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FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR
IDAHO

1968 January - February

RALPH LEE ROTTER

Birth	14APR44	Rank	PFC	Date of Death	02JAN68
P. of birth		Service	Army (Drafted)	Place	Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam
Town of Record	LEWISTON	Unit	25th Inf Div C Co 3rd Bn 22nd Inf	Death Code	Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty
Hometown		service #	56985654	Panel	33EAST - 22
Married	Single	In Service		Medals
Tour Date	19OCT67	Comment		Cemetery

2 More Servicemen Died in Vietnam
An 18-year-old Eugene man, Marine Corps Pfc. Michael L. Wilson, has been killed in Vietnam, it was learned Saturday.
Funeral services are pending for a former Eugenean also killed in action in Vietnam recently - Army Pfc. Ralph Lee Rotter, 23, of Lewiston ID. Rotter was killed 2 Jan (1968) after eight months of Army service. He left for Vietnam last October.
The soldier was a 1962 graduate of North Eugene High School and attended Lane Community College in 1964 and 1965. He moved to Lewiston and entered the Army in May, 1967.
Surviviors include his mother, Mary Rotter, Chewelah WA; five sisters, including Mrs. Robert Ross of Cottage Grove, and three brothers, including Harry Rotter of Eugene. A divorced wife and child live in Idaho.
Buell Chapel, Springfield, is in charge of arrangements. (Eugene Register-Guard, Eugene OR, 13 Jan 1968)

Thank you Oregon Genealogical Society

BENNETT WALFRED OLSON

Birth	03OCT37	Rank	SSG	Date of Death	08JAN68
P. of birth		Service	Marines	Place	Thua Thien, S. Vietnam
Town of Record	CALDWELL	Unit	HMH-463	Death Code	Non-hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Helicopter - Crew
Hometown		service #	1631749	Panel	33EAST - 91
Married	Single	In Service	12 yrs	Medals
Tour Date	27OCT67	Comment		Cemetery

JAMES BARTON ANDERSON

Birth	25SEP47	Rank	SSG	Date of Death	25JAN68
P. of birth		Service	Army	Place	Phuoc Long S. Vietnam
Town of Record	AMERICAN FALLS	Unit	101st Abn Div C Co 2nd Bn 327th Inf	Death Code	Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown		service #	18802012	Panel	35EAST - 29
Married	Single	In Service	1 yr	Medals
Tour Date	12MAY67	Comment		Cemetery

GILBERT RAY LISH

Birth	30NOV47	Rank	SP4	Date of Death	01FEB68
P. of birth		Service	Army	Place	Vinh Long, S. Vietnam
Town of Record	BOISE	Unit	20th Engineer Bde D Co 69th Eng Bn 34th Eng Grp	Death Code	Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown		service #	19883058	Panel	36EAST - 54
Married	Married	In Service	1 yr	Medals
Tour Date	01SEP67	Comment		Cemetery

DONALD JACK HAILE

Birth	12OCT38	Rank	SSG	Date of Death	09FEB68
P. of birth		Service	Army	Place	Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of Record	CALDWELL	Unit	196th LIB A Co 2nd Bn 1st Inf	Death Code	Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty
Hometown		service #	28643126	Panel	38EAST - 50
Married	Married	In Service	10 yrs	Medals
Tour Date	25NOV67	Comment		Cemetery

LE ROY EDWARD DAMIANO

Birth	30SEP47	Rank	SP4	Date of Death	12FEB68
P. of birth		Service	Army (Drafted)	Place	Hua Nghia, S. Vietnam
Town of Record	HARRISON	Unit	25th Inf Div HHC 3rd Bn 22nd Inf	Death Code	Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown		service #	56985557	Panel	39EAST - 04
Married	Single	In Service		Medals
Tour Date	22AUG67	Comment		Cemetery

HOWARD LEMUEL JR JONES

Birth	04MAR48	Rank	LCPL	Date of Death	24FEB68
P. of birth		Service	Marines	Place	Thua Thien, S. Vietnam
Town of Record	POST FALLS	Unit	MAINT CO FLSG FORLOGCMD	Death Code	Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown		service #	2277316	Panel	41EAST - 10
Married	Single	In Service	1 yr	Medals
Tour Date	07JUL67	Comment		Cemetery

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