FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR

NOVEMBER 1969

This Webpage dedicated to Martin Lee McFadden who was wounded three times in action in Vietnam. After a year in a military hospital in Texas, he returned home to Spanaway. 24 hours later, he and his fatherd died in a single car roll-over accident (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 14 Nov 1969) His name won't be on The Wall but it will be in our hearts.

Birth 08APR34 Rank FSGT Date of Death 01NOV69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Bellingham Unit 2D CAG, 3D MAF Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 533309728 Panel 16WEST - 11   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 20JUL69 Comment   Cemetery     Bellingham High School, Bellingham WA, 1952

Sergeant Bengen Killed in Action First Sgt. Arthur B. Bengen son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Bengen, 3700 Meridian St., was killed in Vietnam last Saturday. Sergeant Bengen died of multiple shrapnel wounds from an enemy land mine while leading a patrol in Quang Nam Province. He is the 39th man from the area to be killed in Vietnam. Sergeant Bengen was in his second tour of duty in Vietnam. He received the Army Commendation Medal for heroism in Vietnam during an ambush on 20 Oct 1964. A 1952 graduate of Bellingham High School, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1953. Survivors include the widow, Eva, and two children, Ronda, 12, and Arthur, 7, of San Diego; his parents, a brother, Benard W. Bengen of Bellingham; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Paul of Everett, Mrs. Tona Hamstra of Seattle, Mrs. Martha DuVall of Kirkland and Mrs. Louise Downing of Bellingham; and his grandmother, Mrs. Eda Davis, Fairmont MN. (The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham WA, Thursday, 6 Nov 1969

Larry James HANLEY

Walla Walla High School Walla Walla WA 1961

Birth 13FEB43 Rank MAJ Date of Event 04NOV69 P. of birth Spokane Service Air Force (Reserve) Place Laos Town of Record Walla Walla Unit 7TH AF, 355TH TFW, 357TH TFS Death Code Hostile, Air Loss, Crash on Land - Fixed Wing - Pilot Hometown   service # 532380512   Panel 16WEST - 29   married Single MIA - BNR Medals   Tour Date   Comment Larry Hanley Cemetery

(MIA information extracted from the POWNETWORK.org) Larry Hanley born 13 Feb 1943. (Usually the PowNetWork has lots of information on an incident... but in the case of Hanley... their remarks are CACCF/Crash/Pilot no other information is presented ). Link to the POWNETWORK

Gordon Wesley LOGAN Jr

Birth 15JUN49 Rank CPL Date of Death 12NOV69 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Dinh S. Vietnam Town of Record Anacortes Unit 173th Airborne Brigade   Death Code Hostile, Ground Casualty - Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 533520564 Panel 16WEST - 65 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 17JUL69 Comment   Cemetery   Anacortes High School, Anacortes WA, Sophomore - yearbook 1966

Pfc. Gordon W. Logan Jr., 20, son of Mrs Herb Watkinson of Burlington and Gordon W. Logan of Aberdeen, was killed in action in Vietnam, Wednesday, 12 Nov 1969. It was learned this week. The family was notified of their son's death and told that they would be contacted later with additional information. The serviceman, a 1968 graduate of Anacortes High School, was a member of the Green Berets and had been in Vietnam since July. Funeral services are pending. (Anacortes American, Anacortes WA, Thursday 20 Nov 1969)

To The People
    November 12, 1969 is a day that will never be forgotten by me. My brother Pfc. Gordon W. Logan Jr., was killed in Vietnam. Its a terrible, frightening time for me. I feel really alone knowing I can never talk to him or laugh with him again. He had so much going for him, now everything is wiped out and Gordy is laying somewhere in Vietnam waiting to come home to his friends and family one last time.
    I can't help thinking about the War Moratorium last month. Maybe if they hadn't had it, my brother would still be alive. After the moratorium I got a letter from my brother, telling me how the communists had started a new offensive. Up until then things had been fairly quiet with little communist activity.
    The North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong probably feel that the Americans don't really care if they kill their guys and that they aren't a proud people. Quite a few don't act like they are proud.
    Maybe the people who want us to pull out all the troops immediately think after all we'll feel good and all the other nations of the world will smile at us and say once again America is a great country. Don't count on that for long. If we pull out right now and the Communists do take over and really mess up the rest of Southeast Asia, all of those countries that patted us on our backs will turn around and condemn us for leaving.
    Gordy believed in freedom. Maybe that's why so many people are against the war. They might not truly believe in freedom. Ask yourselves how you would feel and act if a black family moved next door to you. After you have answered that truthfully then ask yourselves if you truly believe in freedom.
    I dont want Gordy to have died in vain. I will always try in any little way I can to make this a better country. I am proud to be an American and I'm very proud of my brother. Gordy will always be a guide in my life and anything I try for in life and anything I try for in life will be from him. (Anacortes American, Anacortes WA, Thursday 20 Nov 1969)

Mark Richard ROSE

Birth 08NOV45 Rank PFC Date of Death 12NOV69 P. of birth Seattle WA Service Army (Draft) Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Everett Unit 5th Inf Div C Co 1st Bn 61st Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown Everett service # 538461686 Panel 16WEST - 67   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 21JUL69 Comment   Cemetery Evergreen Cem., Everett WA     Everett High School, Everett WA, 1962

To all the people:
    Mark was like a brother to me. I want people to know that this young man was more than a face on a wall or a name on a wall. Mark was raised by his grandmother, since his father was dead and his mother wasn't able to cope. His grandmother was an incredible lady too, and she told me that she never once had to so much as raise her voice to Mark from the time he was a little boy. He was a loving and giving person. He wanted to become a lawyer, and he would have worked a lot of pro bono work for those unable to afford legal help. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved awful puns. Last memorial day, I went to his gravesite and left a rose in honor of his last name, a pun he would have relished.
    I miss him every day of my life. He was a good person, one of the few that had no bad qualities that anyone could find, beyond the bad puns. He believed in the innate goodness of people. He also believed that the war in Vietnam was a necessary war. We disagreed. But I never ever gave any serviceman or woman a bad time about doing their duty. My quarrel was with the government that sent them, not with them. I was able to tell a Vietnam vet thank you last Memorial Day, at the cemetary that Mark is buried in, next to his father. I told him how grateful I was that he had made it back, for all the young men and women like Mark who did not.
    We hugged and cried. I like to think Mark would have smiled and told me he was all right, not to grieve. I try not to. I try to be grateful for him being in my life.
    For all the families and all the young people who went, whether they came back or not.
    I'm proud of Mark. He did his duty by our country and he died for it and for us.
    (written by Starshadow, in fond remembrance, in April 2005)

Pfc. Mark Rose, 24, of 1919 Lombard Ave, died of injuries sustained while serving with the U. S. Army in Vietnam. He was born 8 Nov 1945 in Seattle and had lived in Everett all his life. He attended Everett High School, Everett Community College and was graduated from the University of Washington in 1969. He leaves his mother, Solva Rose of Tacoma; a sister, Mrs. Lorie Temka of Ohio; his grandmother, Mrs. Honora Rose of 1919 Lombard Ave., and two uncles, Robert Rose of Lowell and Rolf Steberg of Tacoma. (Everett Herald 1969)

Steven Thomas SCHOOLER

Birth 16DEC49 Rank SP4 Date of Death 13NOV69 P. of birth Wenatchee Service Army Place Binh Dinh, S. Vietnam Town of Record East Wenatchee Unit 173rd Abn Bde N Co 75th Inf Ranger Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown Rock Island service # 535523708 Panel 16WEST - 71   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 17JUN69 Comment   Cemetery   Eastmont High School, East Wenatchee, junior class 1967

Spec. 4 Steven T. Schooler of the United States Army, 173rd Air Borne Brigrade died in action 13 Nov 1969 in Vietnam, The son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schooler of Rock Island he was born in Wenatchee 16 Dec 1949. He attended Rock Island Grade School. Sterling Junior High and was graduated in 1966 from Eastmont High School. He attended Rock Island Community Church and was active in schools sports especially in track team. He enlisted in the Army one day after graduation from high school. He took his basic training at Fort Lewis and Volunteered for paratroop training at Fort Benning GA. After completing his training he transferred to a special unit of the Paratroop Rangers,completing this training at Fort Bragg NC. He served in Vietnam since June of this year. Surviving besides his parents are: five brothers, Robert C., Lyman, Roy, Hal and Larry all at home. He was preceded in death by his sister Lynn Schooler in 1963, and by his uncle, Maj. Lawrence Acre, five weeks ago in Vietnam. Military services will be announced by Telford Chapel of the Valley. (Wenatchee Daily World, Wenatchee Nov 1969)

John David WALKER

Birth 26JUN41 Rank CAPT Date of Death 14NOV69 P. of birth Olympia Service Army (Reserve) Place Long An, S. Vietnam Town of Record Hoquiam Unit 9th Inf Div, HHC, 6th Bn, 31st Inf Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Vehicle Loss Crash Hometown   service # 534361890 Panel 16WEST - 77   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 07JAN69 Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cemetery in Portland

Hoquiam Soldier Dies In Vietnam. Army Capt. John David Walker, 28, Hoquiam. was killed in Vietnam, Nov 14 (1969), it was learned today. His body has been received by Coleman Mortuary and funeral arrangements have been delayed pending the arrival of his wife Barbara from St. Cloud MN. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Walker, 417 Third St, Hoquiam. (The Daily World, Aberdeen WA, 21 Nov 1969)

Capt. J.D. Walker Hoquiam Final rites with full military honors will be conducted at 10 am Tuesday in the Coleman Chapel for Capt. John David Walker, Hoquiam army man who was killed in Vietnam 14 Nov 1969.Ther service will be in charge of a contingent from Ft. Lewis. Burial will follow in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Capt. Walker was 28 years of age, born in Olympia 26 Jun 1941. He moved to Hoquiam in 1957 and was a member of the 1959 graduating class of Hoquiam High School. Immediately following graduation, he enlisted in the Army. He was commissioned in 1966 in the signal corps. He was serving his second hitch in the army when he was killed. He was attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 631st Infantry Division. He had received several decorations and citations. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and of the Roman Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife Barbara Jean, a daughter Signe Sophia, a son David, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Walker at 417 Third St., Hoquiam; a brother Richard W. Walker on Bainbridge Island, grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Swanson in Olympia, and numerous aunts and uncles, and cousins. (The Daily World, Aberdeen WA, 23 Nov 1969)

Ricardo Wayne REGALADO

Birth 01DEC49 Rank WO Date of Death 15NOV69 P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Everett Unit Americal Div, 174th Asslt Hel Co, 14th Avn Bn Death Code Hostile Died; Helicopter - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Land Hometown   service # 461828151 Panel 16WEST - 81   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 03AUG69 Comment 174th Assualt Helicopter Co. Cemetery

Donald Lee WILLIAMSON

Birth 23JUL48 Rank SP5 Date of Death 15NOV69 P. of birth Ft Lewis WA Service Army Place Binh Dinh, S. Vietnam Town of Record East Wenatchee Unit 1st Avn Bde, 119th Avn Co Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown Lake Stevens service # 533524322 Panel 16WEST - 82  married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 31DEC68 Comment   Cemetery

Spec. 5, Donald Lee Williamson, 21, of the United States Army, 119th Assault Helicopter Company, died in action 15th Nov (1969) when his base camp was attacked in Vietnam. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl C.Williamson of East Wenatchee. Born at Fort Lewis, 23 July 1948, he attended grade school at Silver Lake and high school at Lake Stevens graduating in 1966. During high school he was active in choir and 4-H work. Following graduation he was employed in Everett at Weyerhauser Inc., until coming to Wenatchee in 1967. He entered the Armed Forces in Jan. 1968, and had served in Vietnam since January of this year. Surviving are his parents; three brothers Roy L. Williamson, Monroe, Steven D. and Gary D. Williamson both of home: one sister Janice K. Williamson, Wenatchee; and his grandmother Mrs. Frances William, Everett. Telford's Chapel of the Valley is in charge of arrangements. (Wenatchee Daily World, Wenatchee Nov. 1969)

Don Leslie ROCK

Birth 14JAN47 Rank WO Date of Death 19NOV69 P. of birth Spokane Service Army (Reserve) Place Binh Duong, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit USARV 57th Medical Det Death Code Hostile Died; Helicopter - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Land Hometown   service # 531506833 Panel 16WEST - 96   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 02AUG69 Comment   Cemetery Wild Rose Cemetery

Army WO Don L. Rock,
    22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mont R. Rock, route 5, has been reported killed in action in South Vietnam Wednesday (19 Nov 1969). He is the husband of the former Karla Rae Best of Spokane.
    Rock, the 78th combat victim of the Vietnam war from Spokane County, was stationed with the 45th "Dust Off" Medivac unit at Long Binh. He was on loan to the 57th Medivac at Lai Khe, South Vietnam, and was copilot of a helicopter attempting to rescue wounded men when he was shot and killed by hostile ground fire.
    Born in Spokane
    Born in Spokane, he was a member of Wildrose Methodist Church, active in Boy Scouting and was a mechanic for Ron's Drive-In race car.
    Rock enlisted in July 1968, and was trained at Ft. Wolters TX, and in Georgia before being sent to Vietnam 30 Jul (1969).
    He is survived by his wife, his parents, three brothers, Sgt. Joe D. Rock, Okinawa, Mont George Rock, Portland OR, and Jack L. Rock, Phoenix; two sisters, Judy K. and Dixie, both at home, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hindman, here. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 26 Nov 1969)

Funeral services for WO Donald L. Rock, 22, Deer Park WA, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, at Wild Rose Methodist Church, Deer Park. The Rev. Earl Lake will officiate. Burial will be at Wild Rose Cemetery with military rites. He was killed in action 19 Nov (1969). Young Rock graduated from Mead High School in 1965 and Spokane Community College in 1967. He is survived by his wife, Karla Rae Rock, at the home; his parents, Mrs. and Mr. Mont Rock, Spokane; three brothers, Mont George, Portland OR, Jack L., Phoenix AZ, Army Sgt. Joe D., Okinawa; two sisters, Judy K. and Dixi, at the home, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hindman, Spokane. the Boyd is at Lauer Funeral Home in Deer Park. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 4 Dec 1969)

Alfred Lee TURNER

Birth 13JUL34 Rank SSGT Date of Death 23NOV69 P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Bothell Unit 196th Light Inf Bde Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 499362977 Panel 16WEST - 113   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 13JAN67 Comment   Cemetery

Larry Irwin GREWELL

Birth 06JUL45 Rank CMS Date of Death 29JUN78   P. of birth   Service Air Force Place Laos Town of Record Tacoma Unit 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Ubon Airfield, Thailand Death Code Hostile, Air Loss, Crash on Land - Fixed Wing - Crew, died while missing Hometown   service # 559605093 Panel 16WEST - 117 married Single MIA - remains id Oct 1969 Medals   Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery

(MIA records extracted from P.O.W. Network) Larry Irwin Grewell was one of an eight man crew that flew a C130A from Ubon Airfield Thailand on an operational mission over Laos. Near Ban Bac, Savannakhet Province, Laos, the C130 was seen to be struck by 37 mm anti-aircraft fire, burst into flames and explode on impact when it crashed. All members of the crew were declared MIA. His remains were I.D. in Oct. 1995.
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James Randle 'Randy' JONES Jr.

Cascade High School Leavenworth WA 1967

Birth 19APR49 Rank SP4 Date of Death 24NOV69 P. of birth   Service Army Place Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Leavenworth Unit 1st Avn Bde, 187th Aviation Co Death Code Non-Hostile; Helicopter Crew; Air Loss, Crash on Land Hometown   service # 534541595 Panel 16WEST - 118   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 13JUN69 Comment   Cemetery Mountain View Cem. Leavenworth

Spec. 4. James R. Jones (Randy) Jones Jr., 20, of Leavenworth, died as a result of a helicopter crash in Vietnam 24th Nov (1969). He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Jones Sr. of Leavenworth. Spec. 4 Jones was serving with the 187th Aviation Company, Assault Helicopter. In November, of 1968 he volunteered for a three years tour in the Army. Last June he was assigned for duty in Vietnam.He was born in Wenatchee 19 Apr 1949, and he moved to Leavenworth with his family in 1960. He was graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1967. He was a member of Calvary Bible Church in Wenatchee. Surviving besides his parents are: his brothers and sisters Greig, Philip, and Kellie Jones all at home, Mrs. Donald [Judy] Peters, Monroe, and Mrs. James Richard [Laura] Jones of Wenatchee and the grandmothers, Mrs. Ona Strand, Leavenworth, and Mrs. Cecil Jones, Olathe KS. Braun Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Leavenworth (Wenatchee Daily World, Wenatchee 2 Dec 1969)

Full military graveside services will be held at the Mountain View Cem. Leavenworth., Friday at 2pm. The United States Army Guard from Ft. Lewis will officate. Arrangements by the Braun Funeral Home,Cashmere.

John Michael SMITH

Walla Walla High School Walla Walla WA 1967

Birth 03JUN50 Rank CPL Date of Death 27NOV69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Walla Walla Unit ... Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Misadventure Hometown   service # 534488354 Panel 16WEST - 128   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 05APR69 Comment   Cemetery

Robert Steven CLEMENTS

Birth 09SEP48 Rank PFC Date of Death 29NOV69 P. of birth Seattle Service Army Place Pleiku, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 4th Inf Div, B Co, 1st Bn, 35th Inf Death Code Non-Hostile; Ground Casualty; "friendly fire" mortar Hometown Des Moines service # 531441901 Panel 15WEST - 03 married Married Link Bob's memorial Medals Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. Tour Date 12JUN69 Comment Best Friend Jim McCarthy also died. Cemetery Evergreen-Washelli, Seattle WA

Robert S. Clements, 20, Killed in War
    Pfc. Robert S. Clements, 20, of 122 S. Wells St., Renton, was killed in action in Vietnam near the Cambodian border 29 Nov (1969), his mother, Mrs. M. R. Curtis, has been notified by the Defense department.
    Private Clements, a native of Seattle, attended Mount Rainier High School. He enlisted in the Army 13 Jan.
    Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Green Lake Funeral Home. Burial will be in Evergreen.
    In addition to his mother and stepfather, he is survived by his wife, Shirley; a son, Steven, 2; his father, Ralph J. Clements of California, three brothers, Charles J., Bradley D. and Richard L. Clements, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Max T. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Godfrey, and his great-grandmother, Mrs. Hattie Bayard, all of Seattle. (Times, Seattle WA, 9 Dec 1969)

The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Robert Steven Clements, who died on November 29th 1969 in Pleiku Province, Vietnam. The cause of death was Friendly Fire (Artillery). At the time of his death Robert was 21 years of age. He was from Seattle, Washington.
Robert is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 15W, Line 3.
The decorations earned by PFC Robert Steven Clements include: the Combat Infantry Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. The 35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

Website created for Robert Clements by his brother Richard Clements http://www.robertclementsmemorial.com/

James Irvin MC CARTHY Jr.

Mount Rainier High School, Des Moines WA 1965

Birth 18MAR49 Rank SP4 Date of Death 29NOV69 P. of birth Seattle Service Army (Draft) Place Pleiku, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 4th Inf Div, B Co, 1st Bn, 35th Inf Death Code Non-Hostile; Ground Casualty; "friendly fire" mortar Hometown Des Moines service # 532543369 Panel 15WEST -07   married Single Link Jim's Memorial Page Medals Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. Tour Date 20JUL69 Comment Best Friend Bob Clements also died. Cemetery

James Irvin McCarthy, 21, Dies in Vietnam Army Specialist 4 James Irvin McCarthy, 21, of 19310 Third Ave. S., was killed Saturday in Vietnam. Born here, Specialist McCarthy graduated from Mount Rainier High School in 1967 and entered the Army last February. He had been overseas since July. Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Corbit; his father, James McCarthy; two brothers, Mike and Brain McCarthy; a half brother, Glen Corbit, and two half sisters, Glenda and Cathy Corbit, all of Seattle. (Seattle Times, Seattle WA, Thursday, 4 Dec 1969)

The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, SP4 James Irvin McCarthy Jr., who died on November 29th, 1969 in Pleiku Province, Vietnam. The cause of death was Friendly Fire (Artillery). At the time of his death James was 20 years of age. He was from Seattle, Washington.
James is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 15W, Line 7.
The decorations earned by SP4 James Irvin McCarthy Jr. include: the Combat Infantry Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. The 35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

Jim's Memorial Webpage created by brother Brian http://www.sierraweb.com.au/jim