FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR
IDAHO

1968 March - April

    GARY VIRGIL FRAZIER
Birth 10NOV47 Rank PFC Date of Death 02MAR68
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place Gia Dinh, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		POCATELLO Unit 25th Inf Div C Co 4th Bn 9th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56628242 Panel 42EAST - 31
Married Single In Service   Medals  
Tour Date 09DEC67 Comment   Cemetery  

    HOWARD BERT WALDRON
Birth 18MAY26 Rank MSG Date of Death 06MAR68
P. of birth DecloService Marines (Reserves) Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Coeur d'AleneUnit 3 MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Fixed Wing - NonCrew
Hometown   service # 566023 Panel 43EAST - 37
Married Married In Service 24 yrsMedals  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

Cd'A Man Presumed Dead in Viet Crash
    A career Marine Corps non-commissioned officer from Coeur d'Alene was one of the 47 presumably killed in Vietnam Wednesday when Communist ground fire shot down a U. S. Air Foce C-123 transport plane flying reinforcements into embattled Khe Sanh.
    He is MSgt. Howard B. Waldron, 41, veteran with 24 years of military service, and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bert Waldron, 224 S. 13th St. The Marine sergeant's wife, the former Elizabeth Dutro of Rathdrum, and their two children Howard Bert, 2 1/2, and Candace Marie, nine months, reside in the trailer court at Silver Beach.
    Sgt. Major Sanderson, Spokane, informed The Press today that MSgt. Howard Waldron is "missing in action." Notification first reached relatives late Thursday evening.
    After visiting in Coeur d'Alene MSgt. Waldron left 28 Feb (1968) for Vietnam. Military officers say the C-123 transport was shot down by hostile ground fire while enroute to Khe Sanh, big Marine base in the northwest part of South Vietnam.
    Wreckage was located eight miles east of Khe Sanh, according to military sources who added: "It appears there are no surviviors. It has not been possible to conduct any ground search or recover any remains due to heavy concentration of enemy troops in the area. Recovery efforts will commence when the area can be cleared of enemy forces."
    The crash was witnessed by passengers aboard a nearby airplane, according to United Press International, which said all 47 persons aboard were killed.
    MSgt. Waldron was born 18 May 1926 at Declo, and later lived, he joined at Kooskia and also Hamilton MT (sic) where at the age of 17 he was graduated from high school, after which (he joined) the Marine Corps. He served in the South Pacific during World War II and later in Korea. After retiring upon completion of 20 years of service, he was in the Fleet Reserve two years. He worked a a civilian, here and at St. Maries for about two years but returned to service 18 May 1966. More recently he had scheduled training for three Marine camps in a portion of Camp Pendleton.
    MSgt. Waldron has two brothers, Donald R. Waldron, school principal at Libby MT, who served 3 1/2 yrs in the Marines during World War II, and John W. Waldron, Helena MT, who served five yrs in the Marines during World War II. The latter, a civil engineer with the Montana fish and game department, is now in the Army Reserve, reporting recently for duty at Baltimore MD.
    His parents moved to Coeur d'Alene from St. Regis MT in 1958. Relatives of the missing marine include two step-sisters, Mrs. Lyle Cain, Coeur d'Alene and Mrs. Clyde Trevaskis, Alameda CA, and a step-brothers, S/Sgt. Donald White, at Hayward AF base. (Coeur d'Alene Press, Coeur d'Alene ID, Friday, 8 Mar 1968)

    MICHAEL FRANK GREEN

Birth 23JAN47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 10MAR68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Knanh Koa, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		POCATELLO Unit 1st Avn Bde 61 AHC Death Code Non-hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Helicopter - Crew
Hometown   service # 18813594 Panel 44EAST - 07
Married Single In Service  Medals  
Tour Date 02NOV67 Comment   Cemetery  

    JESS BURTON BOICOURT Jr
Birth 23OCT45 Rank CPL Date of Death 11MAR68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		NAMPA Unit H&S CO 1/9TH MAR 3D MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2275676 Panel 44EAST - 14
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals  
Tour Date 28MAR67 Comment   Cemetery  

    TERENCE PIERCE THOMAS
Birth 20JUN46 Rank PFC Date of Death 11MAR68
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place Gia Dinh, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		HAMMETT Unit 1st Inf Div B Co 1st Bn 2nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56628197 Panel 44EAST - 22
Married Single In Service  Medals  
Tour Date 20OCT67 Comment   Cemetery  

    MICHEL T WHEELER
Birth 18JAN49 Rank CPL Date of Death 16MAR68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Quang Tin, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		EMMETT Unit 173rd Abn Bde D Co 3rd Bn 503rd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 18802138 Panel 45EAST - 06
Married Single In Service   Medals  
Tour Date 03OCT67 Comment   Cemetery  

    MARSHALL GUST SCHAFFNER
Birth 02FEB47 Rank PFC Date of Death 18MAR68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		CATALDO Unit H CO 2DBN 4TH MARS 9TH MAB Death Code Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2266228 Panel 45EAST - 29
Married Single In Service 1 yrMedals  
Tour Date 20JUN67 Comment   Cemetery  

    CECIL RAY MILLSPAUGH
Birth 04OCT44 Rank SP4 Date of Death 26MAR68
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place Kontum, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		DECLO Unit 4th Inf Div D Co 3rd Bn 8th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56628120 Panel 46EAST - 39
Married Married In Service 1 yrMedals  
Tour Date 22AUG67 Comment   Cemetery  

    HERMAN AUGUSTA LOHMAN Jr
Birth 24JAN48 Rank CPL Date of Death 06APR68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		TWIN FALLS Unit G CO., 2ND BN., 26TH MARS 3RD MARDIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2222513 Panel 48EAST - 29
Married Single In Service  Medals  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    MICHAEL ALLAN SNYDER
Birth 17OCT42 Rank PFC Date of Death 06APR68
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		LEWISTON Unit 1st Cav Div D Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56932516 Panel 48EAST - 35
Married Single In Service 1 yrMedals  
Tour Date 03DEC67 Comment   Cemetery  

    JIM CARL MC NAMAR
Birth 16SEP45 Rank HN Date of Death 17APR68
P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		MOUNTAIN HOME Unit 3RD MARDIV H&S CO 3RD BN 26TH MARINES Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 7882111 Panel 50EAST - 32
Married Single In Service 2 yrs Medals  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    ARTURO RECIO RIOS
Birth 19FEB47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 19APR68
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place Dinh Tuong, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		IDAHO FALLS Unit 9th Inf Div C Co 2nd Bn 39th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 67173039 Panel 51EAST - 01
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals  
Tour Date 15SEP67 Comment   Cemetery  

    JESS WILLIAM CREASON Jr
Birth 23JUL47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 26APR68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Pleiku, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		CASCADE Unit 1st Avn Bde 179th Aviation Co Death Code Non-hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Helicopter - Noncrew
Hometown   service # 18801889 Panel 52EAST - 16
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals  
Tour Date 29OCT67 Comment   Cemetery  

    STEVEN MICHAEL MC ARTHUR aka STEVEN D. LOOMER
Birth 08FEB49 Rank SP4 Date of Death 28APR68
P. of birth Coeur d'AleneService Army Place Thua Thien, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		COEUR D ALENE Unit 101st Abn Div Trp A 2nd Sqd 17th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 18993678 Panel 52EAST - 40
Married Single Link Virtual WallMedals  
Tour Date 17NOV67 Comment   Cemetery  

Researcher's notes
  Steven Michael McArthur was known as Steven D. Loomer in Coeur D'Alene ID.
  It is not unusual for some of the service men to have more than one name.
  The usual thing is Mom remarries and the son is given the surname of his step-father (especially if there are other children in the home.) Most people of the community knows the kid by that name.
  The kid then joins the service and is required to use his legal name. Thus young Steven Loomer became SP4 Steven McArthur.
  Steven Loomer's death was on the front page of the Coeur d'Alene newspaper. He is listed on the wall under his legal and military name Steven McArthur and he is buried in the Forest Cemetery, Coeur D' Alene ID as Steven McArthur.
  I hope this explaination allows friends of Steven to find him on the Wall. It is presented with honor and respect.

Cd'A Soldier Dies in Viet
    Army Pvt. Steven D. Loomer, 19, Coeur d' Alene, was killed in action in Vietnam, according to official word received Tuesday night by his immediate family. He was the son of Mrs. Sam Loomer, 508 Locust Ave., and Jack McArthur, Spokane.
  His death occurred 28 Apr (1968), according to the Department of Defense.
  Pvt. Loomer had been stationed as a paratrooper at Cu Chi, Vietnam, but recently had been involved in action over much of the war zone, including the Hue area. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division. Details of the mission at the time of his death were not disclosed.
  Young Loomer was born 8 Feb 1949 in Coeur d'Alene, and attended local schools prior to enlisting in military service during the summer of 1967. He shipped to Vietnam in October where he immediately went to the front lines.
  He was the recipient of two citations for military heroism.
  Survivors, besides his parents, include a step-father, Sam Loomer, at the family home; brothers, Carnie Loomer and Jeff Loomer, and step-brothers and step-sister Mike, Chuck and Peggy Loomer, all at the family home. Several aunts and uncles also live in the area. (The Coeur d'Alene Press, Coeur D'Alene ID, Wednesday, 1 May 1968) researched by Coeur d'Alene Library.

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