U.S. NAVAL FORCES

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

 

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Administration

05/10/67 – John F. Payne, YN3, De Lavan, IL.
10/30/69 – Larry S. Slaymaker, SN, Beaumont, TX.

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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.

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Medical

02/22/68 – Gene J. Wheat, HM2, Pineville, LA. – Tan Hanh Hamlet
01/20/69 – Norman W. Pierre, HM1, Chillicothe, OH.

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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.

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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

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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.
04/15/68 – Walter J. Chrupcala, SK2, Palmyra, NJ.
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

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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

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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

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Camp Carter

12/21/67 – Robert D. Mason, SN, Rockville, MD.
03/25/68 – Richard E. Boyd, SN, Lawrence, KS.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Detachment Hue – 1965 – 1970

08/05/67 – Kenneth R. Brown, BM2, Holyoke, MA.
01/13/68 – Robert W. Moinester, LTJG, Lynbrook, NY. 1105

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Detachment Nha Trang – 1965 – 1971
Detachment Phu Bai – 1965 -1970

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

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Detachment Qui Nhon – 1965 -1971

12/11/67 – Larry E. Mc Clung, BMSN, Denver, CO.
08/09/71 – Harold B. Flynn, SH2, Alexandria, LA.

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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.

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Detachment Thuan An – 1971
Naval Communications Facility

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

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APL-5

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

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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.

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LCU-1482

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

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LCU-1614

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

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LCU-1617

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

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PBR Mobile Base 1

04/17/69 – 06/11/69 – Arthur J. Martin, SFM3, Marrero, LA.

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YNFB-2

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

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YFU-4

02/28/68 – Gary L. Crampton, GMG3, Dayton, OH.
02/28/68 – Richard C. Adamo, SN, Woodhaven, NY.

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YFU-12

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

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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.

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YFU-67

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

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YFU-70

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

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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.

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YTB-762

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

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YTB-779

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

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YTL-452

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

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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