FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR

JUNE 1969

Wendell John M. GRAHAM Jr.
Birth 19JUL49 Rank PFC Date of Death 01JUN69
P. of birth   Service Marines PlaceQuang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
SeattleUnit Co G, 2nd Bn, 3rd Mar, 3rd Mar DivDeath Code Hostile; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, or Mortar
Hometown  service # 2496886Panel23WEST - 36  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date23MAR69Comment   Cemetery  

Jimmie Lynn REED
Birth 03JAN44 Rank SSGT Date of Death 02JUN69
P. of birth TacomaService Army PlaceQuang Tin, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
TacomaUnit 101st Abn Div, Trp B, 2nd Sqd, 17th CavDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown  service # 19721866Panel23WEST - 47  
married MarriedMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date09MAR69Comment   Cemetery  

Sgt.J.L. Reed Vietnam Victim S. Sgt. Jimmie L. Reed, 25, of 5647 S. J St., who died 2 Jun (1969) in Vietnam, was born in Tacoma and lived here his entire life. He attended Lincoln High School. Survivors include his wife, Linda L., and two daughters, Katrina and Dana, all of the family home; his mother, Mrs. Ruth Crabb, of Mt. Pleasant TX; two brothers, Donald E. Lynch, of Germany, and Keith Higgins, of Mt. Pleasant; and a sister Mrs. Phillip Richmond, of Puyallup. Services will be announced by Mountain View Funeral Home. 10 June 1969 (The Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 10 Jun 1969)

Michael S. LAFROMBOISE
Birth 30MAR43 Rank 1LT Date of Death 06JUN69
P. of birth   Service Marines (Reserve)PlaceQuang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
SeattleUnit HQ BTRY, 12th Mar, 3rd Mar DivDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown King service # 103623 Panel23WEST - 88  
married Married MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date 5JUN68 Comment   Cemetery  

John Melvin BLACKFORD

Clover Park High School
Tacoma WA
1964
Birth 02NOV46Rank SSGTDate of Death 07JUN69
P. of birth Columbus GAService Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
TacomaUnit CAP 2-7-3 2D CAG, 3D MAFDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown   service # 2164158Panel23WEST - 25  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date 16FEB68 Comment Cemetery Columbus GA

Marine Sgt. John M. Blackford, 22, former Tacoma resident, died in action in Vietnam. He had been residing in Columbus GA, where he was born. Blackford was a member of Church of Holy Family in Columbus. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Blackford, of Tacoma; two sisters, Irene and Mary, both of Tacoma; and a brother, Daniel, of Tacoma. Services were in Columbus. (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 18 Jun 1969)

Ralph Terence LOMEN
Birth 25JUN49Rank LCPLDate of Death 07JUN69
P. of birth  Service MarinesPlaceQuang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
SeattleUnit A CO 1ST BN 5TH MAR 1ST MARDIV (REIN) FMF Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown   service # 2464113Panel23WEST - 103  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date31JAN69CommentHS: 1st pl. Dist. 10 Mile ChampCemetery  

Jasper H. TRUSLEY Jr.
Birth 05JAN49Rank SP4Date of Death 09JUN69
P. of birth  Service Army (Draft)PlaceThua Thien, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
PascoUnit 18th Eng Bde, A Co,27th Eng Bn, 45th Eng GrpDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown  service # 56986619Panel22WEST - 09  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date09JUN68Comment   Cemetery  

Pfc. Jasper Trusley Jr., 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Trusley, Rt. 1, Pasco, is home on leave after completing advanced training at Fort Hucahuca, AR. Trusley will leave for Saigon, Vietnam, 1 Jun (1968) where he will be a truck driver. Trusley completed his basic training at Fort Lewis. (Tri-Cities Herald, Pasco WA, 28 May 1968)

Army Pfc. Jasper H. Trusley Jr., 19, whose parents live at Route 1,Pasco, was assigned 17 Jun(1968) , as a truck driver in the 27th Engineer, Battalion near Gia Le, Vietnam. (Tri-Cities Herald, Pasco WA, Jun 1968)

Edwin Allen ZUMWALT
Birth 13MAY50 Rank PFC Date of Death 16JUN69
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
Santa Rosa CAUnit   Death Code Hostile, Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, or Mortar
Hometown   service # 2483011   Panel 22WEST - 62  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date 17APR69 CommentMilton   Cemetery  

Charles Dee GREEN
Birth 28FEB43Rank PFCDate of Death 11JUN69
P. of birth  Service Army (Draft)PlaceQuang Tin, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
RichlandUnit 196th LIB, C Co, 3rd Bn, 21st InfDeath Code Hostile, Ground Casualty; Mutiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown   service # 56987382Panel22WEST - 20  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date10MAR69Commentpat196th Cemetery  

Stanley Oliver EVERETT
Birth 02APR50Rank PFC Date of Death 14JUN69
P. of birth  Service MarinesPlaceQuang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
SpokaneUnit K Co, 3rd Bn, 1st Mar, 1st Mar DivDeath Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown   service # 2315092Panel22WEST - 46  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date17MAR69Comment   Cemetery  
    North Central High School, Spokane WA, 1965

Obituary PFC Stanley O. Everett, 19, died Saturday (14 Jun 1969) in a hospital in Da Nang, Vietnam of wounds received during hostilities in Quang Nam province 4 Jun 1(1969). Everett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. Everett of W1114 Grace, was a member of K Company, Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division. A 1968 gradate of North Central High School, he enlisted in the Marines in September. He had been in Vietnam since March (1969). He worked as a bag boy in a local store while going to school the last two years and had been a member of Junior Achievement Club at school. An avid snow and water skier, he also belonged to a roller skating club. In 1967 he placed second in speed skating at a roller skating contest held in Tacoma. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 1969)

Adam HOLMAN Jr.

Wenatchee High School
Wenatchee WA
1968
Birth 31OCT50Rank PFCDate of Death 15JUN69
P. of birth BremertonService MarinesPlaceQuang Ti, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
WenatcheeUnit Co I, 3 Bn, 9 Mars, 3 Mar DivDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown   service # 2436366Panel22WEST - 53  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date12DEC68Comment   Cemetery  

Marine Pfc. Adam Holman Jr., USMC 18, 630 Okanogan, was killed 16 Jun (1969) while engaged in hostile action four miles south of Ca-Lu in Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam., while on patrol in that area. Born 31 Oct 1950, in Bremerton, he came to Wenatchee with his parents from Ephrata in 1961. He attended Wenatchee schools. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps 29 Feb 1968, and had served in Vietnam since 10 Dec 1968. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Surviving are his parents Mr. and Mrs. Adam Holman Sr., at the home; two brothers Billie and Mathew Holman, at home; two sisters. Mrs. Paul Penhallegon, Provo UT, and Miss Ruth Holman at home; and his grandparents,Mrs. Ruth Hammer, Inglewood CA, Mrs. Peter Holman, Mason City IA, and William Huckins, Pukwana SD. Military funeral services will be announced by Jones& Jones Funeral Home. (Wenatchee Daily World, Wenatchee 25 Jun 1969)

James Patrick BRADY
Birth 07MAR49Rank CPLDate of Death 18JUN69
P. of birth  Service ArmyPlaceTay Ninh, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
IssaquahUnit 1st Cav Div, E Co, 2nd Bn, 5th CavDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown   service # 18984450Panel22WEST - 72  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date19JAN69Comment   Cemetery  

Frank CRUZ
Birth 13SEP49 Rank LCPLDate of Death 18JUN69
P. of birth YakimaService MarinesPlace Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
YakimaUnit 3rd Marine C Co., 1st Bn 9th MarineDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device
Hometown   service # 2496761Panel 22WEST - 74  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date13FEB69Comment   Cemetery  

Washington Men Killed Two Washington servicemen where amount 18 listed by the Defense Department Tuesday as having been killed in action in Vietnam. They brought the stat's casualties in the war to 809. the two were Army Spec. 4 Enrique T. Enrico, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chriano V. Enrico, Bellevue and Marine Frank Cruz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Toribio Cruz, Yakima. Washington -(Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 25 Jun 1969)

Cpl. Frank Cruz Funeral Services for Lance Cpl. Frank Cruz, will be held Monday at 9 a.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church. Cpl. Cruz, 19, died 18 Jun (1969) as a result of wounds received in Vietnam. He was born, reared and educated in Yakima, enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1968. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Toribio [Jack] Cruz, Yakima. Members of the Instructor Staff of Company D. Fourth Tank Battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve will assist in the funeral services. (Yakima Herald Republic, Yakima WA, 26 Jun 1969)

Enrique Thomas ENRICO
Birth 01DEC48Rank SP4Date of Death 18JUN69
P. of birth  Service ArmyPlaceBinh Long, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
BellevueUnit 11th ACR, Air Cav Trp, 3rd Sqd, 11th CavDeath Code Hostile, Helicopter Crew; Air Loss, Crash on Land
Hometown   service # 18983279Panel 22WEST - 76  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date11DEC68Comment11th Cav/ Black Horse Cemetery  

Washington Men Killed Two Washington servicemen where amount 18 listed by the Defense Department Tuesday as having been killed in action in Vietnam. They brought the stat's casualties in the war to 809. the two were Army Spec. 4 Enrique T. Enrico, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chriano V. Enrico, Bellevue and Marine Frank Cruz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Toribio Cruz, Yakima. Washington -(Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 25 Jun 1969)

Royal Preston ODEN
Birth 22FEB50 Rank PFC Date of Death 18JUN69
P. of birth   Service Marines PlaceQuang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
Spokane Unit H&S CO, 3 Bn, 5 Mar, 1st Mar DivDeath Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown  service # 2232939Panel22WEST - 81  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date13MAR69Comment   Cemetery  

Troy BETHEA
Birth 21JUN48 Rank SP4 Date of Death 19JUN69
P. of birth   Service Army PlaceThua Thien, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
Seattle Unit I FF, Btry C, 2nd Bn, 138th ArtyDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown   service # 18976203 Panel 22WEST - 84 
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date01FEB69 Comment   Cemetery  

Raymond Allan VOSS
Birth 11JAN49 Rank SGT Date of Death 19JUN69
P. of birth   Service Army PlacePhuoc Long, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
SeattleUnit 1st Cav Div, C Co, 229th Assault Hel BnDeath Code Hostile Died; Helicopter - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Land
Hometown  service # 532507073 Panel22WEST - 94  
married Single MIA -   Medals Bronze Star, Air Medal and Purple Heart
Tour Date17FEB69Comment   Cemetery  

Seattleites Get Sons' Medals Fort Lewis - Parents of two Seattle soldiers received posthumous awards for their sons here today. Mrs. Nuriel Voss received the Bronze Star, Air Medal and Purple Heart for her son Sgt Raymond Voss . He was killed in June when his aircraft was shot down by enemy artillery fire. The Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Air Medal and Purple Heart were present to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred St. Laurent for their son, Specialist 5 Lance St. Laurent. He was a door gunner aboard a helicopter shot down in May. (Times, Seattle WA, Wednesday, 5 Nov 1969)

Keith OLSEN
Birth 02JUL48 Rank SP4 Date of Death 20JUN69
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft)PlaceTay Ninh, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
KelsoUnit 1st Cav Div, D Co, 2nd Bn, 5th CavDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown  service # 56935984Panel22WEST - 99  
married SingleMIA -   Medals  
Tour Date18APR69Comment   Cemetery  

Philip Eugene NICKERSON
Birth 12JAN49 Rank CPL Date of Death 21JUN69
P. of birth Edmonds WA Service Army Place Chu Chi S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
EdmondsUnit 25th Inf Div, B Co, 2nd Bn, 14th InfDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device
Hometown Edmonds WAservice # 18984551 Panel 22WEST - 107
married Married MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date 01APR69 Comment   Cemetery  
Edmonds High School, Edmonds WA, Yearbook - 1966

Pfc. Philip Nickerson, 20, of 629 Walnut St., Edmonds, was killed in action at Chu Chi, Vietnam,21 Jun (1969). Mr. Nickerson was born on 12 Jan 1949 in Edmonds. He had lived in Edmonds all his life and was graduated from Edmonds High School in 1967. He attended the Church of God in Edmonds. He leaves his wife, Kathleen A., of Edmonds; his mother, Hazel J. Nickerson of Edmonds; a brother, Claude in the U. S. Army at Fort Lewis; three sisters, Mrs. Rose Keans of Everett, Mrs. Gloria Pugh of Englewood CA and Mrs. Larry McGoldrick of Mountlake Terrace. Full military services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel (rest of article missing) (Everett Herald 1969)

I.E. Serviceman Dies in Vietnam Navy Engineman 3C. Perry L. Underwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Underwood, of Star Route, Pateros WA, was reported killed in action in the Vietnam war Wednesday by the Defense Department. The victim's parents are farmers near Methow. Another state resident was killed Wednesday, according to the Defense Department report. He was Pfc. Philip E. Nickerson of Edmonds. Death of the two raises to 823 the toll of Washington state residents. Washington -(Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 26 Jun 1969)

Robert Holbrook JOY

Cashmere High School
Cashmere WA
1956
Birth 09JAN38 Rank TSGT Date of Death22JUN69
P. of birth WenatcheeService Air Force PlaceQuang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
CashmereUnit ... Death Code Non-Hostile, Died Illness/Injury; Ground Casualty; Illness, Disease
Hometown  service # 18980600Panel22WEST - 112  
married Married MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date03DEC68 Comment served 11 yrs Coast Guard Cemetery  

T. Sgt. Robert Joy, 31, formerly of Cashmere, died in DaNang, Vietnam, Sunday (22 Jun 1969). Born 9 Jan 1938 in Wenatchee, he was raised in Cashmere, and graduated from Cashmere High School in 1956. He entered the US Coast Guard in 1956 and worked in search and rescue for 11 years before entering the Air Force in 1967. He went to Vietnam in December of 1968. He married Joyce McAbee in 1957 in Cashmere. Surviving him are his wife, Moses Lake; two sons Mark and David, Moses Lake;his parents Mr. and Mrs. Everett Joy, Cashmere; a grandmother, Mrs. Lorna Bast, Wenatchee and a brother Mike. Braun Funeral Home of Cashmere is in charge of arrangements. (Wenatchee Daily World, Wenatchee25 Jun 1969)

Perry Luke UNDERWOOD
Birth 20MAY46 Rank EN3 Date of Death 23JUN69
P. of birth   Service Navy PlaceBien Hoa, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
Rolling Bay Unit 7TH FLEET TF-116 RIVDIV 554 PBR-8141Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Hometown   service # B806180Panel 21WEST - 04  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date09DEC68 CommentRiver Division-554Cemetery  

I.E. Serviceman Dies in Vietnam Navy Engineman 3C. Perry L. Underwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Underwood, of Star Route, Pateros WA, was reported killed in action in the Vietnam war Wednesday by the Defense Department. The victim's parents are farmers near Methow. Another state resident was killed Wednesday, according to the Defense Department report. He was Pfc. Philip E. Nickerson of Edmonds. Death of the two raises to 823 the toll of Washington state residents. Washington -(Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 26 Jun 1969)

James Raymond BRIGGS
Birth 07JUL50 Rank PFC Date of Death 25JUN69
P. of birth SeattleService Marines PlaceQuang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
Everett Unit H&S Co, 2/9th Mar, 3d Mar DivDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Hometown Everettservice # 2496751Panel21WEST - 11  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date 21JAN69 Comment   CemeteryEvergreen Cem., Everett WA
Everett High School, Everett WA, 1967

Pfc. James R. Briggs, 18, of the U. S. Marine Corps died in action in Con Thien, Vietnam, 25 Jun (1969). He was born 7 Jul 1950, in Seattle and had lived in Everett for 15 years. He attended the Everett schools and graduated from Everett High School in 1968. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Briggs of 2010 Rockefeller Ave.; two sisters, Jennifer and Susan Briggs at home; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Frost of Fort Pierre, SD and Mrs. G. R. McGlade of Rapid City SD and several uncles and aunts. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Challacombe-Fickel and Precht. (Everett Herald 1969)

Timothy Gordon BURCHETT
Birth 25NOV48 Rank PFC Date of Death 29JUN69
P. of birth   Service Army PlaceKien Hoa, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record
SpokaneUnit 9th Inf Div, B Co, 4th Bn, 47th InfDeath Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown  service # 18996803Panel 21WEST - 31  
married Single MIA -   Medals  
Tour Date25MAY69 Comment 9th Infantry Cemetery Fairmount Memorial Park
    North Central High School, 1965

BURCHETT, Timothy G. Pfc. - - His Home, N5928 Post. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Gail Burchett at the Home; brother of Mrs. Robert (Linda) Fulwider, Kokama IN; Karen Burchett at the Home; grandson of Floyd F. Burchett, Spokane; uncle of Brenda Gail and Brian Fulwider, both of Kokomo IN; numerous Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. He attended Fowler United Methodist Church and a member of local 229 USWA. A graduate of North Central High School 1967. A veteran of Vietnam. Funeral services Sat. July 12, 11 a.m. in the Alwin Chapel of the Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home, N 1306 Monroe St., the Rev. E. L. Starr Jr. officiating. Interment Fairmount Memorial Park. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA 11 Jul 1969)

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