jun 09 & 10, 1965 - Con Xoai, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment A, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Jun 23, 1966
Date Of Death: Oct 15, 1982
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Marvin Glen Shields
Construction Mechanic Third Class, US Navy
Born: Dec 30, 1939 at Port Townsend, WA
Entered Service: Seattle, WA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 10, 1965 - Cong Xoai, Vietnam
Unit: Seabee Team 1104, Mobile Construction Battalion 11
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Sep 13, 1966
Date Of Death: Jun 10, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Gardiner Cemetery - Gardiner, WA
Frank Stanley Reasoner
First Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Born: Sep 16, 1937 at Spokane, WA
Entered Service: Kellogg, ID
Date/Place of Action: Jul 12, 1965 - Da Nang , Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 3d Reconnaissance Bn, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze - Jan 31, 1967
Date Of Death: Jul 12, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Greenwood Cemetery - Kellogg, ID
Robert Emmett O'Malley
Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: Jun 03, 1943 at Woodside, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Aug 18, 1965 - An Cu'ong 2, Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 3d Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the Federal Building in Austin, TX
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Dec 06, 1966
Currently Living In Texas
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Joe Calvin Paul
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Apr 23, 1946 at Williamsburg, KY
Entered Service: Dayton, OH
Date/Place of Action: Aug 18, 1965 - Chu Lai, Vietnam
Unit: Company H, 2d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By The Under Secretary of the Navy - Feb 07, 1967
Date Of Death: Aug 19, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Memorial Park Cemetery - Dayton, OH
Larry Stanley Pierce
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jul 06, 1941 at Wewoka, OK
Entered Service: Fresno, CA
Date/Place of Action: Sep 20, 1965 - Ben Cat, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn (Airborne), 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Feb 24, 1966
Date Of Death: Sep 20, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Wasco Cemetery - Wasco, CA
Milton Lee Olive, III
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Nov 07, 1946 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Oct 22, 1965 - Phu Cuong, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn (Airborne), 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Apr 21, 1966
Date Of Death: Oct 22, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: West Grove Cemetery - Lexington, MS
Lawrence Joel
Specialist Sixth Class, US Army
Born: Feb 22, 1928 at Winston-Salem, NC
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Nov 08, 1965 - Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn (Abn), 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Mar 09, 1967
Date Of Death: Feb 04, 1984
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Walter Joseph Marm, Jr.
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Nov 20, 1941 at Washington, PA
Entered Service: Pittsburgh, PA
Date/Place of Action: Nov 14, 1965 - Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Dec 19, 1966
Currently Living In North Carolina
Ed W. Freeman
Captain, US Army
Born: Nov 20, 1927 at Neely, MS
Entered Service: Hattiesburg, MS
Date/Place of Action: Nov 14, 1965 - Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Bn, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At the White House
By President George W. Bush - Jul 16, 2001
Currently Living In Idaho
Harvey Curtiss "Barney" Barnum
Captain, US Marine Corps
Born: Jul 21, 1940 at Cheshire, CT
Entered Service: Cheshire, CT
Date/Place of Action: Dec 18, 1965 - Ky Phu, Vietnam
Unit: Company H, 2d Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze - Feb 27, 1967
Currently Living In Virginia
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James Alton Gardner
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Feb 07, 1943 at Dyersburg, TN
Entered Service: Memphis, TN
Date/Place of Action: Feb 07, 1966 - My Canh, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn, (Airborne), 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Oct 19, 1967
Date Of Death: Feb 07, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fairview Cemetery - Dyersburg, TN
Daniel Fernandez
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jun 30, 1944 at Albuquerque, NM
Entered Service: Albuquerque, NM
Date/Place of Action: Feb 18, 1966 - Cu Chi, Hau Nghia Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 5th Infantry (Mechanized), 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Apr 06, 1967
Date Of Death: Feb 18, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Santa Fe National Cemetery - Santa Fe, NM
Peter Spencer Connor
Staff Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: Sep 4, 1932 at Orange, NJ
Entered Service: South Orange, NJ
Date/Place of Action: Feb 25, 1966 - Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company F, 2d Bn, 3d Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - May 02, 1967
Date Of Death: Mar 06, 1966 (Killed In Action) Died on Hospital Ship USS Repose
Buried At: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA
John Robert Hibbs
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Apr 21, 1943 at Omaha, NE
Entered Service: Des Moines, IA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 05, 1966 - Don Dien Lo Ke, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At Fort Myers, VA
By Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor on Jan 26, 1967
Date Of Death: Mar 05, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Greenwood Cemetery - Cedar Falls, IA
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Bernard Francis Fisher
Major, US Air Force
Born: Jan 11, 1927 at San Bernardino, CA
Entered Service: Kuna, ID
Date/Place of Action: Mar 10, 1966 - Bien Hoa and Pleiku, Vietnam
Unit: 1st Air Commandos
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Jan 19, 1967
Currently Living In Idaho
Alfred Rascon
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: 1945 at Chihuahua, Mexico
Entered Service: Oxnard, CA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 16, 1966 - Long Khanh Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn, 503d Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate)
Presentation: At the White House
By President William J. Clinton - Feb 08, 2000
Currently Living In Maryland
Robert R. Ingram
Hospital Corpsman, US Navy
Born: Jan 20, 1945 at Clearwater, FL
Entered Service: Clearwater, FL
Date/Place of Action: Mar 28, 1966 - Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 7th Marines
Presentation: At the White House
By President William J. Clinton - Jul 10, 1998
Currently Living In Florida
James William Robinson, Jr.
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Aug 30, 1940 at Hinsdale, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Apr 11, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 2d Bn, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Jul 16, 1967
Date Of Death: Apr 11, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Clarendon Hills Cemetery - Westmont, IL
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William H. Pitsenbarger
Airman First Class, US Air Force
Born: Jul 08, 1944 at Piqua, OH
Entered Service: Piqua, OH
Date/Place of Action: Apr 11, 1966 - Near Cam My, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Bien Hoa AB
Presentation: To his father at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
By Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters on Dec 8, 2000
Date Of Death: May 18, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Jimmy Goethel Stewart
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Dec 25, 1942 at West Columbia, WV
Entered Service: Ashland, KY
Date/Place of Action: May 18, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Aug 24, 1967
Date Of Death: May 18, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Riverview Cemetery - Middleport, OK
David Charles Dolby
Sergeant, US Army
Born: May 14, 1946 at Norristown, PA
Entered Service: Philadelphia, PA
Date/Place of Action: May 21, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn (Airborne), 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Sep 28, 1967
Currently Living In Pennsylvania
Jimmie Earl Howard
Gunnery Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: Jul 27, 1929 at Burlington, IA
Entered Service: Burlington, IA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 16, 1966 - Chu Lai, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Bn, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Aug 21, 1967
Date Of Death: November 12, 1993
Buried At: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA
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Ronald Eric Ray
Captain, US Army
Born: Dec 07, 1941 at Cordele, GA
Entered Service: Atlanta, GA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 19, 1966 - Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living in Florida
Charles Bedford Morris
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Dec 29, 1931 at Carroll County, VA
Entered Service: Roanoke, VA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 29, 1966 - Xuan Loc, Vietnam
Unit: Co A, 2d Bn (Airborne), 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Nov 16, 1967
Date Of Death:
Donald Russell Long
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Aug 27, 1939 at Blackfork, OH
Entered Service: Ashland, KY
Date/Place of Action: Jun 30, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Troop C, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Feb 08, 1968
Date Of Death: Jun 30, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Union Baptist Church Cemetery - Blackfork, OH
Robert Joseph Modrzejewski
Major, US Marine Corps
Born: Jul 03, 1934 at Milwaukee, WI
Entered Service: Milwaukee, WI
Date/Place of Action: Jul 15 - 18, 1966 - Vietnam
Unit: Company K, 3d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Mar 12, 1968
Currently Living in California
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John James McGinty, III
Second Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Born: Jan 21, 1940 at Boston, MA
Entered Service: Laurel Bay, SC
Date/Place of Action: Jul 18, 1966 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company K, 3d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Mar 12, 1968
Currently Living in California
Richard Allan Pittman
Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: May 26, 1945 at French Camp, CA
Entered Service: Stockton, CA
Date/Place of Action: Jul 24, 1966 - DMZ, Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - May 14, 1968
Currently Living in California
Howard Vincent Lee
Major, US Marine Corps
Born: Aug 01, 1933 at New York, NY
Entered Service: Dumfries, VA
Date/Place of Action: Aug 08 & 09, 1966 - Cam Lo, Vietnam
Unit: Company E, 2d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Oct 25, 1967
Currently Living in Virginia
Billy Lane Lauffer
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Oct 20, 1945 at Murray, KY
Entered Service: Phoenix, AZ
Date/Place of Action: Sep 21, 1966 - Bon Son, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 2d Bn, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Aug 15, 1968
Date Of Death: Sep 21, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Murray Memorial Gardens - Murray, KY
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James Elliott Williams
Boatswain's Mate First Class, US Navy
Born: Nov 13, 1930 at Rock Hill, SC
Entered Service: Columbia, SC
Date/Place of Action: Oct 31, 1966 - Mekong River, Vietnam
Unit: River Patrol Boat 105, River Section 531, My Tho
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - May 14, 1968
Date Of Death: Oct 13, 1999
Buried At: National Cemetery - Florence, SC
John Franklin Baker, Jr.
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Oct 30, 1945 at Davenport, IA
Entered Service: Moline, IL
Date/Place of Action: Nov 05, 1966 - Dau Tieng, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - May 01, 1968
Currently Living in South Carolina
Robert Franklin Foley
Captain, US Army
Born: May 30, 1941 at Newton, MA
Entered Service: Newton, MA
Date/Place of Action: Nov 05, 1966 - Quan Dau Tieng, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - May 01, 1968
Currently Living in Alabama
Euripides Rubio
Captain, US Army
Born: Mar 01, 1938 at Ponce, Puerto Rico
Entered Service: Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico
Date/Place of Action: Nov 08, 1966 - Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Jul 11, 1968
Date Of Death: Nov 08, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Puerto Rico National Cemetery - Bayamon, Puerto Rico
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Joseph Xavier Grant
Captain, US Army
Born: Mar 28, 1940 at Cambridge, MA
Entered Service: Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action: Nov 13, 1966 - Plei Djereng, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Nov 30, 1967
Date Of Death: Nov 13, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Ted Belcher
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jul 21, 1924 at Accoville, WV
Entered Service: Huntington, WV
Date/Place of Action: Nov 19, 1966 - Plei Djerang, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Dec 06, 1968
Date Of Death: Nov 19, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Greenwood Cemetery - Zanesville, OH
Lewis Albanese
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Apr 27, 1946 at Venice, Italy
Entered Service: Seattle, WA
Date/Place of Action: Dec 01, 1966 - Phu Muu II, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 5th Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Feb 16, 1968
Date Of Death: Dec 01, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park - Seattle, WA
Delbert Owen Jennings
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jul 23, 1936 at Silver City, NM
Entered Service: San Francisco, CA
Date/Place of Action: Dec 27, 1966 - Kim Song Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn (Airborne), 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Sep 19, 1968
Date Of Death: March 16, 2003
Buried At: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
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Donald Ward Evans, Jr.
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jul 23, 1943 at Covina, CA
Entered Service: Covina, CA
Date/Place of Action: Jan 27, 1967 - Tri Tam, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Jun 04, 1968
Date Of Death: Jan 27, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Oakdale Memorial Park - Glendora, CA
George Kenton Sisler
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Sep 19, 1937 at Dexter, MO
Entered Service: Dexter, MO
Date/Place of Action: Feb 07, 1967 - Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Jun 27, 1968
Date Of Death: Feb 07, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Dexter Cemetery - Dexter, MO
Louis Edward Willett
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Jun 19, 1945 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: Brooklyn, NY
Date/Place of Action: Feb 15, 1967 - Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Sep 05, 1968
Date Of Death: Feb 15, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Saint John's Cemetery - Middle Village, NH
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James Howard Monroe
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Oct 17, 1944 at Aurora, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Feb 16, 1967 - Bon Son, Hoai Nhon Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Oct 17, 1968
Date Of Death: Feb 16, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Wheaton Cemetery - Wheaton, IL
Elmelindo Rodriques Smith
Sergeant First Class, US Army
Born: Jul 27, 1935 at Honolulu, HI
Entered Service: Honolulu, HI
Date/Place of Action: Feb 16, 1967 - Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 2d Bn, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Oct 03, 1968
Date Of Death: Feb 16, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Honolulu, HI
Hilliard Almond Wilbanks
Captain, US Air Force
Born: Jul 26, 1933 at Cornelia, GA
Entered Service: Atlanta, GA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 24, 1967 - Dalat, Vietnam
Unit: 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron, Nha Trang Air Force Base
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown - Jan 28, 1968
Date Of Death: Feb 24, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fayette Methodist Cemetery - Fayette, MS
Maximo Yabes
First Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jan 29, 1932 at Lodi, CA
Entered Service: Eugene, OR
Date/Place of Action: Feb 26, 1967 - Phu Hoa Dong, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 4th Bn, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Oct 31, 1968
Date Of Death: Feb 26, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort Logan National Cemetery - Denver, CO
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Matthew Leonard
Sergeant First Class, US Army
Born: Nov 26, 1929 at Eutaw, AL
Entered Service: Birmingham, AL
Date/Place of Action: Feb 28, 1967 - Suoi Da, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Dec 19, 1968
Date Of Death: Feb 28, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Shadow Lawn Cemetery - Birmingham, AL
James Anderson, Jr.
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Jan 22, 1947 at Los Angeles, CA
Entered Service: Los Angeles, CA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 28, 1967 - Cam Lo, Vietnam
Unit: Company F, 2d Bn, 3d Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Aug 21, 1968
Date Of Death: Feb 28, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Lincoln Memorial Park - Compton, CA
David George Ouellet
Seaman, US Navy
Born: Jun 13, 1944 at Newton, MA
Entered Service: Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 06, 1967 - Mekong River, Vietnam
Unit: River Patrol Boat PBR-124, My Tho Detachment532, River Squadron 5
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Jan 30, 1968
Date Of Death: Mar 06, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Woodlawn Cemetery - Wellesley, MA
Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen
Major, US Air Force
Born: Jun 29, 1934 at Greenville, IA
Entered Service: Royal, IA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 10, 1967 - Thai Nguyen, North Vietnam
Unit: 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Feb 01, 1968
Date Of Death: Dec 14, 1987
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Stephen Edward Karopczyc
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Mar 05, 1944 at New York, NY
Entered Service: Bethpage, NY
Date/Place of Action: Mar 12, 1967 - Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Jan 09, 1969
Date Of Death: Mar 12, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Long Island National Cemetery - Farmingdale, NY
Ruppert Leon Sargent
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Jan 06, 1938 at Hampton, VA
Entered Service: Richmond, VA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 15, 1967 - Hau Nghia Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 4th Bn, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Widow At Her Home in Hampton, VA
By General Donley P. Bolton - Mar 10, 1969
Date Of Death: Mar 15, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Hampton National Cemetery - Hampton, VA
Charles Chris Hagemeister
Specialist Fifth Class, US Army
Born: Aug 21, 1946 at Lincoln, NE
Entered Service: Lincoln, NE
Date/Place of Action: Mar 20, 1967 - Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - May 14, 1968
Currently Living In Kansas
Charles Ernest Hosking, Jr.
Sergeant Major, US Army
Born: May 12, 1924 at Ramsey, NJ
Entered Service: Fort Dix, NJ
Date/Place of Action: Mar 21, 1967 - Don Luan District, Phuoc Long Prov., Vietnam
Unit: Det. A-302, Co. A, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: To His Widow At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 23, 1969
Date Of Death: Mar 21, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Valleau Cemetery - Ridgewood, NJ
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David Herbert McNerney
First Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jun 02, 1931 at Lowell, MA
Entered Service: Fort Bliss, TX
Date/Place of Action: Mar 22, 1967 - Polei Doc, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Sep 19, 1968
Currently Living In Texas
Walter Keith Singleton
Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: Dec 07, 1944 at Memphis, TN
Entered Service: Memphis, TN
Date/Place of Action: Mar 24, 1967 - Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Sep 04, 1968
Date Of Death: Mar 24, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Memory Hill Gardens - Memphis, TN
Douglas Eugene Dickey
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Dec 24, 1946 at Greenville, OH
Entered Service: Cincinnati, OH
Date/Place of Action: Mar 26, 1967 - Gio An, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Co. C, 1st Bn, 4th Marines, 9th Amphib. Bde, 3d Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Apr 16, 1968
Date Of Death: Mar 26, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Brock Cemetery - Rossburg, OH
John Paul Bobo
Second Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Born: Feb 14, 1943 at Niagara Falls, NY
Entered Service: Buffalo, NY
Date/Place of Action: Mar 30, 1967 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Aug 27, 1968
Date Of Death: Mar 30, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Gate of Heaven Cemetery - Niagara Falls, NY
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Don Leslie Michael
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jul 31, 1947 at Florence, AL
Entered Service: Montgomery, AL
Date/Place of Action: Apr 08, 1967 - Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 4th Bn, 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 23, 1969
Date Of Death: Apr 08, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Lexington, AL
George Alan Ingalls
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Mar 08, 1946 at Hanford, CA
Entered Service: Los Angeles, CA
Date/Place of Action: Apr 16, 1967 - Duc Pho, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor - Jan 30, 1969
Date Of Death: Apr 16, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Crestlawn Memorial Park - Riverside, CA
Leo Keith Thorsness
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
Leo Keith Thorsness
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
Born: Feb 14, 1932 at Walnut Grove, MN
Entered Service: Walnut Grove, MN
Date/Place of Action: Apr 19, 1967 - North Vietnam
Unit: 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing
Presentation: At the White House By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 15, 1973
Presently Living in Arizona
Michael John Estocin
Captain, US Navy
Born: Apr 27, 1931 at Turtle Creek, PA
Entered Service: Akron, OH
Date/Place of Action: Apr 20 & 26, 1967 - Haiphong, North Vietnam
Unit: Attack Squadron 192, U.S.S. Ticonderoga (CVA-14)
Presentation: To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Navy W. Graham Claytor, Jr. - Feb 27, 1978
Date Of Death: Apr 26, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA
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Gary Wayne Martini
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Sep 21, 1948 at Lexington, VA
Entered Service: Portland, OR
Date/Place of Action: Apr 21, 1967 - Binh Son, Vietnam
Unit: Company F, 2d Bn, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Oct 22, 1968
Date Of Death: Apr 21, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Rosewood Cemetery - Lewisburg, WV
Kenneth Edward Stumpf
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Sep 28, 1944 at Neenah, WI
Entered Service: Milwaukee, WI
Date/Place of Action: Apr 25, 1967 - Duc Pho, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Sep 19, 1968
Currently Living In Wisconsin
Leonard Bert Keller
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Feb 25, 1947 at Rockford, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: May 02, 1967 - Ap Bac Zone, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 3d Bn, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Sep 19, 1968
Currently Living In Florida
Raymond Richard "Buzzer" Wright
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Dec 05, 1945 at Moriah, NY
Entered Service: Moriah, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 02, 1967 - Ap Bac Zone, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 3d Bn, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Sep 19, 1968
Date Of Death: Sep 23, 1999
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Bruce Alan Grandstaff
Platoon Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jun 02, 1934 at Spokane, WA
Entered Service: Spokane, WA
Date/Place of Action: May 18, 1967 - Pleiku Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jul 10, 1969
Date Of Death: May 18, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Greenwood Riverside Memorial Park - Spokane, WA
Dale Eugene Wayrynen
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jan 18, 1947 at Moose Lake, MN
Entered Service: Minneapolis, MN
Date/Place of Action: May 18, 1967 - Duc Pho, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 502d Infantry, 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 16, 1969
Date Of Death: May 18, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Rice River Lutheran Cemetery - McGregor, MN
Leslie Allen Bellrichard
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Dec 04, 1941 at Janesville, WI
Entered Service: Oakland, CA
Date/Place of Action: May 20, 1967 - Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jul 10, 1969
Date Of Death: May 20, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Oakhill Cemetery - Janesville, WI
Frankie Zoly Molnar
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Feb 14, 1943 at Logan, WV
Entered Service: Fresno, CA
Date/Place of Action: May 20, 1967 - Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jul 10, 1969
Date Of Death: May 20, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Highland Memorial Gardens - Logan, WV
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Charles Clinton Fleek
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Aug 28, 1947 at Petersburg, KY
Entered Service: Cincinnati, OH
Date/Place of Action: May 27, 1967 - Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: May 27, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Petersburg Cemetery - Petersburg, KY
James Albert Graham
Captain, US Marine Corps
Born: Aug 25, 1940 at Wilkinsburg, PA
Entered Service: Prince Georges, MD
Date/Place of Action: Jun 02, 1967 - Quang Tin Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company F, 2d Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Oct 29, 1968
Date Of Death: Jun 02, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
William Loren McGonagle
Captain, US Navy
Born: Nov 19, 1925 at Wichita, KS
Entered Service: Thermal, CA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 08 & 09, 1967 - In International Waters, Mediterranean
Unit: U.S.S. Liberty (ATGR-5)
Presentation: At Admiral Leutze Park, Washington Nay Yard
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Jun 06, 1968
Date Of Death: Mar 03, 1999
Captain McGonagle received the Medal of Honor for action in the Mediterranean Sea
but is usually listed with the Vietnam Era Medal of Honor Recipients.
Edgar Lee McWethy, Jr.
Specialist Fifth Class, US Army
Born: Nov 22, 1944 at Leadville, CO
Entered Service: Denver, CO
Date/Place of Action: Jun 21, 1967 - Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 16, 1969
Date Of Death: Jun 21, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Pence Cemetery - Baxter Springs, KS
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Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Oct 06, 1946 at Montgomery, WV
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Jun 21, 1967 - Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 16, 1969
Date Of Death: Jun 21, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Cedar Park Cemetery - Chicago, IL
Melvin Earl Newlin
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Sep 27, 1948 at Wellsville, OH
Entered Service: Cleveland, OH
Date/Place of Action: Jul 03 & 04, 1967 - Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company F, 2d Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 18, 1969
Date Of Death: Jul 04, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Spring Hill Cemetery - Wellsville, OH
Roy Mitchell Wheat
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Jul 24, 1947 at Moselle, MS
Entered Service: Jacksonville, MS
Date/Place of Action: Aug 11, 1967 - Liberty Road, Dien Ban Dis, Quang Nam, RVN
Unit: Company K, 3d Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Presentation: To His Family At Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Sep 23, 1968
Date Of Death: Aug 11, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Eastabuchie Cemetery - Eastabuchie, MS
Stephen Wesley Pless
Major, US Marine Corps
Born: Sep 06, 1939 at Newnan, GA
Entered Service: Atlanta, GA
Date/Place of Action: Aug 19, 1967 - Quang Nai, Vietnam
Unit: Marine Observation Squadron 6, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Jan 16, 1969
Date Of Death: Jul 20, 1969
Buried At: Barrancas National Cemetery - Pensacola, FL
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George Everett "Bud" Day
Colonel, US Air Force
Born: Feb 24, 1925 at Sioux City, IA
Entered Service: Sioux City, IA
Date/Place of Action: Aug 26, 1967 - POW, North Vietnam
Unit: Misty Super FAC's F-100 Squadron, Phu Cat Air Base
Presentation: At the White House
By President Gerald R. Ford - Mar 06, 1976
Currently Living in Florida
Vincent Robert Capodanno
Lieutenant, US Navy
Born: Feb 13, 1929 at Staten Island, NY
Entered Service: Staten Island, NY
Date/Place of Action: Sep 04, 1967 - Quang Tin Province, Vietnam
Unit: Chaplain Corps, 3d Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC
By Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius - Jan 07, 1969
Date Of Death: Sep 04, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Saint Peter's Cemetery - Staten Island, NY
Lawrence David Peters
Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: Sep 16, 1946 at Johnson City, NY
Entered Service: Binghamton, NY
Date/Place of Action: Sep 04, 1967 - Quang Tin Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company M, 3d Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Sep 04, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Chenango Valley Cemetery - Binghamton, NY
Rodney Maxwell Davis
Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: Apr 07, 1942 at Macon, GA
Entered Service: Macon, GA
Date/Place of Action: Sep 06, 1967 - Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Presentation: To His Family At the Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Mar 26, 1969
Date Of Death: Sep 06, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Linwood Cemetery - Macon, GA
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Jedh Colby Barker
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Jun 20, 1945 at Franklin, NH
Entered Service: Park Ridge, NJ
Date/Place of Action: Sep 21, 1967 - Con Thein, Vietnam
Unit: Company F, 2d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Oct 31, 1969
Date Of Death: Sep 21, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: George Washington Memorial Cemetery - Paramus, NJ
William Thomas Perkins, Jr.
Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Aug 10, 1947 at Rochester, NY
Entered Service: San Francisco, CA
Date/Place of Action: Oct 12, 1967 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 20, 1969
Date Of Death: Oct 12, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: San Fernando Mission Cemetery - San Fernando, CA
Paul Hellstrom Foster
Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: Apr 17, 1939 at San Mateo, CA
Entered Service: San Francisco, CA
Date/Place of Action: Oct 14, 1967 - Con Thien, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: 2d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 20, 1969
Date Of Death: Oct 14, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Golden Gate National Cemetery - San Bruno, CA
Webster Anderson
Sergeant First Class, US Army
Born: Jul 15, 1933 at Winnsboro, SC
Entered Service: Winnsboro, SC
Date/Place of Action: Oct 15, 1967 - Tam Ky, Vietnam
Unit: Battery A, 2d Bn, 320th Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Nov 24, 1969
Currently Living In South Carolina
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Harold Bascom Durham, Jr.
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Oct 12, 1942 at Rocky Mount, NC
Entered Service: Atlanta, GA
Date/Place of Action: Oct 17, 1967 - Vietnam
Unit: Battery C, 6th bn, 15th Artillery, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the Old Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Oct 31, 1969
Date Of Death: Oct 17, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Oakridge Cemetery - Tifton, GA
Riley Leroy Pitts
Captain, US Army
Born: Oct 15, 1937 at Fallis, OK
Entered Service: Wichita, KS
Date/Place of Action: Oct 31, 1967 - Ap Dong, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 2d Bn, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Dec 10, 1968
Date Of Death: Oct 31, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens - Spencer, OK
Robert Francis Stryker
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Nov 09, 1944 at Auburn, NY
Entered Service: Throop, NY
Date/Place of Action: Nov 07, 1967 - Loc Ninh, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Nov 04, 1969
Date Of Death: Nov 07, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Pine Hill Cemetery - Throopsville, NY
Lance Peter Sijan
Captain, US Air Force
Born: Apr 13, 1942 at Milwaukee, WI
Entered Service: Milwaukee, WI
Date/Place of Action: Nov 09, 1967 - Ban Loboy Ford, Laos, Ban Kai, Hoa Lo, North
Vietnam
Unit: 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Da Nang AFB
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Gerald R. Ford - Mar 06, 1976
Date Of Death: Jan 22, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington Park Cemetery - Milwaukee, WI
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Gerald Orren Young
Captain, US Air Force
Born: May 19, 1930 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service: Colorado Springs, CO
Date/Place of Action: Nov 09, 1967 - Khe Sanh, Vietnam
Unit: 37th Air Rescue Service, Da Nang AFB
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - May 14, 1968
Date Of Death: Jun 06, 1990
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
James Allen Taylor
Captain, US Army
Born: Dec 31, 1937 at Arcata, CA
Entered Service: San Francisco, CA
Date/Place of Action: Nov 09, 1967 - Que Son, Vietnam
Unit: Troop B, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, Americal Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Nov 19, 1968
Currently Living In California
John Andrew Barnes, III
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Apr 16, 1945 at Boston, MA
Entered Service: Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action: Nov 12, 1967 - Dak To, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Nov 04, 1969
Date Of Death: Nov 12, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Brookdale Cemetery - Dedham, MA
Sammy Lee Davis
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Nov 01, 1946 at Dayton, OH
Entered Service: Indianapolis, IN
Date/Place of Action: Nov 18, 1967 - Firebase Cudgil, Cai Lay, Vietnam
Unit: Battery C, 2d Bn, 4th Artillery, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Nov 19, 1968
Currently Living In Illinois
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Charles Joseph Watters
Major, US Army
Born: Jan 17, 1927 at Jersey City, NJ
Entered Service: Fort Dix, NJ
Date/Place of Action: Nov 19, 1967 - Hil 875, Dak To, Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 173d Support Bn, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Nov 04, 1969
Date Of Death: Nov 19, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Carlos James Lozada
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Sep 06, 1946 at Caguas, Puerto Rico
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Nov 20, 1967 - Hill 875, Dak To, Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Nov 18, 1969
Date Of Death: Nov 20, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Long Island National Cemetery - Farmingdale, NY
Charles James Liteky
Captain, US Army
Born: Feb 14, 1931 at Washington, DC
Entered Service: Fort Hamilton, NY
Date/Place of Action: Dec 06, 1967 - Phuoc-Lac, Bien Hoa Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Company, 199th Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Light)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Nov 19, 1968
Still Living
Allan James Lynch
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Oct 28, 1945 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Dec 15, 1967 - My An (2), Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 1st Bn (Airmobile), 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living In Illinois
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Larry Eugene Smedley
Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Mar 04, 1949 at Front Royal, VA
Entered Service: Orlando, FL
Date/Place of Action: Dec 20 & 21, 1967 - Happy Valley, Phouc Ninh (2), Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 20, 1969
Date Of Death: Dec 21, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Patrick Henry Brady
Major, US Army
Born: Oct 01, 1936 at Philip, SD
Entered Service: Seattle, WA
Date/Place of Action: Jan 06, 1968 - Chu Lai, Vietnam
Unit: Medical Service Corps, 54th Medical Det., 67th Medical Gp, 44th Medical Brigade
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 09, 1969
Currently Living In Washington State
Jerry Wayne Wickam
Corporal, US Army
Born: Jan 19, 1942 at Rockford, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Jan 06, 1968 - Loc Ninh, Vietnam
Unit: Troop F, 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Nov 18, 1969
Date Of Death: Jan 06, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Lightsville Cemetery - Leaf River, IL
Gary George Wetzel
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Sep 29, 1947 at South Milwaukee, WI
Entered Service: Milwaukee, WI
Date/Place of Action: Jan 08, 1968 - Ap Dong An, Vietnam
Unit: 173d Assault Helicopter Co, 11 Combat Aviation Bn, 1st Aviation Brigade
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Nov 19, 1968
Currently Living In Wisconsin
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Clarence Eugene Sasser
Specialist Fifth Class, US Army
Born: Sep 12, 1947 at Chenango, TX
Entered Service: Houston, TX
Date/Place of Action: Jan 10, 1968 - Ding Tuong Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 3d Bn, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 07, 1969
Currently Living In Texas
William David Port
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Oct 31, 1941 at Petersburg, PA
Entered Service: Harrisburg, PA
Date/Place of Action: Jan 12, 1968 - Que Son Valley, Heip Duc Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 5th Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Aug 06, 1970
Date Of Death: Nov 27, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Dwight Hal Johnson
Specialist Fifth Class, US Army
Born: May 07, 1947 at Detroit, MI
Entered Service: Detroit, MI
Date/Place of Action: Jan 15, 1968 - Dak To, Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 69th Armor, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Nov 19, 1968
Date Of Death: Apr 30, 1971
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Gordon Douglas Yntema
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jun 26, 1945 at Bethesda, MD
Entered Service: Detroit, MI
Date/Place of Action: Jan 16 - 18, 1968 - Thong Binh, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment A-431, Company D, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne),1st Special
Forces
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Nov 18, 1969
Date Of Death: Jan 18, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Pilgrim Home Cemetery - Holland, MI
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Frederick Edgar Ferguson
Chief Warrant Officer, US Army
Born: Aug 18, 1939 at Pilot Point, TX
Entered Service: Phoenix, AZ
Date/Place of Action: Jan 31, 1968 - Hue, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 227th Aviation Bn, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 17, 1969
Currently Living In Arizona
Drew Dennis Dix
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Dec 14, 1944 at West Point, NY
Entered Service: Denver, CO
Date/Place of Action: Jan 31 & Feb 01, 1968 - Chau Doc Province, Vietnam
Unit: Senior Advisor Group, IV Corps, Military Assistance Command
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Jan 16, 1969
Currently Living in Alaska & Colorado
Larry Leonard Maxam
Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Jan 09, 1948 at Glendale, CA
Entered Service: Los Angeles, CA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 02, 1968 - Cam Lo District, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 1st Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Feb 02, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Honolulu, HI
Alfredo "Freddy" Gonzalez
Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: May 23, 1946 at Edinburg, TX
Entered Service: San Antonio, TX
Date/Place of Action: Feb 04, 1968 - Thua Thien, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Oct 31, 1969
Date Of Death: Feb 04, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Hillcrest Cemetery - Edenburg, TX
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Eugene Ashley, Jr.
Sergeant First Class, US Army
Born: Oct 12, 1931 at Wilmington, NC
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Feb 06 & 07, 1968 - Lang Vei, Vietnam
Unit: Det. A-101, Co. C, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Dec 02, 1969
Date Of Death: Feb 07, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Rochfish Memorial Cemetery - Fayetteville, NC
Thomas James Kinsman
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Mar 04, 1945 at Renton, WA
Entered Service: Seattle, WA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 06, 1968 - Vinh Long, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 3d Bn, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 17, 1969
Currently Living In Washington State
Terrence Collinson Graves
Second Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
Born: Jul 06, 1945 at Corpus Christi, TX
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Feb 16, 1968 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: 3d Force Recon Co, 3d Recon Bn, 3d Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Dec 02, 1969
Date Of Death: Feb 17, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Woodlawn Cemetery - Hamilton, NY
Fred William Zabitosky
Sergeant First Class, US Army
Born: Oct 27, 1942 at Trenton, NJ
Entered Service: Trenton, NJ
Date/Place of Action: Feb 19, 1968 - Laos
Unit: 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 07, 1969
Date Of Death: Jan 08, 1996
Buried At: Lumbee Memorial Gardens - Lumbee, NC
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Joe Ronnie Hooper
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Aug 08, 1938 at Piedmont, SC
Entered Service: Los Angeles, CA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 21, 1968 - Hue, Vietnam
Unit: Co. A, 1st Bn (Abn.), 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 07, 1969
Date Of Death: May 06, 1979
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Clifford Chester Sims
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jun 18, 1942 at Port St. Joe, FL
Entered Service: Jacksonville, FL
Date/Place of Action: Feb 21, 1968 - Hue, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 2d Bn (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Dec 02, 1969
Date Of Death: Feb 21, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Barrancas National Cemetery - Pensacola, FL
Nicholas Joseph Cutinha
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jan 13, 1945 at Fernandina Beach, FL
Entered Service: Coral Gables, FL
Date/Place of Action: Mar 02, 1968 - Gia Dinh, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 4th Bn, 9th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Mar 02, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort Denaud Cemetery - Fort Denaud, FL
Ralph Henry Johnson
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Jan 11, 1949 at Charleston, SC
Entered Service: Oakland, CA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 05, 1968 - Hill 146, Quan Duc Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Bn, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Mar 05, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Beaufort National Cemetery - Beaufort, SC
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Jack Howard Jacobs
Captain, US Army
Born: Aug 02, 1945 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: Trenton, NJ
Date/Place of Action: Mar 09, 1968 - Kien Phong Province, Vietnam
Unit: US Military Assistance Commmand, Army Element
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 09, 1969
Currently Living In New Jersey
Paul William Bucha
Captain, US Army
Born: Aug 01, 1943 at Washington, DC
Entered Service: USMA West Point, NY
Date/Place of Action: Mar 16 - 19, 1968 - Phuoc Vinh, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 3d Bn, 187th Infantry, 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living In New Jersey
Edward Allen Devore, Jr.
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jun 15, 1947 at Torrance, CA
Entered Service: Harbor City, CA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 17, 1968 - Saigon, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 4th Bn, 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Mar 17, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Green Hills Memorial Park - San Pedro, CA
Jay R. Vargas
Major, US Marine Corps
Born: Jul 29, 1937 at Winslow, AZ
Entered Service: Winslow, AZ
Date/Place of Action: Apr 20 - May 02, 1968 - Dai Do, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company G, 2d bn, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living In California
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James Michael Sprayberry
Captain, US Army
Born: Apr 24, 1947 at LaGrange, GA
Entered Service: Montgomery, AL
Date/Place of Action: Apr 25, 1968 - Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 5th Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 09, 1969
Currently Living In Alabama
Milton Arthur Lee
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Feb 28, 1949 at Shreveport, LA
Entered Service: San Antonio, TX
Date/Place of Action: Apr 26, 1968 - Phu Bai, Thua Thien Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 502d Infantry, 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Apr 26, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery - San Antonio, TX
Roy Perez Benavidez
Master Sergeant, US Army
Born: Aug 05, 1935 at Cuero, TX
Entered Service: Houston, TX
Date/Place of Action: May 02, 1968 - Loc Ninh, Cambodia
Unit: Detachment B-56, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: At The Pentagon
By President Ronald Reagan - Feb 24, 1981
Date Of Death: Nov 29, 1998
Buried At: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery - San Antonio, TX
James Everett Livingston
Captain, US Marine Corps
Born: Jan 12, 1940 at Towns, GA
Entered Service: McRae, GA
Date/Place of Action: May 02, 1968 - Dai Do, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company E, 2d Bn, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living In Louisiana
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Douglas Bernard Fournet
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: May 07, 1943 at Lake Charles, LA
Entered Service: New Orleans, LA
Date/Place of Action: May 04, 1968 - A Shau Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: May 04, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: McGrill Cemetery - Kinder, LA
Robert Martin Patterson
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Apr 16, 1948 at Durham, NC
Entered Service: Raleigh, NC
Date/Place of Action: May 06, 1968 - La Chu, Vietnam
Unit: Troop B, 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 09, 1969
Currently Living In North Carolina
Joe Madison Jackson
Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
Born: Mar 14, 1923 at Newnan, GA
Entered Service: Newnan, GA
Date/Place of Action: May 12, 1968 - Kham Duc, Vietnam
Unit: 311th Air Commando Squadron, Da Nang Air Base
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Jan 16, 1969
Currently Living In Washington State
Kenneth Lee Olson
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: May 26, 1945 at Willmar, MN
Entered Service: Minneapolis, MN
Date/Place of Action: May 13, 1968 - Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 5th Bn, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade (Separate)
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: May 13, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Paynesville Cemetery - Paynesville, MN
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James William Fous
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Oct 14, 1946 at Omaha, NE
Entered Service: Omaha, NE
Date/Place of Action: May 14, 1968 - Kien Hoa Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company E, 4th bn, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: May 14, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort McPherson National Cemetery - Maxwell, NE
Finnis Dawson McCleery
Sergeant First Class, US Army
Born: Dec 25, 1927 at Stephenville, TX
Entered Service: San Angelo, TX
Date/Place of Action: May 14, 1968 - Quang Tin Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 6th US Infantry, Americal Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 02, 1971
Date Of Death: July 11, 2002
Donald Everett Ballard
Hospital Corpsman Second Class, US Navy
Born: Dec 05, 1945 at Kansas City, MO
Entered Service: Kansas City, MO
Date/Place of Action: May 16, 1968 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company M, 3d Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living In Missouri
Anund Charles Roark
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Feb 17, 1948 at Vallejo, CA
Entered Service: Los Angeles, CA
Date/Place of Action: May 16, 1968 - Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: May 16, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA
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Robert Charles Burke
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Nov 07, 1949 at Monticello, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: May 17, 1968 - Go Nai Island, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 27th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: May 17, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Monticello Cemetery - Monticello, IL
Peter Mathew Guenette
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jan 04, 1948 at Troy, NY
Entered Service: Albany, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 18, 1968 - Quan Tan Uyen Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 2d Bn. (Airborne), 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: May 18, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Saint John's Cemetery - North Troy, NY
Phill Gene McDonald
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Sep 13, 1941 at Avondale, WV
Entered Service: Beckley, WV
Date/Place of Action: Jun 07, 1968 - Kontum City, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 14th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Jun 07, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Guilford Memorial Park - Greensboro, NC
John James Kedenburg
Specialist Fifth Class, US Army
Born: Jul 31, 1946 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: Brooklyn, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jun 13, 1968 - Vietnam
Unit: C & C Det. North, FOB 2, 5th Special Forces Gp (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Jun 14, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Long Island National Cemetery - Farmindale, NY
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Clyde Everett Lassen
Lieutenant, US Navy
Born: Mar 14, 1942 at Fort Myers, FL
Entered Service: Jacksonville, FL
Date/Place of Action: Jun 19, 1968 - Vietnam
Unit: U.S.S. Preble (DLG-15), Det. 104, Helicopter Support Squadron 7
Presentation: At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Jan 16, 1969
Date Of Death: April 1, 1994
Buried At: Barrancas National Cemetery - Pensacola, FL
Hector Santiago-Colon
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Dec 20, 1942 at Salinas, Puerto Rico
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jun 28, 1968 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 5th Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Jun 28, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Salinas Municipal Cemetery - Salinas, Puerto Rico
Frank A. Herda
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Sep 13, 1947 at Cleveland, OH
Entered Service: Cleveland, OH
Date/Place of Action: Jun 29, 1968 - Dak To, Quang Trang Province, Vietnam
Unit: Co. A, 1st Bn (Airborne), 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living In Ohio
Wayne Maurice Caron
Hospital Corpsman Third Class, US Navy
Born: Nov 02, 1946 at Middleboro, MA
Entered Service: Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action: Jul 28, 1968 - Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & Service Company, 3d Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Jul 28, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Kenneth Lee Worley
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Apr 27, 1948 at Farmington, NM
Entered Service: Fresno, CA
Date/Place of Action: Aug 12, 1968 - Bo Ban, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company L, 3d Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Aug 12, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Westminster Memorial Park - Westminster, CA
Paul Ronald Lambers
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jun 25, 1942 at Holland, MI
Entered Service: Holland, MI
Date/Place of Action: Aug 20, 1968 - Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Nov 24, 1969
Date Of Death: Dec 01, 1970
Drowned, Body Not Recovered
Marvin Rex Young
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: May 11, 1947 at Alpine, TX
Entered Service: Odessa, TX
Date/Place of Action: Aug 21, 1968 - Ben Cui, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn (Mechanized), 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Aug 21, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Sunset Memorial Cemetery - Odessa , TX
William Wayne Seay
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Oct 24, 1948 at Brewton, AL
Entered Service: Montgomery, AL
Date/Place of Action: Aug 25, 1968 - Ap Nhi, Vietnam
Unit: 62d Trans. Co (Medium Truck), 7th Trans. Bn., 48th Transportaiton Group
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Aug 25, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Weaver Cemetery - Brewton, AL
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Nicky Daniel Bacon
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Nov 25, 1945 at Caraway, AR
Entered Service: Phoenix, AZ
Date/Place of Action: Aug 26, 1968 - Tam Ky, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 4th Bn, 21st Infantry, 11th Infantry Bde, Americal Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Nov 24, 1969
Currently Living In Arkansas
William Atkinson Jones, III
Colonel, US Air Force
Born: May 31, 1922 at Norfolk, VA
Entered Service: Charlottesville, VA
Date/Place of Action: Sep 01, 1968 - Dong Hoi, North Vietnam
Unit: 602d Special Operations Squadron, Nakon Phanom Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Aug 06, 1970
Date Of Death: Nov 15, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Saint John's Church Cemetery - Warsaw, VA
Dewayne Thomas Williams
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Sep 18, 1949 at Brown City, MI
Entered Service: Saint Clair, MI
Date/Place of Action: Sep 18, 1968 - Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company H, 2d Bn, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Sep 18, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: St. Mary's Cemetery - St. Clair, MI
Charles Calvin Rogers
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
Born: Sep 06, 1929 at Claremont, WV
Entered Service: Institute, WV
Date/Place of Action: Nov 01, 1968 - Fishook region, Vietnam
Unit: 1st Bn, 5th Artillery, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Date Of Death: Sep 21, 1990
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Laszlo Rabel
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Sep 21, 1937 at Budapest, Hungary
Entered Service: Minneapolis, MN
Date/Place of Action: Nov 13, 1968 - Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Team Delta, 74th Infantry Detachment (LRRP), 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Nov 13, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Michael Joseph Crescenz
Corporal, US Army
Born: Jan 14, 1949 at Philadelphia, PA
Entered Service: Philadelphia, PA
Date/Place of Action: Nov 20, 1968 - Hiep Duc Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 4th Bn, 31st Infantry, 196th Infantry Bde, Americal Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Nov 20, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery - Philadelphia, PA
James Phillip Fleming
Captain, US Air Force
Born: Mar 12, 1943 at Sedalia, MO
Entered Service: Pullman, WA
Date/Place of Action: Nov 26, 1968 - Duc Co, Vietnam
Unit: 20th Special Operations Squadron
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living In Washington State
John Noble Holcomb
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jun 11, 1946 at Baker, OR
Entered Service: Corvallis, OR
Date/Place of Action: Dec 03, 1968 - Quan Loi, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 2d Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Dec 03, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Eagle Valley Cemetery - Richland, OR
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Ray McKibben
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Oct 27, 1946 at Felton, GA
Entered Service: Atlanta, GA
Date/Place of Action: Dec 08, 1968 - Song Mao, Vietnam
Unit: Troop B, 7th Squadron (Airmobile), 17th Cavalry, 1st Aviation Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Dec 08, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Center Baptist Cemetery - Felton, GA
Karl Gorman Taylor, Sr.
Staff Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: Jul 14, 1939 at Laurel, MD
Entered Service: Baltimore, MD
Date/Place of Action: Dec 08, 1968 - Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 26th Marines Regiment, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Dec 08, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Independence Cemetery - Independence, PA
David Paul Nash
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Nov 03, 1947 at Whitesville, KY
Entered Service: Louisville, KY
Date/Place of Action: Dec 29, 1968 - Giao Duc District, Dinh Tuong Prov., Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Dec 29, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Saint Mary's of the Woods Cemetery - Whitesville, KY
Robert Lewis Howard
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Jul 11, 1939 at Opelika, AL
Entered Service: Montgomery, AL
Date/Place of Action: Dec 30, 1968 - Vietnam
Unit: 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 02, 1971
Currently Living In Washington, DC
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Rodney James Tadashi Yano
First Sergeant, US Army
Born: Dec 13, 1943 at Kealakekua Kona, HI
Entered Service: Honolulu, HI
Date/Place of Action: Jan 01, 1969 - Bien Hoa, Vietnam
Unit: Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Jan 01, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Honolulu, HI
Don Jenkins
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Apr 18, 1948 at Quality, KY
Entered Service: Nashville, TN
Date/Place of Action: Jan 06, 1969 - Kien Phong Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 02, 1971
Currently Living In Kentucky
Harold Arthur Fritz
Captain, US Army
Born: Feb 21, 1944 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service: Milwaukee, WI
Date/Place of Action: Jan 11, 1969 - An Loc, Binh Long Province, Vietnam
Unit: Troop A, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 02, 1971
Currently Living in Illinois
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John Earl Warren, Jr.
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Nov 16, 1946 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jan 14, 1969 - Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 2d Bn, (Mechanized, 22d Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Aug 06, 1970
Date Of Death: Jan 14, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Long Island National Cemetery - Farmingdale, NY
Garfield McConnell Langhorn
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Sep 10, 1948 at Cumberland, VA
Entered Service: Brooklyn, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jan 15, 1969 - Plei Djereng, Pleiku Provinde, Vietnam
Unit: Troop C, 7th Squadron (Airmobile), 17th Cavalry, 1st Aviation Bde
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Jan 15, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Riverhead Cemetery - Riverhead, NY
Thomas Patrick Noonan, Jr.
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Nov 18, 1943 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: Brooklyn, NY
Date/Place of Action: Feb 05, 1969 - Vandergrift Cbt Base, A Shau Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company G, 2d Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Feb 05, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: First Calvary Cemetery - Woodside, NY
Thomas William Bennett
Corporal, US Army
Born: Apr 07, 1947 at Morgantown, WV
Entered Service: Fairmont, WV
Date/Place of Action: Feb 09 - 11, 1969 - Chu Pa, Pleiku Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 14th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Feb 11, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: East Oak Grove Cemetery - Morgantown, WV
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William Raymond Prom
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Nov 17, 1948 at Pittsburgh, PA
Entered Service: Pittsburgh, PA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 09, 1969 - An Hoa, Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 3d Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 09, 1970
Date Of Death: Feb 09, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Allegheny Memorial Park - Pittsburgh, PA
Thomas Elbert Creek
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Apr 07, 1950 at Joplin, MO
Entered Service: Amarillo, TX
Date/Place of Action: Feb 13, 1969 - Cam Lo, Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Feb 13, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Lland Cemetery - Amarillo, TX
Gary Lee Miller
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Mar 19, 1947 at Covington, VA
Entered Service: Roanoke, VA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 16, 1969 - Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 28th Infantry,1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Aug 06, 1970
Date Of Death: Feb 16, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Allegheny Memorial Park - Covington, VA
Wesley Lee Fox
Captain, US Marine Corps
Born: Sep 30, 1931 at Herndon, VA
Entered Service: Leesburg, VA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 22, 1969 - A Shau Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 02, 1971
Currently Living In Virginia
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George Charles Lang
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Apr 20, 1947 at Flushing, NY
Entered Service: Brooklyn, NY
Date/Place of Action: Feb 22, 1969 - Ben Tre City, Kien Hoa Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 4th Bn, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 02, 1971
Currently Living In New York State
Robert David Law
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Sep 15, 1944 at Fort Worth, TX
Entered Service: Dallas, TX
Date/Place of Action: Feb 22, 1969 - Tinh Phuoc Thanh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company I (Ranger), 75th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Aug 06, 1970
Date Of Death: Feb 22, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Mount Olivet Cemetery - Fort Worth, TX
Oscar Palmer Austin
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Jan 15, 1948 at Nacogdoches, TX
Entered Service: Phoenix, AZ
Date/Place of Action: Feb 23, 1969 - Da Nang, Vietnam
Unit: Company E, 2d Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Feb 23, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Greenwood Memorial Park - Phoenix, AZ
Lester William Weber
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Jul 30, 1948 at Aurora, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Feb 23, 1969 - Bo Ban, Hieu Duc, Quang Nam Province
Unit: Company M, 3d Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Feb 23, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Clarendon Hills Cemetery - Westmont, IL
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John Lee Levitow
Sergeant, US Air Force
Born: Nov 01, 1945 at Hartford, CT
Entered Service: New Haven, CT
Date/Place of Action: Feb 24, 1969 - Long Binh Army Post (In the Air), Vietnam
Unit: 3rd Special Operations Squadron
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Date Of Death: Nov 8, 2000
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
William David Morgan
Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Sep 17, 1947 at Pittsburgh, PA
Entered Service: Pittsburgh, PA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 25, 1969 - Vandegrift Combat Base, Quang Tri
Unit: Company H, 2d Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Aug 06, 1970
Date Of Death: Feb 25, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Mount Lebanon Cemetery - Pittsburgh, PA
Daniel Dean Bruce
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: May 18, 1950 at Michigan City, IN
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Mar 01, 1969 - FSB Tomahawk, Quang Nam Province
Unit: HQ & Service Company, 3d Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Mar 01, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Greenwood Cemetery - Michigan City, IN
Lester Raymond Stone, Jr.
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jun 04, 1947 at Binghamton, NY
Entered Service: Syracuse, NY
Date/Place of Action: Mar 03, 1969 - Landing Zone Liz, Vietnam
Unit: Co B, 1st Bn, 20th Infantry, 11th Infantry Bde, 23d Inf Division (Americal)
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 07, 1970
Date Of Death: Mar 03, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Chenango Valley Cemetery - Binghamton, NY
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Alfred Mac Wilson
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Jan 13, 1948 at Olney, IL
Entered Service: Abilene, TX
Date/Place of Action: Mar 03, 1969 - FSB Cunningham, Quang Tri Province
Unit: Company M, 3d Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Mar 03, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Sunset Memorial Cemetery - Odessa, TX
Robert Henry Jenkins, Jr.
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Jun 01, 1948 at Interlachen, FL
Entered Service: Jacksonville, FL
Date/Place of Action: Mar 05, 1969 - FSB Argonne, DMZ, Vietnam
Unit: 3d Reconnaissance Bn, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Mar 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Mar 05, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Sister Spring Baptist Cemetery - Interlachen, FL
Joseph Robert Kerrey
Lieutenant (j.g.), US Navy
Born: Aug 27, 1943 at Lincoln, NE
Entered Service: Omaha, NE
Date/Place of Action: Mar 14, 1969 - Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam
Unit: Seal Team 1
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living In New York
David Robert Ray
Hospital Corpsman Second Class, US Navy
Born: Feb 14, 1945 at McMinnville, TN
Entered Service: Nashville, TN
Date/Place of Action: Mar 19, 1969 - Phu Loc 6, An Hoa, Quang Nam Province
Unit: Battery D, 2d Bn, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Mar 19, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Mountain View Cemetery - McMinnville, TN
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Thomas Joseph McMahon
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jun 24, 1948 at Washington, DC
Entered Service: Portland, ME
Date/Place of Action: Mar 19, 1969 - Quang Tin Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 1st Infantry, 196th Inf Bde, Americal Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Aug 06, 1970
Date Of Death: Mar 19, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Mount Hope Cemetery - Lewiston, ME
Terry Teruo Kawamura
Corporal, US Army
Born: Dec 10, 1949 at Wahiawa, HI
Entered Service: Oahu, HI
Date/Place of Action: Mar 20, 1969 - Camp Radcliff, Vietnam
Unit: 173d Engineer Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Mar 20, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Mililani Memorial Park - Pearl City, HI
Donald Ray Johnston
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Nov 19, 1947 at Columbus, GA
Entered Service: Columbus, GA
Date/Place of Action: Mar 21, 1969 - Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 1st Bn, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Mar 21, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort Benning Post Cemetery - Fort Benning, GA
William Maud Bryant
Sergeant First Class, US Army
Born: Feb 16, 1933 at Cochran, GA
Entered Service: Detroit, MI
Date/Place of Action: Mar 24, 1969 - Long Khanh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Mar 24, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Raleigh National Cemetery - Raleigh, NC
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Ronald Leroy Coker
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Aug 09, 1947 at Alliance, NE
Entered Service: Denver, CO
Date/Place of Action: Mar 24, 1969 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company M, 3d Bn, 3d Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: Mar 24, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fairview Cemetery - Alliance, NE
Stephen Holden Doane
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Oct 13, 1947 at Beverly, MA
Entered Service: Albany, NY
Date/Place of Action: Mar 25, 1969 - Hau Nghia Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Mar 25, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Kern Wayne Dunagan
Major, US Army
Born: Feb 20, 1934 at Superior, AZ
Entered Service: Los Angeles, CA
Date/Place of Action: May 13, 1969 - Quang Tin Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 46th Infantry, Americal Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 15, 1971
Date Of Death: Dec 27, 1991
Buried At: Golden Gate National Cemetery - San Francisco, CA
Daniel John Shea
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Jan 29, 1947 at Norwalk, CT
Entered Service: New Haven, CT
Date/Place of Action: May 14, 1969 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 3d Bn, 21st Infantry, 196th Infantry Bde, Americal Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: May 14, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Saint John's Cemetery - Norwalk, CT
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James Leroy Bondsteel
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jul 18, 1947 at Jackson, MI
Entered Service: Detroit, MI
Date/Place of Action: May 24, 1969 - Lang Sau, An Loc Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 15, 1973
Date Of Death: Apr 09, 1987
Buried At: Fort Richardson National Cemetery - Fort Richardson, AK
Jimmy Wayne Phipps
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Nov 01, 1950 at Santa Monica, CA
Entered Service: Culver City, CA
Date/Place of Action: May 27, 1969 - An Hoa, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Engineer Bn, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Apr 20, 1970
Date Of Death: May 27, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Woodlawn Cemetery - Santa Monica, CA
Joseph Guy Lapointe, Jr.
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jul 02, 1948 at Dayton, OH
Entered Service: Cincinnati, OH
Date/Place of Action: Jun 02, 1969 - Quang Tin Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Troop, 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At the Old Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Dec 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Jun 02, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Riverside Cemetery - West Milton, OH
Robert Leslie Poxon
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Jan 03, 1947 at Detroit, MI
Entered Service: Detroit, MI
Date/Place of Action: Jun 02, 1969 - Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Feb 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Jun 02, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Forest Lawn Cemetery - Detroit, MI
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Thomas Gunning Kelley
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
Born: May 13, 1939 at Boston, MA
Entered Service: Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 15, 1969 - Ong Muong Canal, Kien Hoa Province, Vietnam
Unit: River Assault Division 152
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - May 14, 1970
Currently Living In Maryland
Hammett Lee Bowen, Jr.
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Nov 30, 1947 at LaGrange, GA
Entered Service: Jacksonville, FL
Date/Place of Action: Jun 27, 1969 - Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 2d Bn, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Jul 17, 1974
Date Of Death: Jun 27, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Restlawn Memory Garden Cemetery - LaGrange, GA
Michael Reinert Blanchfield
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jan 04, 1950 at Minneapolis, MN
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Jul 03, 1969 - Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 4th Bn, 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 22, 1971
Date Of Death: Jul 03, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: All Saints Cemetery - Des Plains, IL
Michael Fleming Folland
Corporal, US Army
Born: Apr 15, 1949 at Richmond, VA
Entered Service: Richmond, VA
Date/Place of Action: Jul 03, 1969 - Long Khanh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 2d Bn, 3d Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At the Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Dec 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Jul 03, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Glendale National Cemetery - Richmond, VA
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Gordon Ray Roberts
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jun 14, 1950 at Middletown, OH
Entered Service: Cincinnati, OH
Date/Place of Action: Jul 11, 1969 - Thua Thien Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st Bn, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Mar 02, 1971
Currently Living In North Carolina
John Gerry Gertsch
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Sep 29, 1944 at Jersey City, NJ
Entered Service: Buffalo, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jul 15 - 19, 1969 - A Shau Valley, Vietnam
Unit: Company E, 1st Bn, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Jul 17, 1974
Date Of Death: Jul 19, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Northside Catholic Cemetery - Pittsburgh, PA
Rodney John Evans
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jul 17, 1948 at Chelsea, MA
Entered Service: Montgomery, AL
Date/Place of Action: Jul 18, 1969 - Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 1st Bn, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 22, 1971
Date Of Death: Jul 18, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Liberty Hill Cemetery - Florala, AL
Bruce Wayne Carter
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: May 07, 1950 at Schenectady, NY
Entered Service: Jacksonville, FL
Date/Place of Action: Aug 07, 1969 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company H, 2d Bn, 3d Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Sep 09, 1971
Date Of Death: Aug 07, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Vista Memorial Gardens - Hialeah, FL
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Richard Allen Anderson
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Apr 16, 1948 at Washington, DC
Entered Service: Houston, TX
Date/Place of Action: Aug 24, 1969 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company E, 3d Reconnaissance Bn, 3rd Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Sep 15, 1971
Date Of Death: Aug 24, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Forest Park Cemetery - Houston, TX
Jose Francisco Jimenez
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Mar 20, 1946 at Mexico City, Mexico
Entered Service: Phoenix, AZ
Date/Place of Action: Aug 28, 1969 - Da Nang, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company K, 3d Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division Rein (FMF)
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Aug 06, 1970
Date Of Death: Aug 28, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Panteon Municipal Cemetery - Morelia, Mexico
James Bond Stockdale
Rear Admiral, US Navy
Born: Dec 23, 1923 at Abingdon, IL
Entered Service: Abingdon, IL
Date/Place of Action: Sep 04, 1969 - Hoa Lo Prison, North Vietnam
Unit: Attack Carrier Air Wing 16, U.S.S. Oriskany
Presentation: At the White House
By President Gerald R. Ford - Mar 06, 1976
Currently Living In California
Donald Sidney Skidgel
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Oct 13, 1948 at Caribou, ME
Entered Service: Bangor, ME
Date/Place of Action: Sep 14, 1969 - Song Be, Vietnam
Unit: Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the Old Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Dec 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Sep 14, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Sawyer Cemetery - Plymouth, ME
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Michael Joseph Novosel
Chief Warrant Officer, US Army
Born: Sep 03, 1922 at Etna, PA
Entered Service: Kenner, LA
Date/Place of Action: Oct 02, 1969 - Kien Tuong Province, Vietnam
Unit: 82d Medical Detachment, 45th Medical Co, 68th Medical Group
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 15, 1971
Currently Living in Alabama
Ralph Ellis Dias
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Jul 15, 1950 at Shelocta, PA
Entered Service: Pittsburgh, PA
Date/Place of Action: Nov 12, 1969 - Que Son Mountains, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Jul 17, 1974
Date Of Death: Nov 12, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Oakdale Cemetery - Leetonia, OH
Robert Joseph Pruden
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Sep 09, 1949 at St. Paul, MN
Entered Service: Minneapolis, MN
Date/Place of Action: Nov 29, 1969 - Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company G, 75th Infantry, Americal Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Apr 22, 1971
Date Of Death: Nov 29, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort Snelling National Cemetery - Minneapolis, MN
Robert Ronald Leisy
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Mar 01, 1945 at Stockton, CA
Entered Service: Seattle, WA
Date/Place of Action: Dec 02, 1969 - Phuoc Long Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 1st bn, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the Old Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Dec 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Dec 02, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park - Seattle, WA
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Franklin Douglas Miller
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jan 27, 1945 at Elizabeth city, NC
Entered Service: Albuquerque, NM
Date/Place of Action: Jan 05, 1970 - Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: 5th Special Forces Group , 1st Special Forces
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 15, 1971
Date Of Death: Jun 30, 2000
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Danny John Petersen
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Mar 11, 1949 at Horton, KS
Entered Service: Kansas City, MO
Date/Place of Action: Jan 09, 1970 - Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 4th Bn, 23d Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Jul 17, 1974
Date Of Death: Jan 09, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Netawaka Cemetery - Netawaka, KS
Raymond Michael Clausen, Jr.
Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Born: Oct 14, 1947 at New Orleans, LA
Entered Service: New Orleans, LA
Date/Place of Action: Jan 31, 1970 - Vietnam
Unit: Medium Helicopter Sqd. 263, Marine Aircraft Group 16, Marine Aircraft Wing
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 15, 1971
Currently Living In Louisiana
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Richard Allen Penry
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Nov 18, 1948 at Petaluma, CA
Entered Service: Oakland, CA
Date/Place of Action: Jan 31, 1970 - Binh Tuy Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company C, 4th Bn, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 05, 1971
Date Of Death: May 09, 1994
Buried At: Cypress Hills Memorial Park - Petaluma, CA
Russell Albert Steindam
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Aug 27, 1946 at Austin, TX
Entered Service: Austin, TX
Date/Place of Action: Feb 01, 1970 - Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Troop B, 3d Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the Old Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Dec 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Feb 01, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Restland Memorial Park Cemetery - Dallas, TX
John Philip Baca
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jan 10, 1949 at Providence, RI
Entered Service: Fort Ord, CA
Date/Place of Action: Feb 10, 1970 - Quan Loi, Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 1st Bn, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 15, 1971
Currently Living In California
Allan Jay Kellogg, Jr.
Gunnery Sergeant, US Marine Corps
Born: Oct 01, 1943 at Bethel, CT
Entered Service: Bridgeport, CT
Date/Place of Action: Mar 11, 1970 - Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company G, 2d Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 15, 1973
Currently Living In Hawaii
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Mitchell William Stout
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Feb 24, 1950 at Knoxville, TN
Entered Service: Raleigh, NC
Date/Place of Action: Mar 12, 1970 - Khe Gio Bridge, Vietnam
Unit: Battery C, 1st Battalion, 44th Artillery
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Jul 17, 1974
Date Of Death: Mar 12, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Virture Cemetery - Concord, TN
Gary Burnell Beikirch
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Aug 29, 1947 at Rochester, NY
Entered Service: Buffalo, NY
Date/Place of Action: Apr 01, 1970 - Dak Seang, Vietnam
Unit: Det. 8245, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 15, 1973
Currently Living In New York
Peter Charles Lemon
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jun 05, 1950 at Toronto, Canada
Entered Service: Tawas City, MI
Date/Place of Action: Apr 01, 1970 - FSB Illingworth, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company E (Recon), 2d Bn, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Jun 15, 1971
Currently Living In Colorado
Gary Lee Littrell
Sergeant First Class, US Army
Born: Oct 26, 1944 at Henderson, KY
Entered Service: Los Angeles, CA
Date/Place of Action: Apr 04 - 08, 1970 - Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Advisory Team 21, II Corps Advisory Group, US Military Assistance Command
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 15, 1973
Currently Living in Florida
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Brian Leroy Buker
Sergeant, US Army
Born: Nov 03, 1949 at Benton, ME
Entered Service: Bangor, ME
Date/Place of Action: Apr 05, 1970 - Chau Doc Province, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment B-55, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: To His Family At the Old Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Dec 16, 1971
Date Of Death: Apr 05, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Brown Cemetery - Benton, ME
Emilio Albert De La Garza
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Jun 23, 1949 at East Chicago, IL
Entered Service: Chicago, IL
Date/Place of Action: Apr 11, 1970 - Da Nang, Vietnam
Unit: Company E, 2d Bn, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Sep 09, 1971
Date Of Death: Apr 11, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Saint John's Cemetery - Hammond, IN
James Donnie Howe
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Dec 17, 1948 at Six Mile, SC
Entered Service: Fort Jackson, SC
Date/Place of Action: May 06, 1970 - Vietnam
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Sep 15, 1971
Date Of Death: May 06, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Liberty Memorial Gardens - Liberty, SC
Kenneth Michael Kays
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Sep 22, 1949 at Mount Vernon, IL
Entered Service: Fairfield, IL
Date/Place of Action: May 07, 1970 - Thua Thien Province, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 15, 1973
Date Of Death: Nov 25, 1991
Buried At: Maple Hill Cemetery - Fairfield, IL
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Miguel Keith
Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
Born: Jun 02, 1951 at San Antonio, TX
Entered Service: Omaha, NE
Date/Place of Action: May 08, 1970 - Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Unit: Combined Action Platon 1-3-2, III Marine Amphibious Force
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - Sep 15, 1971
Date Of Death: May 08, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Forest Lawn Cemetery - Omaha, NE
David Francis Winder
Private First Class, US Army
Born: Aug 10, 1946 at Edinboro, PA
Entered Service: Columbus, OH
Date/Place of Action: May 13, 1970 - Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 3d Bn, 1st Infantry, 11th Infantry Bde, Americal Division
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Jul 17, 1974
Date Of Death: May 13, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Mansfield Memorial Park - Mansfield, OH
Louis Richard Rocco
Warrant Officer, US Army
Born: Nov 19, 1938 at Albuquerque, NM
Entered Service: Los Angeles, CA
Date/Place of Action: May 24, 1970 - Katum, Vietnam
Unit: Advisory Team 162, US Military Assistance Commmand
Presentation: At the White House
By President Gerald R. Ford - Dec 12, 1974
Date Of Death: October 31, 2002
Buried At: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, El Paso, TX
Robert Charles Murray
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Dec 10, 1946 at Bronx, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jun 07, 1970 - Hiep Duc, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 4th Bn, 31st Infantry, 196th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Aug 08, 1974
Date Of Death: Jun 07, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Gate of Heaven Cemetery - Hawthorne, NY
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Andre Cavaro Lucas
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
Born: Oct 02, 1930 at Washington, DC
Entered Service: West Point, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jul 01 - 23, 1970 - FSB Ripcord, Vietnam
Unit: 2d Bn, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Jul 17, 1974
Date Of Death: Jul 23, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
Frank Rocco Fratellenico
Corporal, US Army
Born: Jul 14, 1951 at Sharon, CT
Entered Service: Albany, NY
Date/Place of Action: Aug 19, 1970 - Fire Base Barnett, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 502d Infantry, 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Aug 08, 1974
Date Of Death: Aug 19, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Private Cemetery - Chatham, NY
Glenn Harry English, Jr.
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Apr 23, 1940 at Altoona, PA
Entered Service: Philadelphia, PA
Date/Place of Action: Sep 07, 1970 - Phu My District, Vietnam
Unit: Company E, 3d Bn, 503d Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Aug 08, 1974
Date Of Death: Sep 07, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort Bragg Post Cemetery - Fort Bragg, NC
Robert Willard Hartsock
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Jan 24, 1945 at Cumberland, MD
Entered Service: Fairmont, WV
Date/Place of Action: Feb 28, 1969 - Dau Tieng, Hau Nghia Province, Vietnam
Unit: 44th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog), 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Aug 06, 1970
Date Of Death: Feb 23, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery - Flintstone, MD
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Larry Gilbert Dahl
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Jun 10, 1949 at Oregon City, OR
Entered Service: Portland, OR
Date/Place of Action: Feb 23, 1971 - An Khe, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
Unit: 359th Trans. Company, 27th Trans. Bn, US Army Support Command
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Aug 08, 1974
Date Of Death: Feb 23, 1971 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Willamette National Cemetery - Portland, OR
Jon E. Swanson
Captain, US Army
Born: May 1, 1942 at Boulder, CO
Entered Service: Boulder, CO
Date/Place of Action: Feb 26, 1971 - Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia
Unit: Troop B, 1st Bn, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: To his widow At the White House
By President George W. Bush - May 1, 2002
Date of Death: Feb 26, 1971 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Michael John Fitzmaurice
Specialist Fourth Class, US Army
Born: Mar 09, 1950 at Jamestown, ND
Entered Service: Cavour, SD
Date/Place of Action: Mar 23, 1971 - Khe Sanh, Vietnam
Unit: Troop D, 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 15, 1973
Currently Living In South Dakota
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Brian Miles Thacker
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Apr 25, 1945 at Columbus, OH
Entered Service: Salt Lake City, UT
Date/Place of Action: Mar 31, 1971 - Fire Base 6, Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: Battery A, 1st Battalion, 92nd Artillery
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 15, 1973
Currently Living In Maryland
William Edward Adams
Major, US Army
Born: Jun 16, 1939 at Casper, WY
Entered Service: Kansas City, MO
Date/Place of Action: May 25, 1971 - Kontum Province, Vietnam
Unit: A/227 Assault Helicopter Co., 52d Aviation Bn, 17th Aviation Gp, 1st Aviation Bde
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Aug 08, 1974
Date Of Death: May 25, 1971 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fort Logan National Cemetery - Denver, CO
Jon Robert Cavaiani
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Born: Aug 02, 1943 at Royston, England
Entered Service: Fresno, CA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 04 & 05, 1971 - Hill 1050, Khe Sahn Airfield, Vietnam
Unit: Vietnam Training Advisory Group
Presentation: At the White House
By President Gerald R. Ford - Dec 12, 1974
Currently Living In California
Loren Douglas Hagen
First Lieutenant, US Army
Born: Feb 25, 1946 at Fargo, ND
Entered Service: Fargo, ND
Date/Place of Action: Aug 07, 1971 - Vietnam
Unit: US ArmyTraining Advisory Group
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Aug 08, 1974
Date Of Death: Aug 07, 1971 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Thomas Rolland Norris
Lieutenant, US Navy
Born: Jan 14, 1944 at Jacksonville, FL
Entered Service: Silver Spring, MD
Date/Place of Action: Apr 10 - 13, 1972 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: SEAL Advisor, US Military Assistance Commmand
Presentation: At the White House
By President Gerald R. Ford - Mar 06, 1976
Currently Living In Idaho
Steven Logan Bennett
Captain, US Air Force
Born: Apr 22, 1946 at Palestine, TX
Entered Service: Lafayette, LA
Date/Place of Action: Jun 29, 1972 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Da Nang Air Base, Pacific Air Forces
Presentation: To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford - Aug 08, 1974
Date Of Death: Jun 29, 1972 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Lafayette Memorial Park - Lafayette, LA
Michael Edwin Thornton
Engineman First Class, US Navy
Born: Mar 23, 1949 at Greenville, SC
Entered Service: Spartanburg, SC
Date/Place of Action: Oct 31, 1972 - Vietnam
Unit: Naval Advisory Group
Presentation: At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon - Oct 15, 1973
Currently Living In Texas
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