| | Birth | 15JAN37 | Rank | SSGT | Date of Death | 03APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | S. Vietnam | | town of rec. | Deer Park | Unit | 1st Brigade, Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol, 101st Airborne Div, "Screaming Eagles" | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire | | Hometown | | service # | 19497042 | Panel | 06EAST - 82 | | married | Single | Medals | | MIA - | | | Tour Date | 08JUL65 | Comment | Screaming Eagles | Cemetery | Woodland Cem., Deer Park WA | |
Deer Park Man Killed in Action
A U.S. Army paratrooper from Deer Park has been killed in action in Viet Nam and another Marine from Spokane has been wounded. The latest victims of the fighting are:
Staff Sgt. Donovan J. Pruitt, 29, nephew of Mrs. Grace Townsend, Route 3, Deer Park, killed in action.
Cpl. Jack A. West, 20, son of Mrs. John E. Kinne, N5916 Nevada, who suffered a wound of the left arm.
Military authorities notified the next of kin Monday of the newest casualties.
Attended Deer Park Schools
Sgt. Pruitt, a native of North Dakota (online cem. rec. says South Dakota)who came to the inland Empire at an early age, attended grade school and high school in Deer Park before enlisting about nine years ago. He planned to return to Deer Park to live in July of this year. Before coming to Deer Park to live with his aunt, he had lived at both Coulee Dam and Spokane. His mother was killed several years ago in an automobile accident. In addition to his aunt, he is survived by three brothers, Clyde Pruitt, Kent; and Brent and Lawrence Pruitt, both of Redmond; and two uncles, Lee Bossart, Spokane and Willard Bossart, Deer Park. Survivors said the body will be returned to Deer Park for Burial
West Rogers Graduate
Cpl. West who was graduated from Rogers High School in June 1964, enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly a there after and has been in Viet Nam for about a year. A native of Orofino ID he has lived in Spokane most of his life. A brother, Harold attends Gonzaga University. His mother said she was notified that her son suffered a wound of the left arm, but his condition at present is good. She said he had been listed as a casualty on two other occasions. He suffered a shrapnel wound in the left side, she said, and was injured on another occasion when he became entangled in barbed wire. She said he expected to return home 15 Apr (1966) prior to this latest wound. (Spokesman Review, Spokane WA, 5 Apr 1966)
Steven Marty SMITH
| | Birth | 01JAN48 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | 04APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | S. Vietnam | | town of rec. | Puyallup | Unit | 25th Inf Div, B Co, 1st Bn, 5th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire | | Hometown | | service # | 19819494 | Panel | 06EAST - 83 | | married | Single | Medals | Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Bronze Star, and FSV Medal of Military Merit | Links | Bobcats
| | Tour Date | 16JAN66 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
Vietnamese Honor Slain Puyallup GI The Cross of Gallantry With Palm, of the Republic of South Vietnam, has been awarded posthumously to Pfc. Steven Marty Smith. Smith, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Smith, 512 2nd Ave. NE., Puyallup, was killed by a bullet fired by an enemy sniper exactly one year ago Tuesday. The Cross of Gallantry is the second highest military decoration awarded by the Republic of South Vietnam. Smith's father told The News Tribune the medal would be added to two previously award his son. They were the U.S. Bronze Star, and the FSV Medal of Military Merit. Smith enlisted in the Army in January 1965 out of Puyallup High School, and was assigned to Vietnam in January 1966. He was killed in the Cu Chi region of Vietnam, 40 miles northwest of Saigon. (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 5 Apr 1967)
Keith Walter KAUFFMAN
| | Birth | 04MAR32 | Rank | SP5 | Date of Death | 05APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | S. Vietnam | | town of rec. | Clarkston | Unit | 25th Inf Div, A Co, 2nd Bn, 27th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds | | Hometown | | service # | 19374396 | Panel | 06EAST - 85 | | married | Single | Medals | | Links | Wolfhounds - Medic Corpsman
| | Tour Date | 04JAN66 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
Zed Connor 'Skip' CREVELING
| | Birth | 06JUL47 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | 11APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Nam, S. Vietnam | | town of rec. | Seattle | Unit | 3rd Marine Div, L Co, 3rd Bn, 3rd Mars | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device | | Hometown | Ballard (Seattle) | service # | 2164207 | Panel | 06EAST - 98 | | married | Single | Medals | | MIA - | | | Comment | | Tour Date | ... | Cemetery | Washelli Cemetery, Seattle (06/20/66) | Ballard High School, Seattle WA, 1965 |
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