FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR

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AUGUST 1969

Stephen Robert PRINCE
Birth 12JAN46Rank SP4 Date of Death 11AUG69
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft)PlaceQuang Ngai, S. Vietnam
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WenatcheeUnit 11th LIB, Trp E, 1st CavDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown Chelan service # 536440108Panel19WEST - 04  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date16NOV68Comment   Cemetery  

Stephen R. Prince Dies in Vietnam Spec. 4 Stephen R. Prince, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Prince of Wenatchee, died in action in Vietnam 11 Aug (1969). Spec. Prince was a gunner on an armored vehice with the First Cavalry, 11th Infantry Brigade, American Division, stationed near Quang Ngai at the time of his death. For the past nine months he had been in Vietnam. He was born 12 Jan 1946, and he was graduated from Wenatchee High School. He attended the University of Washington. Surviving are: his parents; his brother, James Prince; and his grandmother, Mrs. Arthur W. Prince. Seattle. Bonney-Watson Funeral Home is in charge of private services (Wenatchee Daily World, Wenatchee )

Donald Gary DILLARD
Birth 07DEC46Rank SP4 Date of Death 12AUG69
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft)PlaceQuang Tin, S. Vietnam
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WapatoUnit Americal Div, C Trp, 1st Sgdr, 1st CavDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown   service # 533463552 Panel 19WEST - 12  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date09SEP68Comment   Cemetery  

Ray Earl HOMBEL
Birth 21FEB49Rank LCPL Date of Death 12AUG69
P. of birth Moscow ID Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
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SpokaneUnit 1st Mar Div, C Co, 1st RECON BnDeath Code Hostile; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device
Hometown  service # 531527603Panel19WEST - 15  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date18MAR69Comment   Cemetery  

Obituary Marine Lance Cpl. Ray E. Hombel, son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hombel, E10921 Nixon, was killed Tuesday in Vietnam as a result of fragmentation wounds to the head and body he received from an enemy rocket grenade. Cpl. Hombel, a member of Company C, First Reconnaissance Battalion, First Marine Division, was killed in Quang Nam Province when the observation post he was on came under attack. Born in Moscow ID, Hombel was a 1967 graduate of Spokane's University High School and had attended Argonne Jr. High School. He moved to Spokane from Moscow in 1960 with his family. He joined the Marines in January, 1968 and had received basic training at Camp Pendleton CA before being stationed in Vietnam. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 14 Aug 1969)

Leonard Peter SPARKMAN
Birth 28APR48Rank LCPL Date of Death 12AUG69
P. of birth MinnesotaService Marines Place Quang Tin, S. Vietnam
Town of
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Mercer IslandUnit 1ST COMB ACTION GP MOB TNG TM2Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown  service # 534524153Panel19WEST - 24  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date24JUL69Comment   Cemetery Sunset Hills

Cpl. Sparkman Dies in Viet Nam War Lance Corporal Leonard Peter Sparkman, USMC, 21, was killed in Vietnam, 12 Aug (1969). Born in Minnesota, Cpl. Sparkman was a 1966 graduate of Mercer Island High School. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Sparkman, Sr., a sister, Janie Lynn, all of Mercer Island, and a brother Lt. Robert C. Sparkman, Jr., USAF stationed at Laredo TX. He also leaves grandparents, Mrs. Elizabeth Sparkman, St. Louis MO and Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Landry of Minnesota. Cpl spent one year in Vietnam, spent leave at home, and returned in July of this year to spend another tour of duty there. Rosary will be said tonight at 8 p.m. at Columbia Funeral Home. Requiem Mass will be tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at St. Monica's Church on Mercer Island. burial will be in Sunset Hills. The family request that remembrances be sent in Cpl. Sparkman's name to St. Labre Indian School in Ashland MT, 59003. (MIReporter, Mercer Island WA, Aug 1971)

Mark W. EVELAND
Birth 17JUL47Rank CWO Date of Death 16AUG69
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve)Place Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam
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Sedro WoolleyUnit 1st Cav Div, D Co, 229th Assault Hel BnDeath Code Non-Hostile Died; Helicopter - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Land
Hometown   service # 535461644Panel19WEST - 49  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date21NOV68Comment   Cemetery  

Steven Michael MIOTKE
Birth 04SEP48Rank CPL Date of Death 17AUG69
P. of birth SpokaneService Army (Draft)PlaceTay Ninh, S. Vietnam
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PuyallupUnit 1st Cav Div, A Co, 1st Bn, 12th CavDeath Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device
Hometown   service # 532508697Panel19WEST - 55  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date07OCT68Commentranger25.comCemetery  

Spec. 4 Steven M. Miotke, 20, of 4817 26th St. NE., Puyallup, who died of wounds sustained in combat while in Vietnam, was born in Spokane and lived in Puyallup seven years. Mr. Miotke was a 1966 graduate of Puyallup High School. He was a member of All Saints Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Miotke; two brothers, Albert J. and William E., both of Puyallup; and his grandparents, Mrs. Felix J. (Angeline ) Miotke of Spokane, and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Coburn, of Glendale AZ. Services will be announced by Powers Wrigley Clements Funeral Home, Puyallup. (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 20 Aug 1969)

Gary Wayne HARVEY
Birth 15OCT48Rank PFC Date of Death 18AUG69
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft)PlaceQuang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
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SeattleUnit 196th LIB, B Co, 4th Bn, 31st InfDeath Code Hostile; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 552667069Panel19WEST - 61  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date23JUN69Comment   Cemetery  

James Richard WALDOWSKI
Birth 16MAR47 Rank WO Date of Death 20AUG69
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve)PlaceKien Hoa, S. Vietnam
Town of
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Mercer IslandUnit 9th Inf Div, D Trp, 3rd Sqd, 5th CavDeath Code Non-Hostile Died; Helicopter - Pilot; Air Loss Crash - Land
Hometown   service # 539447922Panel19WEST - 83  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date12MAY69Comment 9th Infantry Cemetery  

Incident description by Vietnam Researcher, Bruce Swander
8/20/69
WALDOWSKI, James Richard, WO1 (Warrant Officer) .
AH-1G helicopter, #68-15032
Helicopter training at Ft Wolters and Ft Hunter. Received his 'Wings' on 3/11/69. Arrived in Vietnam 5/12/69.
    At 6PM, Waldowski and WO Martin Tabor went standby for aviation support. At 8:30PM, Dong Tam (Mekong Delta) started to receive mortar rounds and word came in that an Infantry Unit (6/31st) was in contact with the enemy. Scrambling to the action, they supported the ground troops with three mini-gun attacks. Notified that additional enemy was fleeing, they flew down to make another run - but their guns had become inoperative. Taber then decided to use his rockets. He quickly swooped down, fired four pairs of rockets - tucked the nose down in an effort to put the last pair of rockets on target - and transmitted back "breaking right". Eyewitnesses saw the AH-1G crash, explode on impact, killing both pilots immediately.(Bruce Swander, Email received 4 Feb 2004)

Jeffrey Lee HULBERT
Birth 10JUN49Rank CPL Date of Death 21AUG69
P. of birth   Service Marines PlaceQuang Nam, S. Vietnam
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KirklandUnit HQ Btry, 11 Mars, 1st Mar DivDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Hometown  service # 531523958Panel 19WEST - 87  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date24MAR68Comment   Cemetery  

Stanley Ray HONEA
Birth 25JUN50Rank PFC Date of Death 23AUG69
P. of birth   Service Marines PlaceQuang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
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SeattleUnit Co E, 2 Bn, 5 Mars, 1st Mar DivDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown  service # 534527494Panel19WEST - 106  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date03APR69Comment   Cemetery  

Richard Earl MARTINEZ
Birth 28SEP34Rank BM1 Date of Death 28AUG69
P. of birth   Service Navy PlaceDinh Tuong, S. Vietnam
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RentonUnit RIVDV 132RIVRON13 RIVPATFLOT5Death Code Non-Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Drowned, Suffocated
Hometown  service # 531325707Panel18WEST - 02  
married Married MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date...Comment River Assault Sqdn 13 - Div 132Cemetery  

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