U.S. NAVAL FORCES

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY - DANANG

PERSONNEL KILLED IN ACTION / MISSING IN ACTION

SOUTHEAST ASIA THEATER OF THE VIETNAM WAR

1960-1975

"May our Brothers Rest in Peace"

Naval Support Activity - Danang 1964 -1973

Administration

05/10/67 - John F. Payne, YN3, De Lavan, IL.

10/30/69 - Larry S. Slaymaker, SN, Beaumont, TX.

Lighterage - Boat

02/25/66 - James M. Termini, SN, Lee, MA.

07/09/66 - Donald H. Moses, ENFA, Rahway, NJ.

02/11/67 - Daniel E. Horton, SN, Las Vegas, NV.

01/24/68 - Charles M. White Sr., BM3, Lathrop, CA.

01/24/68 - Michael E. Stephens, EN3, Huntington, WV.

02/20/68 - Michael P. Pellegrino, SN, Maspeth, NY.

02/26/68 - John M. Spielman, SN, Irwin, PA.

07/04/68 - Milo S. Homstad, EN3, Hallock, MN. - LCM6-21

10/05/71 - Jeffrey R. Stokes, EN3 Anaheim, CA.

Medical

02/22/68 - Gene J. Wheat, HM2, Pineville, LA. - Tan Hanh Hamlet

01/20/69 - Norman W. Pierre, HM1, Chillicothe, OH.

Military Police Security Operations

04/13/67 - Vincent A. Ramirez, BM3, Richmond, CA.

08/16/68 - James C. Dickerson, BM3, Randolph, VA.

08/16/68 - Joseph B. Adams, SN, Aiken, SD.

K-9 Security Unit - 1 (Navy Sentry Dog Unit)

10/22/67 - Merle K. Carter, SFP3, Sapulpa, OK. - Sanitation Dump Mine Explosion

05/05/68 - William C. Sheldon, SN, Chicago, IL. - Marble Mountain Security Patrol

Supply Operation

01/10/66 - Thomas F. Bruck, SKC, Hamilton, OH.

12/26/66 - Daniel L. Garrison, SKSN, Lima, OH.

04/23/67 - Howard Bullard, SH2, Karnack, TX.

04/29/67 - Francis T. Killion, SKSN, Clementon, NJ.

05/14/67 - James M. Bryan, SK2, Milan, MI.

02/27/69 - Manuel Martinez, BM1, Taos Pueblo, NM. - Ammunition Explosion

02/27/69 - Theodore S. Hamner III, SKSN, Tuscaloosa, AL. -Ammunition Explosion

02/27/69 - Thomas E. Adams, SN, Topeka, KS. - Ammunition Explosion

Harbor / Port Operations

10/13/65 - Harold J. Lanning, BM3, Wanamassa, NJ.

12/17/65 - Ronald G. McKinney, SN, Dallas, TX.

02/08/66 - Lester L. Crooks, BM2, New Orleans, LA.

02/24/66 - Frederick A. Slemp, LT, Newport News, VA.

04/21/66 - Michael W. Heuer, SN, Minneapolis, MN.

05/10/66 - Tee W. Decker, SN, Swifton, AR.

07/13/66 - Frederick A. Wathen, SA, Springfield, OH.

11/16/66 - Frank De Bernardo Jr., BMC, Bridgeport, CT.

10/23/67 - Davis M. Lewis, ENFN, Tiller, OR.

11/22/67 - Robert M. Foley, LT, Boston, MA.

01/11/68 - Terry L. Meyer, BM3, Wauseon, OH.

03/21/68 - Ronald E. Rakunas, QM3, Chicago, IL.

04/10/68 - Harold Tompkins, BM1, Warner Robbins, GA.

07/04/69 - Floyd J. Mathews, SN, Los Angeles, CA. - WIA - 07/01/69

10/05/69 - Gordon L. Nagel, BM2, Wauseka, WI. - Harbor Security

01/04/70 - Paul B. Blunt Jr., SN, San Antonio, TX. - WIA 12/22/69 Harbor Security

Public Works Operations

02/01/67 - James P. McGrath, EOHCN, W. Sayville, NY.

10/08/67 - John H. Gilliland, CEW3, Riverside, CA. - C-130B Tail No 612649 near Hue - Thua Thien Province

10/08/67 - George A. Guy, CEP3, Kalamazoo, MI. - C-130B Tail No 612649 near Hue - Thua Thien Province

10/08/67 - Melvin E. Johnson, BULCN, Lombard, WA. - C-130B Tail No 612649 near Hue - Thua Thien Province

07/10/68 - Dennis W. Allen, EO3, Milford, IL.

01/01/69 - Joseph Nement Jr., CMC, Cleveland, OH. – WIA 12/25/68

01/03/69 - Clifford T. Mullen, CET3, Benton, MO. - WIA 11/22/68

01/17/69 - James D. Laser, CM2, Arlington, AZ. - C-47

01/17/69 - Robert W. O’Neil, CE2, Sunnyvale, CA. - C-47

02/20/69 - William T. Franke, EO3, Williamstown, NJ. - WIA 12/25/69

03/14/69 - Hobart Axsom Jr., BU2, Bremerton, WA.

04/13/69 - Ronald H. Young, CECN, Sapulpa, OK.

07/12/69 - John C. Usilton, UT2, Philadelphia, PA.

07/20/69 - Daniel E. McGrath, CM2, Parma. OH.

02/06/70 - Patrick A. McLeod, EO3, Seattle, WA.

03/05/70 - Johnny F. Roach, CN, Friendswood, TX. - WIA 03/01/70

03/05/70 - Bert A. Hamilton Jr., EO3, Independence, MO. - WIA 03/01/70

Camp Carter

12/21/67 - Robert D. Mason, SN, Rockville, MD.

03/25/68 - Richard E. Boyd, SN, Lawrence, KS.

Camp Tien Sha

03/11/66 - Harvey L. Engel, QM1, Lincoln, NE.

12/25/66 - Robert M. Klevenowski, FN, Cleveland, OH.

10/13/68 - Sylvester L. Brown, RD3, Kinston, NC.

12/16/69 - Robert F. Favor, SK1, Santana, PI.

02/19/70 - Robert T. Sudduth, SN, Tucson, AZ.

06/06/70 - Richard D. Pliner, YNC, El Roy, WI.

07/20/70 - Leon D. Witherspoon, BMC, Norfolk, VA.

Detachment Chu Lai – 1964 - 1971

02/09/67 - Steven Waldron, SA, Baldwin Park, CA.

03/23/68 - William R. Phillips, SN, Beacon, NY.

05/14/69 - Michael W. Rector, CECN, Henryville, IN.

08/09/69 - Frank M. Streamer, SN, Boulder, CO. – WIA 08/06/69

02/10/69 - Robert G. Browne, LTJG, (SC) Corpus Christi, TX. 3105

02/10/69 - David F. Schutte, SK3, Green Bay, WI.

02/10/69 - Timothy J. Green, SN, Little Rock, AR.

02/10/69 - Joel R. Stepp, SN, Nashville, TN.

09/12/70 - Kenna C. Taylor, SK1, Shadyside, OH.

Detachment Cua Viet - 1967 - 1970

12/16/67 - Steven L. Brudener, SN, Brigham City, UT.

01/10/68 - James W. Williams, SN, Dallas, TX.

04/25/68 - Jesse L. Samford, WO1, Port O’Connor, TX. 6432

06/09/68 - Gerald L. Miller, BM3, Spencer, IN.

06/25/68 - Jimmy R. Harries, FN, Spencer, WI.

09/20/68 - Roger W. Grubbs, SN, Lynchburg, VA. - LCM-8-928

09/28/68 - Joseph D. Lilly, MM2, Jackson, MI. - LCM-6

09/28/68 - David L. Dixon, MM3, Medford, OR. - LCM-6  * MIA *

09/28/68 - Gary D. Collins, SN, Jamestown, KS. - LCM-6

09/28/68 - David P. Halpin, FN, Watertown, NY. - LCM-6  * MIA *

12/09/68 - Charles A. Atwood Jr., EN3, Miami, FL. - LCM-873

12/09/68 - Carol W. Minor, SN, Greenville, SC. - LCM-873  * MIA *

02/21/69 - George D. Tinko, BM3, Cory, PA.

10/03/69 - Francis W. Deal Jr., BM3, Westville, IL.

11/27/69 - Blaine H. Walsh, SN, Thiensville, WI.

Detachment Dong Ha - 1967 - 1970

03/03/68 - Gary A. Larsen, BM3, Irene, SD. - LCPL River Security Patrol

03/03/68 - Randall L. Young, EN3, Worthington, MN. – LCPL River Security Patrol

03/03/68 - David A. Carli, SN, Vallejo, CA. – LCPL River Security Patrol

03/03/68 - Michael J. Farris, SN, Lincoln, MO. - LCPL River Security Patrol

11/11/68 - Robert B. Barron, GMG3, FT. Worth, TX. - LCPL River Security Patrol

11/11/68 - Gary E. Graves, TM3, San Manuel, AZ. - LCPL River Security Patrol

11/11/68 - Robert R. Foley Jr., ENFN, Southboro, MA. - LCPL River Security Patrol

11/11/68 - Clifford A. Newman, SN, Wahiawa, HI. - LCPL River Security Patrol

11/16/68 - Michael D. Jarrett, SN, Warren, OH. - LCPL River Security Patrol

Detachment Hue - 1965 - 1970

08/05/67 - Kenneth R. Brown, BM2, Holyoke, MA.

01/13/68 - Robert W. Moinester, LTJG, Lynbrook, NY. 1105

Detachment Nha Trang - 1965 - 1971

Detachment Phu Bai – 1965 -1970

12/10/69 - Ronald J. Taylor, ETN3, Mitchell, SD.

Detachment Qui Nhon - 1965 -1971

12/11/67 - Larry E. Mc Clung, BMSN, Denver, CO.

08/09/71 - Harold B. Flynn, SH2, Alexandria, LA.

Detachment Sa Huynh - 1967 - 1970

Detachment Tan My - 1965 - 1970

08/05/67 - Forrest R. Cain, SWF3, Williams Field, IL.

01/03/68 - Charles M. Bell, BM2, Wathena, KS.

02/17/68 - Christopher G. Delgado, EN3, San Antonio, TX. - LCM-8 Hue Ramp

05/08/68 - Robert S. P. Hubbard, SN, St Joseph, MO. - (Thua Thien) - LCM-6 Security  Patrol

01/19/69 - Dennis B. Green, SA, Hutchinson, KS.

02/03/69 - Dale A. Eckoff, SN, Long Beach, CA.

Detachment Thuan An - 1971

Naval Communications Facility

12/28/69 - Robert S. Gates, CTC, Hamilton, MA.

APL-5

05/07/66 - John D. Chuter, DC2, Freeport, TX.

LCU-1477

04/30/68 - Dale L. Kruse, RM3, Kelso, WA.

04/30/68 - Michael A. Burns, FN, Amarillo, TX.

04/30/68 - Larry J. Leindecker, SN, Antigo, WI.

LCU-1482

02/18/68 - Dallas D. Cumming, EN2, Bedford, IN. - Hue

LCU-1614

05/05/68 - Richard C. Wyatt, SN, Hampton, VA.

LCU-1617

04/17/69 - Dana B. Jensen, EN3, Espanola, WA.

PBR Mobile Base 1

06/11/69 - Arthur J. Martin, SFM3, Marrero, LA.

YNFB-2

07/24/70 - Harry J. Bort, EN2, Landover, MD.

YFU-4

02/28/68 - Gary L. Crampton, GMG3, Dayton, OH.

02/28/68 - Richard C. Adamo, SN, Woodhaven, NY.

YFU-12

02/27/68 - Larry E. Sinks, SN, Chatsworth. IL.

YFU-62 / Mine Explosion

01/16/69 - Kenneth M. Russell, CS2, Judsonia, AR.

01/16/69 - Wendell A. Morrison, EM2, Springfield, MA.

01/16/69 - Francis D. Campbell, EN2, Gearhart, OR.

01/16/69 - David L. Holdredge, SM2, Los Angales, CA.

01/16/69 - Erik N. Rudziak, ENFN, Carlisle, PA.

01/16/69 - Milton J. Worrell, RMSN, Donalsonville, GA.

01/16/69 - Allen Bauer, FN, Keansburg, NJ.

01/16/69 - Edward E. Stockwell Jr., FN, Metairie, LA.

YFU-67

02/05/68 - Vernon P. Smith, BM3, Los Angeles, CA.

YFU-70

02/18/68 - J. B. Cathey, SA, Greenville, SC.

YFU-78 / Ammunition Explosion, NSA Danang

02/27/69 - Earl T. Moore Jr., EN1, Renovo, PA.

02/27/69 - Milton Sapiro, QM1, Palmdale, CA.

02/27/69 - Charlie M. Ellison, CS2, Kings Mountain, NC.

02/27/69 - Lyle D. Zacher, EM2, Spokane, WA.

02/27/69 - Daniel L. Overright, BM3, Bradley, IL.

02/27/69 - Earnest J. Buckelew, QM3, Arlington, TX.

02/27/69 - Melvin L. Sellers, SN, Phoenix City, AL.

YTB-762

02/21/68 - Walter G. Anderson, BM1, Wedderburn, OR.

YTB-779

09/05/68 - George R. Posey, ENFN, Anderson, IN.  * MIA *

YTL-452

10/23/66 - Charles F. Busby, BMCS, Shelbyville, IN. - Danang Harbor Pilot - (Quang Nam)

U.S. Army

329th Heavy Boat Company 

5th Transportation Company

Mine Explosion

11/03/70 - John D. Shewmake Sr., SFC, Adona, AR. - LCU-63  * MIA *

11/03/70 - Calvin A. Norris, SSGT, Monterey, TN. - LCU-63  * MIA *

11/03/70 - Dennis I. Day, SGT, Blackwell, OK. - LCU-63  * MIA *

11/03/70 - Richard C. Dority, SGT, Dover-Foxcroft, ME. - LCU-63  * MIA *

11/03/70 - David L. Ginn, SGT, Anderson, SC. - LCU-63  * MIA *

11/03/70 - Perry C. Kitchens, SGT, Decatur, GA. - LCU-63

11/03/70 - Arlie R. Mangus, SGT, Kittanning, PA. - LCU-63  * MIA *

11/03/70 - Jerry D. Martin, SGT, Bedford, IN. - LCU-63  * MIA *

11/03/70 - James R. Pantail, SGT, Clymer, PA. - LCU-63  * MIA *

11/03/70 - David W. Woods, SGT, Franklin, OH. - LCU-63  * MIA *

11/03/70 - Billie H. Peeples, PFC, Anderson, SC. - LCU-63

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