Birth 01NOV48 Rank CPL Date of Death 01SEP68 P. of birth Sunnyside Service Army (Draft) Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Sunnyside Unit 198th LIB, C Co, 1st Bn, 6th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown Yakima service # 56960400 Panel 45WEST - 22   married   MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 22MAY68 Comment   Cemetery

Local Soldier Killed
    The Vietnam war claimed its first Sunnyside soldier with the death of PFC Roger L. Shrewsberry, 19, who was killed Sunday during an enemy attack near Chu Lai.
    Private Shrewsberry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde P. Shrewsberry, 511 Scoon Rd. The body will be brought to Sunnyside for funeral services.
    Shrewsberry was born in Sunnyside and attended elementary and high school here, graduating with the class of 1967. He was active in sports and a member of the high school wrestling team. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Catholic Youth Organization.
    Following his graduation he volunteered for the service on 4 Dec 1967 and underwent basic training at Ft. Lewis. He received advanced infantry training at Ft. Polk LA. After a leave at home he left for Vietnam on 23 May (1967).
    PFC Shrewsberry served with the Sixth Infantry Division of the 198th Infantry Brigade.
    Funeral arrangements are pending by the Smith Funeral Home. (The Sunnyside Sun, Sunnyside WA, 5 Sep 1968)

James Edward BOWDEN

Birth 19SEP48 Rank SP4 Date of Death 04SEP68 P. of birth San Francisco CA Service Army (Draft) Place Kontum, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 4th Inf Div B Co 3rd Bn 12th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 56412933 Panel 45WEST - 36   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 22OCT67 Comment   Cemetery Riverside Memorial Park

Bowden Completes Basic Training Army Pfc. James E. Bowden, 18, son of Mrs. Maxine V. Bowden, Bremerton, has completed eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Ft. Lewis. He received specialized instruction in small unit tactics and in firing such weapons as the M-14 rifle, the M-60 machine gun and the 3.5-inch rocket launcher. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, 25 May 1967)

City Soldier Killed In Vietnam Word has been received here of the death in Vietnam of James Edward Bowden, 19, son of Mrs. R. H. Ross, 1321 N. Callow Ave. Mrs. Ross said she was advised by the Dept. of the Army 10 Sep (1968) that Spec. 4 Bowden was killed 4 Sep (1968) in Vietnam. He earlier had been reported missing in action. The telegram to Mrs. Ross stated: "Spec. 4 Bowden died as a result of wounds received in a perimeter defense while under hostile fire." The area of Vietnam was not identified. The Army specialist was born in San Francisco CA 19 Sep 1948. He was raised in San Francisco but later moved to Spokane where he was graduated from Spokane-Ferris High School. He attended junior college and worked in Spokane before entering the Army in January, 1967. He had been in Vietnam for 11 months. Besides his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Charles Bowden of San Francisco and Michael Bowden of Detroit MI. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, 17 Sep 1968)

Bowden Rites Memorial services will be held 28 Sep (1968) for James Edward Bowden, 19, son of Mrs. R. H. Ross, 1321 Callow Ave., who was killed in Vietnam 4 Sep (1968). The services will be at 8:15 a.m. in Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Bowden was a specialist 4th class serving with the U.S. Army when he was killed. He had been in the Army since January, 1967, and had been in Vietnam for 11 months. Besides his mother he is survived by two brothers, Charles Bowden of San Francisco and Michael Bowden of Detroit MI. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, 19 Sep 1968)

ObituaryFuneral Services for Army Spec. 4 James E. Bowden, 19, who was killed in Vietnam combat 4 Sep (1968) will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Thornhill-Geraghty Funeral Home. Spec. Bowden was born in San Francisco and came to Spokane when he was 12 years old. He would have observed his 20th birthday on 19 Sep (1968). Survivors include his father, Edward Bowden, Clason MI; two brothers, Charles Bowden in San Francisco and Michael Bowden, Clauson; his grandmother, Mrs. Hattie Schoemperlin, Seattle, and foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Thompson, Spokane. The Rev. Monroe Teague of Church of Christ will officiate with burial following in Riverside Memorial Park. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 21 Sep 1968)

John Patrick McDERMOTT

Birth 09DEC45 Rank BM2 Date of Death 07SEP68 P. of birth Columbus KS Service Navy Place An Xugen, S. Vietnam Town of Record Pittsburg KS Unit USNAVFORV, TF-115, COSDIV-13, PCF-98 Death Code Hostile, Ground Casualty; Misadventure Hometown   service # 6897610 Panel 45WEST - 63   married Married Link Virtual Wall Medals   Tour Date 09MAR68 Comment Port Orchard   Cemetery Haven of Rest Memorial Park, Gig Harbor WA

John McDermott Boatswain’s Mate 2.C. John Patrick McDermott, 22, was killed in action in Vietnam last Saturday. He had lived in Port Orchard prior to entering the service. He was born 9 Dec 1945, in Columbus KS, and his family came to Prot Orchard one year ago. He graduated from high school in Pittsburg, Kan., and was a member of the Catholic Church. McDermott is survived by his widow, Connie, of the family home in Port Orchard, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDermott of Port Orchard; two brothers, Michael Jr. and Mark, two sisters, Jamie and Manetta; all of the family home; his maternal grandfather, John Johnson of Columbus KS, and his grandmother Adeline Souder of McCune KS. Catholic military services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Haven of Rest chapel near Gig Harbor (Pierce County), with Chaplain J. F. Ulasezk, of the Bremerton Navy Base officiating. Burial will be at the Haven of Rest Memorial Park. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, 13 Aug 68)

Picture and additional remembrance at Virtual Wall

Bruce Calvin CHRISTIAN

Birth 31JUL47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 08SEP68 P. of birth Brooklyn NY Service Army (Draft) Place Thua Thien, S. Vietnam Town of Record Snohomish Unit 1st Cav Div, C Co, 8th Eng Bn Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar Hometown   service # 56959308 Panel 44WEST - 01   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 09JAN68 Comment   Cemetery Gar Cemetery, Snohomish Snohomish High School, Snohomish WA, 1966

Sp. 4 Bruce C. Christian, U.S. Army, 21 719 Mill St. was killed in action 8 Sep (1968) when hit by a rocket in Vietnam. He died at Camp Evans, north of Hue. Christian was a member of the 8th Combat Engineers of the First Air Cavalry Division. He had been in Vietnam since 8 Jan (1968), and in the Army for a year. a 1966 Snohomish High School graduate, Christian was born in Brooklyn. He was an Eagle Scout and president of the Luther League at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Snohomish. In addition to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Christian, he leaves his sister, Katherin, and brother, Karl; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Favae Lamphere of Shonomish and maternal grandfather, Murl Harpham of Summit City CA. Services: Saturday, 1 pm Christ the King Lutheran Church, Snohomish, Pastor Olaf A. Anderson officiating; burial, Gar Cemetery. (Everett Herald 1968)

Patrick Lee DE WATER

Birth 28DEC49 Rank LCPL Date of Death 08SEP68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Kent Unit A Co, 1st Bn, 3rd Mars Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 2436069 Panel 44WEST - 02   married Single/td> MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 22MAY68 Comment   Cemetery

Howard D. 'Douglas' BURKE

Birth 02OCT39 Rank SGT Date of Death 09SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 5th Inf Div, C Co, 1st Bn, 11th inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar Hometown Mt. Vernon service # 56314763 Panel 44WEST - 08   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 25JUL68 Comment   Cemetery Hawthorne Lawn Cem.     >Mt. Vernon High School, Mt. Vernon WA, 1959

Military Rites At Mt. Vernon For Sgt. Burke Full military rites will be conducted for Sgt. Howard D. Burke, 28, at 1 p.m. Friday in the Kern Funeral Home. He was killed in action in Vietnam 9 Sep (1968). Sgt. Burke was serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam with Company C, 1st Battalion, 61st Regiment, 5th Division at Quang Tri. Sgt. Burke attended Burlington and Conway elementary schools and graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1959. He had served in the Army nine years. Survivors include the widow, Susan, and a son, James, of Sedro Woolley; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Burke, Mount Vernon; two sisters, Patty Burke and Mrs. Cathy Cooper, Mount Vernon; and grandmothers, Mrs. Myrtle Jordan, Burlington, and Mrs. James Kavanaugh, Tacoma. Burial will be in the Hawthorne Lawn Cemetery. MOUNT VERNON --(Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Washington, Wednesday, 18 Sep 1968)

Leonard Olsen GRAVES

Birth 15SEP47 Rank PFC Date of Death 11SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Binh Duong, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit Co A, 27 Inf, 25 Inf Div, 1st Bn Death Code Hostile, Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, or Mortar Hometown   service # 56960128 Panel 44WEST - 25   married Married MIA -   Medals VN Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart Tour Date 17JUL68 Comment   Cemetery Giles or New Bethel Cem., Hope AR

Researcher notes for Leonard Graves Leonard Graves returned home to Hope AR to be buried next to his father in the Giles/New Bethel Cemetery. He had graduated from high school in Hope and has come to Seattle to work for Boeing in the mid 1960's. He was drafted out of Seattle. His brother, said over the phone, that he was proud of his brother and still missed him. (Darilee Bednar)

Famlies Accept Posthumous Medals A Seattle housewife yesterday accepted decorations earned by her husband, Pfc. Leonard O. Graves, who died of combat wounds in Vietnam last September. Relatives of three other Washington servicemen also received decorations presented by Col. Harold N. Gilbert, Fort Lewis adjutant general at the post. Mrs. Kramer M. Graves, 959 1/2 20th Ave., received the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, and Purple Heart earned by her husband. Graves, of the 25th Infantry Division, raced through Intense enemy fire to rescue another soldier.
  Mrs. Betty L. Scavella,Tacoma received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart earned by her husband, Master Sgt. Allan N. Scavella.
  The Bronze Star and Purple Heart were presented to Mrs. Doris Miller, Kennewick, for her son, Spec. 4. Robert A. Whitney.
  Mr. and Mrs. Harry Petersen, Buckley, accepted the Bronze Star won by their son, Pfc.Harry A.Petersen.
  Earlier the Distinguished Service Cross was presented to Staff Sgt. William J. Lines, Tacoma, who led a volunteer platoon to aid another involved in a fierce firefight with Viet Cong. Lines, whose wife is the former Patricia Ross of Mercer Island, is now assigned to Company A., 4th Battalion.1st Brigade, at Fort Lewis. (Times, Seattle WA, 7 May 1969)

W. Cole "Chip" HERNDON

Birth 02JUN45 Rank 2LT Date of Death 11SEP68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit A BTRY, 1 BN, 12 Mars, 3 Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Ground Casualty - Artillery, Rocket, or Mortar Hometown   service # 104221 Panel 44WEST - 25   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 26AUG68 Comment   Cemetery

Picture and Remembrance for Chip, from his Cousin, Van Herndon
...Attached please find a scanned photo of my cousin W. Cole Herndon, we knew him as Chip.
Remembrance: I remember my cousin “Chip” as a kind, and very proper young man. My father was his uncle, and I did not know him very well. I was only 13 when he was killed, but remember the service all too well. I have a football at home that he gave me (or it was given to me later) that he got for being a ball boy in a 49ers exposition football game in Seattle. I think of him often, and wished I had known him better.
Correction: His sisters name is Molly, not Milly.
Van Herndon (email received 2 Mar 2009)

Remembrance for Cole Herndon, Class mate
    Cole was captain of the football team ('62). He was the fullback and linebacker for the defense.. a very good player. He was also a good student and very popular.
    During the years I knew him I cannot think of a single instance where he did or said anything which would cause embarassment to his family. He was very mature for his age.
    Cole was a platoon leader at the time of his death. His radio operator was a guy named John Bruce. John graduated from Ballard in '65 and just happened to be the fullback on the '64 team.
    John held Cole as he died that day.
    Years later John named his first born, Cole.
    (Frederick Hill, email received 15 Jan 2004)

Keiper-Herndon
    Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Phillip C. Keiper, of Shrewsbury NJ announce the engagement of their daughter, Joyce Linn to Marine Lieutenant W Cole Herndon, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Herndon, 9006 25th NW.
    Miss Keiper received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and German from Grove City College, Grove City PA in June 1967. She is presently teaching Spanish at Rumson Fair Have Regional High School, Rumson NJ.
    Lieutenant Herndon graduated from Ballard High School in 1963 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Western Washington State College Bellingham. He is presently on tour in Viet Nam.
    The couple will wed on his return from Viet Nam. (Ballard News Tribune, Seattle WA, Wednesday 28 Aug 1968)

Cole Herndon Lost in Vietnam Action
    Marine Corps 2nd Lt. W Cole Herndon, 23, who had been in Vietnam a month, was killed in action 11 Sep (1968). Services were held here Friday.
    Lieutenant Herndon was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Herndon, 9006 25th Ave. N.W. A Seattle native, he was a graduate of Ballard High School and Western Washington State College. He entered the Marine Corps in August, 1967 and attended Officers Candidate School in Quantico VA and artillery school at Fort Sill OK.
    Surviving besides his parents, are a brother, James A. Herndon, who attends the Merchant Marine Academy in New York; a sister, Milly C. Herndon, at home; and a grandmother, Mrs. Willie Cole, Danville VA. (Ballard News Tribune, Seattle WA, Wednesday, 25 Sep 1968)

Joe A. ELBERT

Birth 27NOV46 Rank 1LT Date of Death 13SEP68 P. of birth Spencer IA Service Army (Reserve) Place Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Lakebay Unit 25th Inf Div A Co 4th Bn 23rd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # O5257670 Panel 44WEST - 47   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 29JUL68 Comment   Cemetery Hawarden IA

Viet Casualty A Graduate of Peninsula High   First Lt. Joe A. Elbert who died of wounds incurred in a battle with enemy forces !3 Sep in Vietnam was a member of the Vaughn Community Church and a graduate of Peninsula High School. Prior to entering the armed forces in 1966, he had attended Olympic College, later working at Boeing. He was born in Spencer IA and had lived most of his life in Washington state. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Elbert, of Lakebay; a brother, Keith, at home; four sisters, Patty Lee, Kathy and Barbara, all at home, and Mrs. Karen Dotson, of Gig Harbor; his paternal grandfather, of Silverton OR; and several aunts and uncles. Memorial services will be held at Vaughn Community Church Monday at 11 a.m.; with burial in Hawarden IA. (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 20 Sep 1968)

Pierce Army Officer Dies In Vietnam First Lieutenant Joe E. Elbert, 21, a Pierce County resident, died of wounds suffered during a battle with enemy forces on 14 Sep (1968) in Vietnam. He was a member of the Vaughn Community Church and a graduate of Peninsula High School. He attended Olympic College in 1965 and had worked for the Boeing Co. prior to his induction into the services 13 Jun 1966. Lt. Elbert was born in Spencer IA, but lived most of his life in Pierce County. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Elbert of Lake Bay (Pierce County); one brother, Keith; sisters Patty Lee Kathy and Barbara, all of the family home, and Mrs. Karen Dotson of Gig Harbor; his grandfather who lives in Silverton OR; and numerous aunts and uncles. Memorial services will be held at the Vaughn Community Church on Monday at 11 a.m. Burial will take place in Hawarden IA, at a time to be announced later. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA 20 SEP 1968)

Douglas Gene FOSTER

Birth 03AUG47 Rank CPL Date of Death 15SEP68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nga, S. Vietnam Town of Record Beaver Unit 1STCAG III MAF Death Code Hostile, Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 2221643 Panel 44WEST - 63 Married Married MIA -   Medals Silver Star & Navy Commendation Medal Tour Date 26MAR68 Comment   Cemetery

Wife of Hero Gets Medals A Marine Corporal, Douglas G. Foster, who died gallantly in action in Vietnam last September was awarded two honors posthumously Saturday - the Silver Star and the Navy Commendation Medal. His wife, Mrs. Laurie A. Foster, received the medals in ceremonies at Sand Point Naval Air Station. Foster, who had volunteered for a second tour of duty in Vietnam, was leading a patrol which came under heavy fire and was wounded fatally while covering the withdrawal of his men. (Seattle Times, Seattle WA, 10 Mar 1969)

Russell James HEATH

Birth 29MAR48 Rank PFC Date of Death 16SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Binh Dinh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Toppenish Unit 1st Log Command Death Code Non-Hostile, Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 56960784 Panel 43WEST - 05   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 28JUN68 Comment   Cemetery

Michael Eugene ADAMS

Birth 12DEC46 Rank CPL Date of Death 17SEP68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Tacoma Unit HML 367, MAC 16, 1 MAW Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Helicopter - Crew; Air Loss, Crash - Land Hometown   service # 2314931 Panel 43WEST - 11  married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 22OCT67 Comment Vietnam Helicopter Cemetery Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane WA picture...Clover Park High School, Tacoma WA, 1964

Donald Eugene TURNER

Birth 11MAY46 Rank SSGT Date of Death 18SEP68 P. of birth Ellsworth WI Service Army (Draft) Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Port Orchard Unit 11th LIB, D Co, 1st Bn, 20th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 56958662 Panel 43WEST - 31   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date O5MAY68 Comment   Cemetery Sunset Lane Cemetery

Kitsap Man Vietnam War Victim
    Army Staff Sgt. Donald E. Turner of Port Orchard, died 18 Sept (1969) in Vietnam, the Defense Department said today.
    Sgt. Turner, 22, of Rte. 3, Box 122, was the 33rd Kitsaper to die in the Southeast Asian country.
    It was not immediately known, however, whether Sgt. Turner died as a result of hostile action. A telegram to his family said only that small firearms were involved.
    The soldier was born in Ellsworth WI, on 11 May 1946. He moved to Kitsap with his parents in 1950 and attended South Kitsap schools.
    He was previously employed by Weyerhaeuser mills at Snoqualmie Falls. He entered the Army 12 May 1967 and was transferred to Vietnam 4 May 1968.
    Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Turner of Port Orchard; three brothers, Laverne and Jerry Turner of Snoqualmie Falls and Jack Turner of North Bend; Three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Yvonne) Stafford of Oxnard CA, and Mrs. Robert (Patricia) Nicoson and Mrs. (Betty) Pridemore, both of Bremerton, and a grandmother, Mrs. Violet Turner, Elmwood WI.
    Pendleton-Gilchrist Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Services are pending. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, 24 Sep 1968)

TURNER, Sgt. Donald E., 22, of Rte 3, Box 122 Port Orchard, died 18 Sep 1968 in Vietnam. He was born in Ellsworth WI on 11 May 1946. He moved to kitsap with his parents in 1960 and attended South Kitsap schools. He was previously employed by Weyerhaeuser mills at Snoqualmie Falls. He entered the Army 12 May 1967 and was transferred to Vietnam 4 May 1968. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Turner of Port Orchard; three brothers, Laverne and Jerry Turner of Snoqualmie Falls and Jack Turner of North Bend; Three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Yvonne) Stafford of Oxnard CA, and Mrs. Robert (Patricia) Nicoson and Mrs. (Betty) Pridemore, both of Bremerton, and a grandmother, Mrs. Violet Turner, Elmwood WI. Military services will be held at the PENDLETON-GILCHRIST FUNERAL HOME Saturday, 28 Sep 1968 at 11 a.m. Concluding Services to follow at Sunset Lane Cemetery. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, 27 Sep 1968)

Mark Alan KNOLLMEYER

Birth 16MAY49 Rank LCPL Date of Death 19SEP68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit F Co, 2nd Bn, 7th Mars Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 2377106 Panel 43WEST - 38   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 05JAN68 Comment   Cemetery   Sealth High School, Seattle WA

    TED D COLQUHOUN

Birth 22OCT49 Rank PFC Date of Death 21SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army Place Phuoc Long S. Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit 1st Inf Div A Co 1st Bn 28th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 18960109 Panel 43WEST - 52 Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 27JUN68 Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

Michael Irvin HANNEMAN

Birth 25FEB44 Rank SGT Date of Death 21SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Darlac S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 5th Inf Div D Co 1st Bn 11th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 56985762 Panel 43WEST - 54   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 22JUL68 Comment   Cemetery Holy Cross Cemetery

HANNEMAN, Sgt. Michael I. (24) -- His Home, N4024 Maple. A graduate of Gonzaga Prep. Survived by his wife, Claudia Hanneman, and an infant daughter at the Home; his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hanneman and 2 sisters, Kathy and Jane Hanneman, all of Spokane. Rosary Friday 4 Oct (1968) at 7:30 p.m. Rose Chapel of the Hennessey Funeral Home. N2203 Division St. Funeral services Saturday, 5 Oct (1968) 8:15 a.m., St. Patrick's Church, Queen & Nelson. The Very Rev. Robert C. O'Neil officiating. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Family suggest donations be made to Mickey Hanneman Scholarship Fund, Gonzaga Prep. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 25 Sep 1968)

Obituary Rosary for Sgt. Michael I. Hanneman, who was killed in action 23 Sep (1968) in Vietnam, will be said at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hennessey Funeral Home. An Army honor guard from Ft. Lewis will participate in the services. Requiem mass will be at 8:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert C. O'Neil officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Sgt. Hanneman, a three-letter athlete at Gonzaga Prep, was the 57th Spokane County man to die in action in Vietnam. He lived at N4024 Maple. Survivors include his wife, Claudia, and a daughter, Stacie, at the Home, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin J. Hanneman and two sisters, Kathy and Jane all here; a grandmother Mrs. Matilda Hanneman, Athens WI. The family suggests memorial gifts may be made to the Mickey Hanneman Scholarship Fund at Gonzaga Prep. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 3 Oct 1968)

War Claims 2 NW Men Washington Two men from the state of Washington were listed Wednesday by the Defense Department as killed in Vietnam.They are Army Pfc. Ted D.Colquhoun, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H.Colquhoun,Vancouver, and Army Sgt. Michael I. Hanneman, husband of Claudia G. Hanneman,Spokane. Oregonian, Portland OR, 29 Sep 1968)

Stanley Eugene WEST

Birth 24MAR47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 24SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit Americal Div, D Btry, 6th Bn, 11th Arty Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 18976056 Panel 42WEST - 08   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 05DEC67 Comment   Cemetery   Picture... Nathan Hale High School, Seattle WA

James Bruce COLLINS

Birth 22JAN48 Rank CPL Date of Death 25SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Duong, S. Vietnam Town of Record Walla Walla Unit 101st Abn Div, A Co, 3rd Bn, 187th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 18993930 Panel 42WEST - 10   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 24APR68 Comment   Cemetery   picture Walla Walla High School, Walla Walla WA, 1965

Charles Rodney SLUSSER

Birth 13APR46 Rank 1LT Date of Death 26SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Quang Tin, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 198th LIB, D Co, 1st Bn, 52nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 05331814 Panel 42WEST - 23   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 09APR68 Comment   Cemetery   picture... Bothell High School, Bothell WA, 1964

Jeffery Charles NILES

Birth 18JAN49 Rank CPL Date of Death 27SEP68 P. of birth Bremerton Service Army Place Kien Hoa, S. Vietnam Town of Record Bremerton Unit 9th Inf Div, A Co, 9th Avn Bn Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Helicopter - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Land Hometown   service # 18977480 Panel 42WEST - 26   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 11MAY68 Comment 9th Infantry Cemetery Forest Lawn Cemetery

Spec. 4 JEFFREY NILES, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Niles, Brownsville Highway (Rte. 4, Box 2030) is currently serving with the 9th Infantry Division, 9th Aviation Battalion in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief. He was recently presented an Air Medal for 25 missions over enemy territory. He joined the Army last January. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA 2 Sep 1968)

CK Soldier Killed In Crash
    The death in Vietnam of Army Spec. 4 Jeffrey Niles, was the result of a helicopter accident, it was learned today.
    His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Niles, Brownsville Highway (Rte. 4, Box 2030), have been informed by the Army that he drowned after the helicopter on which he was a door gunner caught fire and went into a river 27 Sep (1968).
    Spec. Niles earlier this year had been presented the Air Medal for 25 missions over enemy territory. The 19-year-old youth was serving with the 9th Aviation Battalion of the 9th Infantry Division.
    He worked here at Joe’s Foreign Cars before entering the Army last January. He took basic training at Ft. Lewis and helicopter mechanic training at Ft. Rucker, Ala. before going to Vietnam.
    Surviving, in addition to his parents, are a sister, Rebecca Taylor, and a grandmother, Alvina Neeley, both local residents.
    Funeral arrangements are pending at Lewis Chapel. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA 3 Oct 1968)

Niles ServicesMilitary funeral services for Army Spec. 4 Jeffrey Niles, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Niles, Brownsville Highway (Rte. 4, Box 2030) will be held will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Lewis Funeral Chapel. Spec. 4 Niles was killed in Vietnam 27 Sep (1968) as a result of a helicopter accident. Born in Bremerton 18 Jan 1949, Niles enlisted in the Army 17 Jan 1967. Surviving, besides his parents, are a sister, Rebecca Taylor of Bremerton; a grandmother, Mrs. Alvina Neeley of Bremerton; and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Mae Pendras of Bremerton. Burial will in the Forest Lawn Cemetery. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA 8 Oct 1968)

Van Leslie DURHAM

Birth 08FEB47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 29SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army Draft) Place Pleiku, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 4th Inf Div, D Co, 3rd Bn, 8th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar Hometown   service # 55989206 Panel 42WEST - 39   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 24MAR68 Comment   Cemetery

David Leslie MACE

Birth 24OCT49 Rank PFC Date of Death 29SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Vashon Unit USARV C Co 35th Eng Bn Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Drowned Suffocated Hometown   service # 56961665 Panel 42WEST - 41   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 19SEP68 Comment   Cemetery

Domenick Anthony 'Spike' SPINELLI

Birth 06NOV25 Rank CMDR Date of Event 30SEP68 P. of birth Haverhill MA Service Navy Place Near Vinh, N. Vietnam Town of Record Oak Harbor Unit ATKRON 196 ONBD USS CONSTELLATION CVA-61 Death Code Hostile Died Missing; Fixed Wing - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Land BNR Hometown   service # 27145860 Panel 42WEST - 51   married Married MIA - 30 Sep 68 Medals   Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery

(Extracted MIA report from P.O.W. Network) Domenick Anthony "Spike" Spinelli was born 6 Nov 1925 Haverhill MA. His town of record was Oak Harbor WA. He was a member of Attack Squadron 196, USS Constellation (CVA61). On 30 Sep 1968 he was flying as navigator/bombadier on a A6A Intruder. He was on a night armed reconnaissance mssion near the city of Vinh. They never reached their target. As they crossed the coastline, surface-to-air missiles were launched at the aircraft. The plane was struck and an explosion was observed. Wreckage was seen on the ground but no parachutes were observed. There were later reports that Spinelli and his pilot were P.O.W.'s. Pilot Lt. JG Larry J. Van Renselaar's remains were returned 31 Jul 1989.
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