FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR

DECEMBER 1968

Jan Devoe MILLER
Birth 27SEP47 Rank A1C Date of Death 02DEC68
P. of birth   Service Air Force Placeflight line at Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base Bankok Thailand Thailand
Town of
Record
ClarkstonUnit 6th Aerial Port Squadron at Bankok Thailand Death Code Non-Hostile Died Illness/Injury; Ground Casualty; Other Causes
Hometown   service # 536487347Panel37WEST - 28  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date24FEB68Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cemetery, Portland OR

Marvin Leo HARTMAN
Birth 02NOV46 Rank SGT Date of Death 08DEC68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
Camas Unit Co C, 1st Batt, 3rd USMCDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Misadventure
Hometown Washougal WAservice # 2204068 Panel37WEST - 66  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date 24JAN68 Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cemetery in Portland

Hartman Funeral Services To Include Full Honors. Funeral Services with Full Honors will be conducted Friday, 20 Dec (1968), 11 am at Swank Memorial Chapel in Camas, for Marine Sgt. Marvin Hartman. 22, son of Leonard Hartman 999 Ninth St., Washougal. The Rev. Paul Anderson will officiate at the services, with vault interment to follow in the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Hartman, who came to Camas at the age of three, was killed by flying shrapnel, on 8 Dec (1968) in Quang Tri province, just one month before his Vietnam tour of duty was to be up. He had been stationed in Vietnam since last January. The late Sergeant, a former student at Washougal High School, was a squad leader with Co. C, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. He served three years in the Marine Corps, having enlisted in Dec, 1965. He was a member of the Washougal Church of the Nazarene. In addition to his father the soldier is survived by mother Lula Barnes of Canby OR; three sisters Mrs. Jack Miller of Washougal, Mrs. Roger Kreighbaum of Vancouver, and Mrs. Sheryl Brock of Canby; by his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartman of Turlock CA, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Vina Blevins, also of Turlock. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Washougal Church of the Nazarene, designated Hartman Memorial Fund. (Post-Record, Camas and Washougal WA )

Washougal marine dies in Vietnam Shrapnel from one of our own artillery barrages killed Marine Sgt. Marvin Hartman in Vietnam on 8 Dec (1968) it was learned today from his father, Leonard Hartman of 999 Ninth St., Washougal. He said he had been notified by the Marine Corps that his son was killed in Quang Tri province by "friendly misdirected artillery fire." The 22-year-old Marine had been in Vietnam almost a year and was expected to return home in February. He was a squad leader with Company C. 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Corps three years. The sergeant's mother, Mrs. Lula Barnes lives in Canby OR. The former Washougal High School student was the 38th victim of the Vietnam war with Clark County ties. (The Columbian, Vancouver WA, 11 Dec 1968)

Stephen Edward NEAS
Birth 23SEP49 Rank PFC Date of Death 08DEC68
P. of birth   Service Marines PlaceQuang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
VancouverUnit H Co, 2nd Bn, 5th Mar, 1 Mar DivDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown   service # 2444314 Panel 38WEST - 68 
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date22OCT68Comment   Cemetery  

Pfc. Neas is casualty in Vietnam The death toll of Clark County men in the Vietnam war rose to 39 with the announcement by the Defense Department Monday that Pfc. Stephen E. Neas, 19, has been killed in hostile action there. The young Leatherneck died 8 Dec (1968) of gunshot wounds suffered while on a combat operation in Quang Nam Province, according to Marine Corps officials. He was with H. Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. His death brought the number of Clark County victims of the Vietnam war to 19 more than the 20 that were killed in the Korean war. He was also the second member of the Marine Corps to have been killed on 8 Dec (1968). The death of Sgt. Marvin Hartman of Washougal was reported last week. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Neas of 1709 N. E. 79th St., Neas had only been in Vietnam a few weeks. He entered the Marine Corps last May. He attended Fort Vancouver High School, and then went briefly to Iiwaco High School before joining the Marines. (The Columbian, Vancouver WA, 17 Dec 1969)

Kenneth Leroy NEWBY Jr.
Birth 24SEP48 Rank HN Date of Death 09DEC68
P. of birth   Service Navy PlaceQuang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
SumnerUnit H&S Co, 1/26, 1st Mar DivDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown   service # B806336 Panel37WEST - 76  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date15JUL68Comment   Cemetery  

Michael George RAY
Birth 22FEB47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 09DEC68
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft)PlaceBinh Long, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
LongviewUnit 1st Cav Div, A Co, 5th Bn, 7th CavDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown   service # 56932375Panel37WEST - 77  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date09FEB68Comment   Cemetery  

Dennis Ray WEGNER
Birth 16MAR47 Rank SGT Date of Death 10DEC68
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft)PlaceS. Vietnam
Town of
Record
CentraliaUnit D CO, 14TH ENG BN, 45TH ENG GRP, 18TH ENG BDE, USARVDeath Code Non-Hostile Died Illness/Injury; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56956813Panel37WST - 82  
married SingleMIA -  Medals  
Tour Date04MAR67Comment  Cemetery Claquato Sunset Mem Cem, Lewis City WA

Notes from the good folks at Virtual Wall Sgt Wegner fell ill in Vietnam, was evacuated and died here in the states. His records show him a member of the Med Hold Co, Madigan Gen Hosp, Tacoma Wash

Terry Lynn GREENHALGH

Sunnyside High School
Sunnyside WA
1958
Birth 15SEP40 Rank CAPT Date of Death 22DEC68
P. of birth   Service Air Force Place Laos
Town of
Record
Sunnyside Unit ... Death Code Hostile, Air Loss, Crash on Land - Fixed Wing - Crew
Hometown   service # 3132950Panel36WEST - 63  
married Married MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date 20NOV68 Comment   Cemetery  

Ronald Wayne BRUTSCHER

Walla Walla High School
Walla Walla WA
1966
Birth 15OCT47 Rank CPL Date of Death 28DEC68
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Kien Hoa, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
Walla Walla Unit 9th Inf Div, B Co, 3rd Bn, 60th InfDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown   service # 56986876 Panel36WEST - 83  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date 23AUG68 Comment 9th Infantry Cemetery  

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Jan Smith and Evergreen-Washelli, Seattle WA;
Bruce Swander and Maryland Wall Memorial


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