Birth 02MAY50 Rank SP4 Date of Death 01MAR69 P. of birth Seattle Service Army Place Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 1st Cav Div HHC 1st Bde Death Code Hostile Died; Helicopter - NonCrew; Air Loss Crash - Land Hometown   service # 18978659 Panel 30WEST - 05   married Married Link Flying Circus Medals   Tour Date 03OCT68 Comment   Cemetery Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle WA

Gregory A. Marvin Rites Schedules Rosary for Specialist 4 Gregory A. Marvin, 18, will be said at 7:30 p.m. today in the Booth-Ashmore chapel, with Requiem Mass to be said at 9 a.m. tomorrow in St. James Cathedral. Burial will be in Washelli. Specialist Marvin, a helicopter crew chief, was killed in action in Vietnam 1 Mar (1969). Born in Seattle, he attend Cathedral School and O'Dea High School. Surviving are his wife, Patricia, in Savannah GA; a daughter, Patricia; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Marvin, Seattle, and a brother, Martin Corps Lance Cpl. Donald Marvin. (Seattle Times, Seattle WA, 14 Mar 1969)

Lynn Dennis ANDERSON

Birth 06MAY49 Rank SP5 Date of Death 03MAR69 P. of birth Raymondville TX Service Army Place Kontum, S. Vietnam Town of Record Wishram Unit 4th Inf Div, B Co, 1st Bn, 69th Arm Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Causes Hometown   service # 18960800 Panel 30WEST - 18   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 03MAY68 Comment 1st Bn 69th Armor Cemetery Odd Fellows Cem.

WISHRAM YOUTH KILLED IN VIET BATTLE ACTION
    Sp. 5 Lynn D. Anderson, 19, who was active in sports while a student at Wishram High School where he was graduated in 1967 and immediately enlisted in the U.S. Army June 2, was killed in action in Vietnam March 3.
    Anderson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Anderson of Wishram. At school, he was prominent in all major sports; football, basketball and baseball, and also took part in track.
    Also surviving are a sister, Shari, brother, Donald, and a grandfather, D.C. Griffin of San Antonio, Tex.
    Anderson was born May 6, 1949, at Raymondville, Tex.
    After completion of his short enlistment and service in Germany, Anderson re-enlisted and asked for service in Vietnam, where he was on duty until the battle in which he was killed.
    Arrangements for his funeral will be announced later by Smith Callaway.
(The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., March 10, 1969, page 1 )

FRIDAY RITE FOR WAR VICTIM
    Funeral for Sp. 5 Lynn Anderson, 19, of Wishram, killed in action in Vietnam March 3 while serving in the U.S. Army will be at Smith Callaway Chapel at 2 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Howard Spears of Wishram in charge.
    Full military honors will follow at the Odd Fellows Cemetery with an Army detail from Fort Lewis, Wash.
    Anderson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Anderson of Wishram. Also surviving are a sister, Shari; brother, Donald; a grandfather, D.C. Griffin of San Antonio, Tex., and three aunts, Mrs. Bessie Sewell and Mrs. Frank Pulley, both of Newark, Del., and Mrs. Irlean Woodson of Grand Forks, N.D
(The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., March 12, 1969, page 2)

War Memorial at Maryhill

George Michael BINNS

Birth 27APR49 Rank SP4 Date of Death 03MAR69 P. of birth   Service Army Place Vinh Long, S. Vietnam Town of Record Kent Unit 9th Inf Div, HHB, 6th Bn, 77th Arty Death Code Non-Hostile, Died; Helicopter - NonCrew; Air Loss, Crash - Land Hometown   service # 16945965 Panel 30WEST - 19 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 03SEP68 Comment 9th Infantry Cemetery

Barry Devere HORTON

Birth 01DEC47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 03MAR69 P. of birth Tacoma Service Army (Draft) Place Kontum, S. Vietnam Town of Record Airway Heights Unit 4th Inf Div, A Co, 3rd Bn, 8th Inf Death Code Hostile; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 56986669 Panel 30WEST - 34 Married Married Link Virtual Wall Medals   Tour Date 19JUL68 Comment 19JUL68 Cemetery Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane WA

Thank you Virtual Wall for the use of the picture.

Area Soldier Is Missing in Vietnam Spec. 4 Barry D. Horton, 21, son of Airway Heights Mayor Larry Horton and Mrs. Horton, was reported missing in action 3 Mar (1969). He went to Vietnam July 1968. Wound in action in late 1968 he came home in November. He returned to the war zone two weeks later. Then on 29 Jan (1969) he was wounded a second time but returned to action with the Army's 4th Division. Thursday, his parents were notified by Army officials that the young soldier was missing following a battle with the Cong. He was born in Tacoma and moved to Airway Heights in 1961 with his parents. Young Horton was graduated from Cheney High School in 1966. The serviceman was married recently. His wife, Anne lives with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stahlborn in Cheney. A sister, Linda, is at home with the parents. (Spokesman Review, Spokane WA, 11 Mar 1969)

Jacob Clark LAAN

Birth 06NOV47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 03MAR69 P. of birth Everett Service Army (Draft) Place Binh Duong, S. Vietnam Town of Record Stanwood Unit Co A, 2nd BN, 16th Reg, 1st Inf Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 56960397 Panel 30WEST - 26   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 12JUL68 Comment   Cemetery Anderson Cemetery

Jacob Laan, War Victim, to be Buried Funeral services for Army specialist 4, Jacob C. Laan, 21, of Stanwood, Snohomish County, who was killed in action in Vietnam 3 Mar (1969) will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Zion Lutheran Church, Stanwood, of which he was a member. Burial will be in the Anderson Cemetery, directed by Tiffany's Gunerson Chapel, Stanwood. Born in Everett, Specialist Laan attended Stanwood High School. He entered the Army 4 Dec 1967 and had been in Vietnam since July. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Laan, Stanwood, two sister, Mrs. Cherry Wolden, Conway, Skagit County, and Mrs. Cathy Roberson, Stanwood, and a grandmother, Mrs. C. N. Clark, Kirkland. (Seattle Times, Seattle WA, 13 Mar 1969)

Donald Freeman BAYSINGER

Birth 16MAR47 Rank SGT Date of Death 09MAR69 P. of birth Colorado Service Army (Draft) Place Kien Phong, S. Vietnam Town of Record Buckley Unit 9th Inf Div, Co A, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Accidental Homicide Hometown   service # 56959364 Panel 30WEST - 84   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 31JUL68 Comment 9th Infantry Cemetery Buckley Cem., Buckley WA

Sgt. Baysinger, Buckley, Dead of VN Injuries  Sgt. Donald F. Baysinger, 21, of Buckley, who died 9 Mar (1969) from injuries sustained 4 Jan (1969) in Vietnam, was born in Colorado and moved to Renton in 1948 and to Buckley in 1960. He was a 1966 graduate of White River High School and entered the Army in 1967. He went to Vietnam last August. He was a member of Buckley Chapter of Order of DeMolay. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Baysinger of Sumner, five brothers, Robert, of Eugene OR, Richard, of Canton OH, Ronald, of Renton, and Tim and Terry, both of Sumner; six sisters, Mrs. Charles (Elonie) Leonard of Buckley, Mrs. Sharon Bush, of Seattle, Mrs. Douglas (Margaret) Gerard, of Renton, Mrs. Theodore (Oma) Ostensen of Sumner, Miss Doretta Baysinger, of North Carolina, and Miss Ronda Baysinger, of Sumner; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Baysinger of Clifton CO. Services are announced by Whitmore Funeral Home Buckley.(Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 21 Mar 1969)

Richard Thomas "Dick" FORESTER

Birth 13OCT49 Rank PFC Date of Death 09MAR69 P. of birth Everett Service Army (Draft) Place Bien Hoa, S. Vietnam Town of Record Pasco Unit 1st Inf Div, (Big Red One), D Co, 1st Bn, 2nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 56987232 Panel 30WEST - 93   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 01JAN69 Comment   Cemetery   Pasco High School, Pasco WA, 1968

Youth Killed in Vietnam A former Everett youth, Private First Class Richard Thomas Forester, was killed in action in South Vietnam 9 Mar (1969). Forester was born 13 Oct 1949 in Everett, and moved to Pasco about six years ago. He graduated from Pasco High School in 1968, and had been in Vietnam since 30 Dec (1968). He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Forester, of Pasco; a brother Allen of Mobile AL; four sister, Myra ..... of Arlington, Linda (missing rest of article ) (Everett Herald 1969)

Henry Albert DYE Jr.

Birth 02OCT49 Rank PFC Date of Death 11MAR69 P. of birth Cherry Point NC Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Auburn Unit A Co, 1st Bn, 9th Mars Death Code Hostile; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 2436426 Panel 29WEST - 07   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 16JAN69 Comment   Cemetery

Henry Dye, Jr., Services Friday Funeral services for Marine Corps Pfc. Henry A. Dye, Jr., 18, of 2030 S. 291st St., Auburn, will be at 1 p.m. Friday in St. Luke's Lutheran Chruch, Federal Way. Burial will be in Mountain View, directed by the Lightle Funeral Home. Private Dye was killed in action in Vietnam, 11 Mar (1969). Born in Cherry Point NC., he came to Auburn in 1959. He graduated from Federal Way High School in 1968, when he entered the Marine Corps. He went to Vietnam in January. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dye; a brother, Robbie Dye, and a sister, Patricia Dye, both at home, and his grandparents, Mrs. Katherine Dye and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Glover, all of Hillsboro OR. Remembrances to the Henry Dye, Jr., Scholarship Fund, care of Federal Way High School were suggested. (Seattle Times, Seattle WA, 27 Mar 1969)

Joseph Michael BUCHANAN

Birth 18OCT48 Rank SGT Date of Death 13MAR69 P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit MHC Madigan GH Death Code Hostile Died Wounds; Helicopter - NonCrew; Air Loss Crash - Land Hometown   service # 18976849 Panel 29WEST - 27   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 25APR67 Comment   Cemetery

Alvin Leroy LOWERY

Birth 08MAR49 Rank CPL Date of Death 13MAR69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Yacolt Unit CAP 1-4-3 Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 2231400 Panel 29WEST - 31   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 07NOV67 Comment   Cemetery

Hobart AXSOM Jr.

Birth 19NOV28 Rank BU2 Date of Death 14MAR69 P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Bremerton Unit NAS, Danang, C- 47 Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Heart Attack Hometown   service # 3156758 Panel 29WEST - 34   married Single MIA -   Medals Vietnamese Medal of Honor (posthumous) Tour Date ...   Comment Public Works Operation - Danang Cemetery

Navy Builder 1st Class Hobart Axson's two youngest children, Cheryl, 14, and Gary, 16, received the Vietnamese Medal of Honor Sept. 1, 1970, awarded to their father posthumously for his work building orphanages during his free time away from the DaNang Naval Station. Axson, 42, was on his third tour when he died of a heart attack in 1969 while recovering from wounds received when his jeep ran over a land mine. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, Sep 1970)

Richard Allen "Dick" BROWN

Birth 23JUL34 Rank Major Date of Death 17MAR69 P. of birth Carbondale IL Service Army (Reserve) Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Lakewood CA Unit helicopter company Death Code Hostile, Died of Wounds; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 4031082 Panel 29WEST - 59  married Married MIA -   Medals National Defense, Vietnam Service , and the Vietnam Campaign Medals and the Purple Heart Tour Date 4SEP68 Local Tacoma Cemetery Fort Lewis Cemetery, Fort Lewis WA

Picture received from Alison Brown, daughter of Dick Brown (email received 9 Feb 2004)

A Remembrance for Dick Brown from Bud Davis email received 1 Apr 2003
May I say again how happy I am that you are doing this. Dick was a very good friend and I am glad to know that there are others who also care.
    I was informed of the web site to look at the men and women killed in Vietnam. When I called up the listing for Dick I was saddened to find that only one person had written anything there. I contacted that person and was told that they did not personally know Dick. The man indicated that he looked up the site and entered some information. I then heard from another person who informed me that Dick had been buried in Washington State and that his wife was buried next to him She died at a very young age also. I did not know her since Dick and I lost track of each other after school. I wish I knew where his children live, I would like to write them and find out some more about their dad and my friend.
    Let me tell you some of what I know about Dick. Richard Brown. He and I were in the same class at school. He and I played football together and he was right beside me on the line. I was the center and Dick was a guard. We were considerably smaller in those days. We also spent many days and nights hiking in the mountains of Southern California . It was our joy to troop throughout the mountains and explore old mines and other places. We spent many nights around a campfire telling stories and enjoying being boys without a care in the world. Dick was a good student and he had a great sense of humor. He could spin a yarn and keep us in stitches as well. We often talked about serious issues and we shared the same heartfelt love for God. Dick's folks were very supportive of him and they were an encouragement to all of us. We spent time at his house and mine as well. There were several of us who were close and I am sad to say that after high school we lost track of each other. I married just two weeks after graduation and my focus became that of being a husband and then with kids and work we drifted apart. Dick came to see me some but soon his attention was toward the military. We were at the end of the Korean Conflict and Dick went into the service while I was deferred because of my status.
    It was some years later that I received word that Dick had been killed in action in Vietnam. It was a sad day for me but I know Dick was doing the thing that he loved. He had risen to the rank of Major and I am sure he was on his way to great things when he was killed. As I read the message on the web site from the wall I thought that I read that he was perhaps killed by friendly fire. I am not sure of this and if you know I hope you will clarify this for me.
    I spoke to another friend, who now lives in Oklahoma, he told me that Dick and his family had come to see him prior to Dicks deployment to Vietnam.
    I received a copy of the (obituary) notice in the paper from Washington with a picture but the picture was pretty faint.
    I remain Dick's classmate and friend - Bud Davis

Wounds Fatal to Maj. Brown Maj. Richard Allen Brown, 34, of 10130 89th Ave. SW, who died Monday of wounds received while serving in Vietnam, was born in Carbondale IL, and had lived in the Tacoma area since 1958. Maj. Brown had received the National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Purple Heart. He had attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Coltilde, of the home; three sons, Jeffery, Gregory and George, all of the home; a daughter, Miss Alison Brown, of the home; his father, Harold E. Brown, of California; his mother, Mrs. Thelma Elder, of California; two brothers, James K. and Robert L., both of Kent; and his grandfather, J. Wesley Brown, of California. Services will be announced by Brookside Mortuary. (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 22 Mar 1969)

A military funeral is planned for Major Richard A. Brown, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Patterson, Scott Lake. Major Brown in a helicopter company in Vietnam, died as a result of battle wounds last Monday. The funeral will take place in the main Ft.Lewis chapel. Burial will be at the Fort Lewis cemetery. Major Brown was a resident of Lakewood CA, and was graduated from Whittier College in Whittier CA. He married the former Clotilde Patterson in May of 1958. Survivors include his wife and four children: Allison, eight; Jeffrey, six; Gregory, five; and George, 2 1/2, all at home in Lakewood near Tacoma; his mother Mrs. Thelma Elder, Lakewood CA; his father, Harold Brown, Artesia CA; and two brothers James and Bob, in Kent. Major Brown was graduated from the Staff School and Command College in Leavenworth KS, last year. (the Olympian, Sunday 23 Mar 1969)

Richard Harold MEHEGAN

Birth 18DEC44 Rank SP4 Date of Death 18MAR69 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Tacoma Unit Americal E co., 4th Bn., 3rd Infantry Recon Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar Hometown   service # 56960417 Panel 29WEST - 30   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 29MAY68 Comment   Cemetery

Tacoma GI VN Casualty Spec. 4 Richard Harold Mehegan, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mehegan, of 5010 N. 31st St., died Tuesday in a Vietnam hospital of wounds received in Army action 2 Mar (1969) in the area between Chu Lei and Saigon, according to notification received by his parents. Spec. 4 Mehegan had lived here all his life before entering the Army in January 1968. He attended Wilson High School and was a member of the Ninth Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. the soldier took his basic training at Fort Lewis, was assigned to the 11th Infantry Brigade, and arrived in Vietnam last 25 May (1968). He was to have returned to the States in 2 1/2 months. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons, Donald and John, and a daughter, Trisha, all of Tacoma; two brothers, Thomas, of Harker's Island NC and Terry, of Tacoma; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wallace of Fox Island. The body will be accompanied to Tacoma by a cousin, Army Spec. 4 David Nelson of Oregon who is also serving in Vietnam. (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 31 Mar 1969)

Unit info Thank you Ken Davis, Virtual Wall and Jerry Drury, E/4/3rd Inf

Daniel Guy WESSLER

Birth 25FEB50 Rank PFC Date of Death 19MAR69 P. of birth Vancouver Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Vancouver Unit G Co, 2/4th Mars, 3d Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 2444422 Panel 29WEST - 86   married   MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 21JAN69 Comment   Cemetery

Picture supplied by Gregory Payne

Vancouver Marine is Viet victim The Vietnam war has claimed the life of another Clark County serviceman. Marine officials said today, Killed in action was Pfc. Daniel G. Wessler. Wessler, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Wessler of 2300 E. 18th St., was killed 19 Mar (1969) in Quang Tri Province while on patrol. Marine officials said that Wessler, a life-long resident of Vancouver, sustained fatal injuries about the head and body when an enemy mine exploded. Wessler, a member of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, joined the Marine Corps last July and had been in Vietnam for about two months. The latest casualty brought to 46 the number of local servicemen killed in Vietnam - 26 more than the local men who were killed in the Korean War. Funeral services will be held at the Vancouver Funeral Chapel following return of the body from Vietnam. (The Columbian, Vancouver WA, 24 Mar 1969)

David James SANDVIG

Woodrow Wilson High School Tacoma WA 1966

Birth 21NOV48 Rank LCPL Date of Death 20MAR69 P. of birth Tacoma Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Tacoma Unit F Co, 2 Bn, 1 Mar, 1 Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 2389042 Panel 29WEST - 92   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 01MAY68 Comment   Cemetery

GI Casualty A Wilson High Grad David J. Sandvig, 20, of 3305 N. Mullen St., who died 20 Mar (1969) in Combat in Vietnam, was born in Tacoma and graduated from Wilson High School. Marine Cpl. Sandvig had been awarded his second Purple Heart in the field the day before he was killed, according to his family, and had been due to leave Vietnam for home next Tuesday. He had been interested in athletics and was a member of car clubs here. Survivors include his wife, Sharon; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold C. Sandvig, of Tacoma; a sister, Mrs. Nicholas Bosiljevac, of Tacoma; and two brothers, Shanon L. and Steven M., both of Tacoma. A full military service scheduled locally next Monday is being arranged through Mountain View Funeral Home. (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 28 Mar 1969 )

Earl Lloyd LEWIS

Birth 04AUG48 Rank LCPL Date of Death 21MAR69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Gig Harbor Unit H&S Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Mar, 3rd Mar Div (REIN) FMF Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar Hometown   service # 2389139 Panel 29WEST - 102  married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 24JAN69 Comment   Cemetery

Richard Wilbur ANDERSON

Birth 12JUL47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 22MAR69 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Kontum, S. Vietnam Town of Record Kalama Unit 4th Inf Div, B Co, 2nd Bn, 8th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 56934363 Panel 28WEST - 07  married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 25MAY68 Comment   Cemetery

Robert Patrick ILSLEY

Birth 06JAN49 Rank SP5 Date of Death 22MAR69 P. of birth   Service Army Place Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 1st Cav Div, F Trp, 1st Sqdr, 9th Cav Death Code Hostile, Helicopter Crew - Air Loss, Crash on Land Hometown   service # 18979233 Panel 28WEST - 12   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 12FEB68 Comment   Cemetery Ft. Lawton Post Cemetery, Seattle WA

Robert Eugene MC AFERTY

Birth 22OCT48 Rank SP4 Date of Death 22MAR69 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Thua Thein, S. Vietnam Town of Record Olympia Unit 101st Abn Div, B Co, 1st Bn, 502nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 56962239 Panel 28WEST - 12   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 22NOV68 Comment   Cemetery

Olympia Solder Killed in Action The Defense Department said Tuesday that Army Spec. 4 Hobert E. McAferty, (sic) husband of Geraldine McAferty, Olympia WA had been changed from the list of missing in Vietnam action to the list of dead from hostile action. (The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham WA, Wednesday 2 Apr 1969)

Richard Frank SALAZAR

Birth 10JUN38 Rank SFC Date of Death 22MAR69 P. of birth   Service Army Place Phuoc Long, S. Vietnam Town of Record Kingston Unit Special Forces Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 19609686 Panel 28WEST - 14   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 13JAN69 Comment   Cemetery

Ronald Edgar PLAYFORD

Birth 13DEC48 Rank LCPL Date of Death 24MAR69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Yelm Unit M Co, 3 Bn, 3 Marines, 3 Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 2389109 Panel 28WEST - 29   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 13APR68 Comment   Cemetery Mountain View Memorial Park

Vashon Marine Killed by Mine Marine Lance Cpl Ronald E. Playford, 19 of Rt. .. Box 644, Vashon Island, who was killed by a land mine, 24 Mar (1969) in Vietnam, was born in Tacoma and had lived in this area his entire life. He graduated from Yelm High School. Surviving are his father, Edgar C. Playford, Tacoma; one brother, David C., Vashon Island; grandparents, Mrs. Matilda Koth, Puyallup and Mrs. Marie Rickert, Tacoma. Funeral services will be announced by Mountain View Funeral Home. (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 10 Apr 1969)

Marine Lance Corporal Ronald E. Playford, 18 a resident of Vashon Island, died 24 Mar (1969) in Vietnam. He was killed by a land mine. Cpl Playford was born in Tacoma and had lived in this area all his life. He graduated from Yelm High School with the class of 1967. Surviving are his father, Edgar Playford of Tacoma; one brother, David of Vashon now stationed with the Army in Germany; grandparents, Mrs. Matilda Roth of Puyallup and Mrs. Marie Rickert of Tacoma. Funeral services were held Saturday in the Mountain View Valley Chapel with Reverend Keith Lundberg, officiating. Burial followed in Mountain View Memorial Park with full military honors. Pallbearers were from the Marine Corps. (Nisqually Valley News, 17 Apr 1969)

Ronald Ray MEYER

Birth 16JAN50 Rank PFC Date of Death 29MAR69 P. of birth Langdon ND Service Army (Draft) Place Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 1st Cav Div, A Co, 2nd Bn, 5th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 56962628 Panel 28WEST - 83 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 13FEB69 Comment   Cemetery

Ronald Meyer, 19, Killed in Vietnam. Pfc. Ronald A. Meyer, 19, of 903 S.W. 104th St., was killed in action in Vietnam 29 Mar (1969). Private Meyer, born in Langdon ND, came to Seattle in 1958. He graduated from Evergreen High School in 1968, when he entered the Army. He went to Vietnam in February. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer, Seattle; four brothers, Joseph, Francis, LaVerne and Kenneth Meyer, all of Minneapolis, and three sisters, this twin, Donna, and Jane Meyer, both at home, and Mrs. Robert Baum, Seattle. (Seattle Times, Seattle WA, 8 Apr 1969)

Kenneth Henry VISINTIN

Birth 06SEP47 Rank CPL Date of Death 29MAR69 P. of birth Seattle Service Army (Draft) Place Kontum, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 4th Inf Div Btry A 6th Bn 29th Arty Death Code Hostile Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar Hometown Seattle service # 56960335 Panel 28WEST - 87   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 9MAY68 Comment   Cemetery   Cleveland High School, Seattle WA, Senior - Class of 1965: Baseball 3

Kenneth H. Visintin, 21, Killed in Vietnam War
    Army Cpl. Kenneth H. Visintin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Visintin, of 1716 S. Dawson St., was killed in action in Vietnam Saturday, the Defense Department reported yesterday.
    Visintin, 21, was a native of Seattle and graduated from Cleveland High School in 1965. He worked at The Boeing Co. and the Continental Can Co. before joining the Army in 1967. He had been in Vietnam since 10 May 1968. He had been active in the Little League, Babe Ruth and Connie Mack Baseball Leagues.
    Surviving besides his parents are a brother, Raymond Visintin, and a sister, Patsy Visintin, both at home, and his grandmothers, Mrs. Emma Larcher, Seattle, and Mrs. Phoebe Youd, England.
    The Georgetown Funeral Home will direct arrangements. (Seattle Times, Seattle WA, 3 Apr 1969)