Birth 27SEP50 Rank SP4 Date of Death 07DEC70 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Duong, S. Vietnam Town of Record Seattle Unit 11th ACR, L Trp, 3rd Sqdr, 11th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 538543484 Panel 06WEST - 113   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 08MAR70 Comment 11th Cav/ Black Horse Cemetery

Dennis Leon ROUSKA

Birth 26JUN49 Rank SGT Date of Death 07DEC70 P. of birth   Service Army Place Quang Tin, S. Vietnam Town of Record Cosmopolis Unit 198th LIB, D Co, 1st Bn, 46th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar Hometown   service # 533525221 Panel 06WEST - 113   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 21JUN70 Comment   Cemetery

Duane Gordon CORDINER

Seattle University Seattle WA 1966

Birth 06JUN46 Rank 1LT Date of Death 14DEC70 P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Kien Hoa, S. Vietnam Town of Record Tumwater Unit MACV Adv Team # 96 Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 538422604 Panel 06WEST - 120   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 03DEC70 Comment   Cemetery

Gary Preston BOOTH

Birth 11APR50 Rank SP4 Date of Death 23DEC70 P. of birth Chehalis Service Army (Draft) Place offshore military Reg 2, S. Vietnam Town of Record Olympia Unit 1st Avn Bde 18th Aviation Co Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Helicopter - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Sea Hometown Winlock service # 337420373 Panel 05WEST - 01  married Single MIA - 23 Dec 70 Medals   Tour Date BNR Comment   Cemetery

(Remembrance for Bay) I can confirm that Bay Preston Booth did die on the day noted. I was one of the witness's and a friend. Orvis (Email received 14 Feb 2004)

(Rememberance for Gary) I wanted to make a correction to one of the people who is currently listed on your web site under Thurston County. His name is Gary Preston Booth 11Apr50 - 23Dec70. I was one of Gary's best friends and graduated high school with him in 1968.
  Gary's home of record is listed as Olympia but his hometown was Winlock, WA. Olympia is where is was living at the the time he was drafted. Winlock is where he grew up, went to school, and where his parents lived until they passed. His brother still lives on the family property.
  Thank you for helping the memory of these fine Americans live.
  Respectfully Yours, Jerry Barnett (email received 11Aug2004)

(MIA extraction from PowNetWork.org) Gary Preston Booth was born 11 Apr 1950 Chehalis WA. He was a member of the 18th Aviation Co, 223rd Aviation BN, 1st Aviation Brigade. On 24 Dec 1970 He was listed as Crew Chief, aboard a U1A "Otter" aircraft. About 10 miles south of Tuy Hoa Air Base, trained observes reported they saw the Booth's aircraft break up in mid-air and crash to the ground. Helicopters were sent immediately to the scene and found lots of aircraft debre. No survivors were found. More information about this incident is at P.O.W. Net Work

Richard William SCOBY

Birth 11JUL48 Rank SSGT Date of Death 23DEC70 P. of birth Aberdeen Service Army Place Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Hoquiam Unit USARV C Co 31st Eng Bn Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 535480884 Panel 05WEST - 03   married Married MIA -   Medals Purple Heart,Combat Infantrys Badge. Army Commendation, Citation for Meritious Service Tour Date 01OCT70 Comment   Cemetery Dryad Cem.

Harbor Man Dies in Viet Word was received yesterday of the death of S- Sgt. Richard Scoby, 22, who was killed 23 Dec (1970), while on a military mission when his group encountered hostile forces, the Army said. Sgt. Scoby, a member of Company C, 31st Engineer Battalion, was on his third tour of Vietnam. He had been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Army commendation, Medal and Citation for Meritious Service and the Purple Heart. He had also served with two different units which had been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. He had arrived in Vietnam Oct.1. Born in Aberdeen 11 Jul 1948, he later attended the Wishkah Valley High School, where he graduated in 1966. The same year he entered the Army. He was a member of the Aberdeen Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Ann, and daughter Tammy Odette, Rt., 2, Box 184, Hoquiam; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Scobet, a sister, Mrs. John White, all of Hoquiam; a brother Washington State Trooper Ronald M. Scoby, Sultan, and a step- grandmother, Mrs. Elnora Ethell, Klamath Falls OR. (The Daily World, Aberdeen WA, 28 Dec 1970)

S-Sgt. Richard Scoby. Funeral Services for S-Sgt., Richard Scoby will be 11am. Saturday in the Coleman Chapel with full military honors furnished by the Ft. Lewis Survival Assistance Office. Interment will follow in the Dryad Cemetery. In addition to other survivors previously listed, he is survived by an uncle, C.H. Scoby of Aberdeen, and several nieces and nephews. (The Daily World, Aberdeen WA, 30 Dec 1970)

Larry Michael HEEN

Birth 12JAN50 Rank SP4 Date of Death 24DEC70 P. of birth   Service Army Place Thua Thien, S. Vietnam Town of Record Duvall Unit 101st Abn Div, A Co, 1st Bn, 327th Inf Death Code Non-Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Accident Hometown   service # 536540823 Panel 05WEST - 05   married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 16APR70 Comment Screaming Eagles Cemetery

Lawrence Gene BANGS

Birth 27JUN49 Rank SP5 Date of Death 27DEC70 P. of birth Seattle Service Army Place Binh Thua, S. Vietnam Town of Record Eatonville Unit ... Death Code Non-Hostile Died Illness/Injury; Ground Casualty; Burns Hometown   service # 534509011 Panel 05WEST - 10   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 20JUN70 Comment   Cemetery

Army Spec. 5 Lawrence G. Bangs, 21, of Eatonville, who was killed in action in Vietnam, was born in Seattle and had lived almost his entire life in this area. He was a graduate of Elk Plain Elementary School and Bethel High School. He was a member of Lakewood Moose Lodge 1865. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Bangs of Eatonville; four sisters, Mrs. C. W. (Margaret) McNew, of Woodland, Mrs. James (Florence) Hayes, of Lowell OR, Mrs. Terry (Joyce) Goodnow, Brattleboro VT, Mts. Dewey (Joan) Johnston, of PeEll; three brothers, Army Pvt. Allan, of Ft. Hood TX, John Jr., of Tacoma, and Kenneth J., of the home; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Kline, of Randle, and Mrs. Margaret Allen, Puyallup. Services will be announced by Dryer Fir Lane Chapel. (Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 30 Dec 1970)

Richard Eugene DODD

Birth 09NOV41 Rank SFC Date of Death 31DEC70 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Thuy S. Vietnam Town of Record Wister OK Unit 11th Armored Cav.   Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 445384726   Panel 05WEST - 16  married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 25OCT70 Comment Tacoma   Cemetery

Richard E. Dodd Services for Platoon Sgt. Richard E. Dodd, 29, who was killed in Vietnam 31 Dec (1970) will be arranged by Mountain View Funeral Home. He was born in Sansau OK, and was a resident of Tacoma for four years. He resided at 8030 83rd Ave. SW. Survivors include his wife, Lucille M., and a son, Richard E. Jr., of the home; his mother, Mrs. Arlie Dodd, of Oklahoma City OK; six brothers, William F., Guy and Grady L., all of Oklahoma City, John R., of South Carolina, Harold of California and Doyle, of Wisconsin; and four sisters, Mrs. Leon McKurley, Mrs. Don Moult, Mrs. Gary Rodgers, and Miss Inez Dodd, all of Oklahoma City. (The Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma WA, 6 Jan 1971)