Birth 20AUG44 Rank PFC Date of Death 05SEP66 P. of birth Williston ND Service Army (Draft) Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Olympia Unit 556th Trans Co Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty;Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 56380808 Panel 10EAST - 70 married Single MIA -   Medals   Comment   Tour Date 15OCT65 Cemetery Calvary Cemetery

Wilfred C. Johnson A requiem high mass will be sung in St. Michaels Church for Private First Class Wilfred C. Johnson Jr. Tuesday morning starting at nine-thirty o'clock. A rosary will be said in the church Monday evening starting at at seven thirty o'clock. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Selene and Eros. Wilfred C. Johnson Jr., was killed in action in Viet Nam last Monday. He had been in the service since June, 1965. Wilfred Johnson was born in Williston, ND and had lived in Olympia for the past six years. Before entering the service he was employed by the Eric Septic Tank Service. Surviving are his parents, Mr. amd Mrs. Wilfred C. Johnson Sr., Route three. [Box 1851]; two brothers, Robert and Douglas at the family Home; five sisters, Mrs. Duane Peterson and Mrs. Eric Benson, Aberdeen, and Connie, Diane and Kathy, Olympia. (Olympia WA newspaper)

    Russell Berndt WALKER

Birth 22DEC46 Rank PFC Date of Death 05SEP66 P. of birth Bremerton Service Army Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Bremerton Unit 101st Abn Div, HHC, 2nd Bn, 502nd Inf Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Accidental Homicide Hometown   service # 19832369 Panel 10EAST - 71 married Single MIA -   Medals   Comment   Tour Date 24DEC65 Cemetery Forest Lawn Cemetery   East High School, Bremerton WA, 1965

Bremerton Soldier Killed in Viet Nam Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Walker, 2803 Hefner Ave., received word today that their 19-year-old son, Army Pvt. Russell B. Walker, died of gunshot wounds Monday in Viet Nam. The telegram gave no further details concerning Pvt. Walker’s death. Pvt. Walker was born in Bremerton 22 Dec 1946, and had lived here all his life. He had been attending East High School before he joined the Army. The day before Christmas of 1965, he left for Viet Nam to serve as a paratrooper with the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. At that time, his older brother, Marine Sgt. William T. Walker, 21 was also in Viet Nam, serving with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. Sgt. Walker is now at Camp Pendleton CA. Pvt. Walker is also survived by another brother, Dennis E., in Madison WI; a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Diane) Anderson, Iowa City IA; and an aunt, Mrs. Nina Clare, Tracyton. Mrs. Walker said her son’s body would be returned to Bremerton for funeral services. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA 7 Sep 1966)

Funeral Notice - WALKER, Pvt. Russell B. - Age 19 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Walker of 2803 Hefner Avenue. Born in Bremerton 22 Dec 1946, had lived here all his life. He had attended East High School before serving in the Army in Viet Nam as a paratrooper with the First Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. Surviving besides his parents are two brothers, Sergeant William T. Walker of Camp Pendleton CA; a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Diane) Anderson, Iowa City, Iowa, and one aunt, Mrs. Nina Clare of Tracyton. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, 17 Sep 1966, with Reverend John Sara of the First Covenant Church officiating. Burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of LEWIS FUNERAL CHAPEL, 5303 Kitsap Way. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA 16 Sep 1966)

    James Wesley BRYANT

Birth 25APR46 Rank PFC Date of Death 08SEP66 P. of birth Omak WA Service Marines Place Thua Thien, S. Vietnam Town of Record Okanogan Unit G Co, 2 Bn, 9 Mar, 3 Mar Div Death Code Hostile Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Gun Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 5345787 Panel 10EAST - 75 married Single MIA -   Medals   Comment   Tour Date 30 Mar 68 Cemetery

James W. Bryant, 20 of Okanogan, died of combat wounds in a hospital in Viet Nam 8 Sep (1966). He was wounded in action 7 Sep (1966). In the Marine Corps, he enlisted last November. He was born in Omak 25 Apr 1946, and was graduated from Okanogan High School in 1965. He made his home at Okanogan with his aunt, Miss Nellie Bryant. Surviving are: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Bryant, Omak; his sisters, Jeannine Kennedy, Tacoma and Terry Rae Welch, Seattle; his brother Jay Bryant, Tacoma; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Scott. A sister preceded him in death two years ago. William Barnes, Okanogan, is in charge of arrangements. (Wenatchee Daily World, Wenatchee WA 18 Sep 1966)

    John Everett PADDOCK

Birth 13MAR44 Rank LCPL Date of Death 11SEP66 P. of birth Port Townsend Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Port Townsend Unit H&S Co, 1 Bn, 1 Mar, 1 Mar Div Death Code Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown Port Townsend service # 2128928 Panel 10EAST - 87 married Single Enlisted 10SEP64 Medals   Tour Date   Comment awarded: Meritorial Mast (1st in his radio operators school) Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

John Paddocks died in action with Marine Corps in Vietnam. The war in Vietnam struck close to home again this week with the announcement Monday of the death in action of Marine Corps Lance Corporal John Everett Paddock 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Vincent Paddock of Port Townsend,. His death occurred near Danang at about 7:30 am, Viet Nam time, on Sunday, when he was struck by fragments from a mine which detonated when run over by a vehicle in which he was riding. Marine Corps officers came this Monday morning to inform his parents of the tragedy. Memorial services for Lance Corporal Paddock will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First United Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member. His parents asked remembrances be in the form of donations to a John Paddock Memorial Fund being established at the church. Lance Corporal Paddock was serving in Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, in the war zone in recent months. He enlisted 10 Sep 1964, and following basic training at San Diego, Calif., he attended radio operators school and then served for a time at Camp Pendleton before going to Viet Nam. Upon graduation from radio school he was awarded the Meritorial Mast for finishing first in his class and was named acting student non-commissioned officer. Born here 13 March 1944, he graduated in 1962 from Port Townsend High School, where he played on the football and basketball teams and preformed in the school bands. As a youth he also assisted his mother in conducting her dance and music studio here. He was a first string forward on the Redskin basketball team which won third place in the state tournament in 1962 and was an end on the PTHS football team which tied for the Olympic League [combination A and AA] championship in 1961. Following high school he attended Olympic College, Bremerton, for a year and then worked in the machine and beater department at the Crown-Zellerbach mill here from June 1963 until reporting for service in the Marines.

    Glenn Ross PHILLIPS Jr.

Birth 01SEP46 Rank HM3 (corpsman) Date of Death 11SEP66 P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit H&S Co, 1 Bn, 9 Mar, 3 Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 3907675 Panel 10EAST - 87 married Single MIA -   Medals   Comment   Tour Date   Cemetery

    David Ross FAULCONER

Birth 11FEB47 Rank PFC Date of Death 12SEP66 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Yakima Unit D Co, 1 Bn, 9 Mar, 3d Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 2168707 Panel 10EAST - 87 married Single MIA -   Medals   Comment   Tour Date   Cemetery

    John Leighton ROBERTSON

Birth 11OCT30 Rank COL Date of Event 16SEP66 P. of birth   Service Air Force Place N. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 7th AF, 8th TFW, 555th TFS Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Fixed Wing - Pilot; Air Loss, Crash - Land Hometown   service # 532286699 Declared Dead 29JUN78 married Married Panel 10EAST - 103 Medals   MIA - BNR Comment   Cemetery

(MIA information extracted from POW Net Work) John Leighton Robertson was born 11 Oct 1930. He was a valued member of the Inspector General's team that checked combat readiness at air bases before he requested transfer to Vietnam. He was assigned to 555th TFS stationed at Ubon Air Base, Thailand. On 16 Sep 1966 he was part of a four plane squadron planning to bomb a railroad bridge in the Red River Delta. He was number three. The squadron met with heavy fire and his plane was hit. Robertson's tech, 1Lt. Hubert E. Buchanan followed procedure and ejected 1st. He did not see Robertson eject or witness his parachute. He did see a large fire about 1/2 mile away but it could have been jettisoned fuel burning. Buchanan was captured. He thought that Robertson did not make it because his lies were accepted (meaning the Vietnamese were only hearing one story). Another prisoner was shown Robertson's ID card while being interrogated. Robertson's remains have not been returned. More Information about Robertson at POWnetwork.org

    Billie Dwaine LANDERS

Birth 03JUN26 Rank SSGT Date of Death 17SEP66 P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Everett Unit 1st Inf, Div A, Co 1st, Bn 16th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 39482568 Panel 10EAST - 107 married Married MIA -   Medals   Comment   Tour Date 31AUG66 Cemetery

    Timothy James McMAHON

Birth 07MAR46 Rank HM3 (Corpsman) Date of Death 18SEP66 P. of birth Eau Claire WI Service Navy Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Port Townsend Unit H&S Co, 3d Bn, 1st Mar, 1st Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 3908361 Panel 10EAST - 114 married Single Enlisted 01DEC64 Medals   Comment   Tour Date   Cemetery

Tim McMahon
    The war in Viet Nam claimed its third victim from the local area Saturday when Navy Medical Corpsman Timothy James McMahon was killed in action while serving with a Marine unit in the Danang area.
    McMahon, 20, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Morel J. McMahon of Port Townsend. His death occurred as the result of a gunshot wound while "engaged in action against hostile forces". As a corpsman, McMahon was the only unarmed member of the American force involved in the action and was the unit's only casualty.
    Another Port Townsend man, Marine Lance Corporal John Paddock, was killed in action in the Danang area just six days earlier.
    McMahon entered the Navy on 1 Dec 1964, and following recruit training at San Diego was, assigned to the Naval Hospital there. He was attached to Marine Corps unit at Camp Pendleton and sent to Viet Nam just six weeks ago.
    Born 7 Mar 1946, in Eau Claire WI, McMahon moved to Port Townsend with his family about 16 years ago. He graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1964 and worked at the local Crown Zellerbach Mill [where his father is employed] before entering the Navy later that year. He had also worked, while a student at St. John Hospital, where his mother was a supervisor.
    Survivors... in addition to his parents, include two brothers, Patrick a veteran of the Navy service, and Michael an Air Force veteran, both of Long Beach, California; a sister, Mary at home here; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Hester Johnson, and two aunts, Mrs. Bryon Ruby and Mrs. Ernest Sievert all of Port Townsend. Navy Officers were here Sunday to inform the parents of the tragedy. Funeral arrangements pending. (Port Townsend Leader, Port Townsend WA 22 Sep 1966)

    Dennis Dale BRADLEY

Birth 14JAN43 Rank 1LT Date of Death 22SEP66 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Marysville Unit H&S Co, 1 Bn, 26 Mar Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 90685 Panel 10EAST - 131 married Married MIA -   Medals   Comment   Tour Date   Cemetery

    Hugh Conrad CLAUSEN

Birth 10AUG44 Rank SP5 Date of Death 22SEP66 P. of birth Ellensberg Service Army Place Phouc Vinh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Ellensburg Unit 1st Inf Div, HHC, 1st Bn, 28th Inf Death Code Non-Hostile Died: Ground Casualty; Other Accident Hometown   service # 19777337 Panel 10EAST - 131 married Single Link Medic Corpsman Medals   Tour Date 07MAR66 Comment   Cemetery High Valley

A remembrance for his brother
    Somewhere around four or five years ago the fates conspired to establish contact between my brother's best in-country buddy and me. Duane Lindsay was not only my brother's friend, he was one of the many medics who had responded to an accident in a perimeter mine-field at the Phouc Vinh base camp of the 28th of the 1st. "Dewey" (Duane) escaped injury because he was bending over to pick up an unused litter when the mine that killed my brother, and the others, was detonated. (And since there were so many of them there, he may have been shielded by another GI.)
    Do they still call them "Bouncing Betties?" One detail branded on my mind at the time was the line from the death certificate about my brother's mortal wounds being in the abdomen and chest. I am very curious about anything you may be able to share with me.
   The way it played out according to Dewey was that the perimeter was being expanded. Somehow a mine had gotten around the blade of the bulldozer that was skimming the mines out to the new perimeter. (Risky practice, eh?) A lot of details are missing because nobody who really saw anything to report survived. Because it was at camp, every medic at Headquarters Company that day responded when the bulldozer operator was injured. They followed the tracks out, ministered aid to the dozer driver, and were ready to come back out of the mine field when -- and this is the part no one alive can testify to -- another mine was detonated in their midst.
    Enough for now. I wish to remain in contact. As time allows, I will gather all that I have, catalog it, and see if anything is of value to you. I will also, if I can, contact Dewey and get his permission to give you his contact info. I am reasonably certain he will be amenable, because he is not hiding from the memories and is actively involved in an outreach program to aid veterans.
    email received from David Clausen. Ellensburg, WA USN/1970-76

    Carroll Wayne POWELL

Birth 27MAR47 Rank LCPL Date of Death 27SEP66 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 1st Mar Div, H&S Co, 1st Bn, 1st Mars Death Code Hostile Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 2129067 Panel 11EAST - 23 married Single MIA -   Medals   Comment   Tour Date   Cemetery