Lawrence Dale ACRE

Birth 02FEB35 Rank MAJ Date of Death 09OCT69 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Long, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit Special Forces, SOA CCS 5th SF Grp Death Code Hostile, Died; Helicopter - NonCrew; Air Loss, Crash - Land Hometown   service # 518345612 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 17SEP69 Comment   Cemetery

Lawrence Acre death date 9 Oct 1969 is listed with Spokane service men. He is mentioned in his nephew's, Steven T. Schooler, obituary.. "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)

Charles Eugene ANDERSON

Birth 23JUL41 Rank SGT Date of Death 05MAR66 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam town of rec. Spokane Unit 1ST MAR DIV, M CO, 3RD BN, 1ST MARINES Death Code Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 1823948 Panel 05EAST - 112 married Married Medals   MIA -   Tour Date   Comment Operation Utah Cemetery

Soldier's Life Was Dream of Victim
A Spokane youth who always wanted to be a soldier has become the third fatality from this city in a month in the fighting in Viet Nam. Killed last Saturday at Quang Ngai on the central coast of Viet Nam was Marine Sgt. Charles E. Anderson, 24, who attended North Central High School and enlisted in the Marine Corps when he was only 16. Mrs. Charles E. Anderson, mother of two small children, said she had received a letter from her husband on the Friday before his death in which he wrote "the going is rough, but I am doing what I want to do."
    Wanted to Be Soldier
" For as long as I can remember he wanted to be a soldier," said his mother, Mrs. Gladys Eggers, E3725 Ermina. Other survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Eileen Simpson, Alaska, and Mrs. Susan Douglas, Spokane, His own children are Charles E. Anderson Jr., 21 months, and John Luther Anderson, three months, who was born after his father left for overseas. They live with their mother at E6920 Second. Sergeant Anderson told his wife he was taking part in "Operation Double Eagle," after completing three days rest leave at Chu Lai. He had been in Viet Nam less than two months. Prior to that he was assigned to Camp Pendleton CA as a platoon leader and instructor.

Dies In Viet Nam Marine Sgt. Charles E. Anderson, 24, of Spokane, has become the third local man killed in the Viet Nam War since early February. It was announced on Tuesday that he died of head wounds last Saturday. His wife and two children live at E6920 Second, and his mother at E3725 Ermina. In addition to the three Spokane men killed recently two men who formerly lived in Spokane have been killed in Viet Nam since Aug. 1963. (Spokesman Review, Spokane WA 9 Mar 1966)

Researcher comment - Death of 5 Washington State men
    The plan - Operation Utah called for using one battalion of ARVN paratroopers and one battalion of Marines to drive the 21st NVA Regiment out of the area northwest of Quang Ngai City. The ARVN's would be brought in first to secure the Landing Zone and then would be reinforced by the 7th Marines. Together they would move up Highway 527 taking out the enemy as they found them. It was easy to say and very difficult to do as the enemy, 2 full battalions, was well entrenched. Larry Edward ANDERSON

Birth 08NOV48 Rank LCPL Date of Death 24APR68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit ... Death Code Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Misadventure Hometown   service # 2388834 Panel   married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 09JAN68 Comment   Cemetery

Deloss William ANDERSON Jr.

Birth 21MAR31 Rank ADR1 Date of Death 08SEP64 P. of birth   Service Navy Place S. Vietnam town of rec. Spokane Unit VP-42, TF 72, 7th Fleet Death Code Hostile, Died; Fixed Wing - Crew; Air Loss, Crash - Land Hometown service # 531242456 married single Medals   MIA -   Tour Date   Comment Name added to wall 1986 Cemetery

State remembers 4 who died Olympia --
    A band played God Bless America, a bugler blew Taps, a son and father were remembered and four Washington men who died in the Vietnam War were honored in a short but emotional ceremony at the state capital Friday.
    "It was very nice," said Julie Donaldson of Lacey, whose father, Elmer O. Wray, was killed in the Philippines in 1973 (sic).
    She held her 9-month old son, Steve, while her husband Wayne held their 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Sherry, throughout the ceremony. It was an emotional experience for her, she said quietly after the ceremony as a young woman wearing a shirt saying "I support Vietnam Vets" came up and hugged her.
    The parents of DeLoss "Jack" Anderson of Spokane also attended the ceremony and removed the tape over the name of their son, who died in the South China Sea in 1964. The names of Wray, Anderson, Gary Simkins of Port Angeles and Jan Miller of Spokane will be added to the national Vietnam War Memorial wall in Washington, D. C., in Memorial Day ceremonies later this month.
(Bellingham Herald, Bellingham WA, 17 May 1986)

Will Page BARTON II

Birth 21APR47 Rank PFC Date of Death 09JUN66 P. of birth Berkeley CA Service Army Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 101st Abn Div, B Co, 2nd Bn, 502nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 19837049 Panel 08EAST - 25 married Single Link Lewis & Clark Medals Bronze Star, Purple Heart Comment   Tour Date 25MAR66 Cemetery

Two Spokane Men Die in Viet Nam
    Two Spokane youths who last fall joined the Army and completed paratroop training in March were killed Thursday in combat in Viet Nam
    They were Pfcs. Will P. Barton 2nd, 19, son of Air Force M. Sgt. and Mrs. Will P Barton, S4022 Sherman, and Joseph R. Ellman, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Ellman, E3727 29th.
    The Bartons were notified Friday and the Ellman's received word Saturday of the deaths of their sons. Whether the two members of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles," were together when they were hit was not known.
    Telegrams to the parents said that Barton died "of wounds, received when hit by automatic weapons fire while on combat operations against hostile forces" and that Ellman died "of gunshot wounds while on combat operations."
    The two joined the Army together and were to have left at the same time for training, but Barton left in September and Ellman followed him two weeks later because a sprained ankle delayed him.
    They trained at Ft. Ord CA and Ft. Gordon GA and by the time they graduated from jump school at Ft. Benning GA in March, Ellman had caught up with Barton.
    Barton was born in Berkeley CA and had lived in Spokane since his family moved here in 1952. He attended Manito Kindergarten, Jefferson Grade School, Sacajawea Junior High School, and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School last June.
    His survivors include a brother, John, 16 and a sister, Cynthia, 13, both at home.
    Ellman was born in Riverside CA and had lived in Spokane since his family moved here in 1953. He attended Adams Grade School and was graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in June, 1964.
    He was in swimming at the high school, and worked for about a year before joining the Army. His survivors include two sisters, Mrs. James (Patty) Bro of Spokane, and Miss Linda Mae, 19. at the home. (Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA 12 Jun 1966)

General Cites Soldier Killed in Vietnam Brig. Gen. Francis W. Nye, commander of the 18th Air Division, Monday presented the Bronze Star and Purple Heart posthumously to Army Pfc. Will P. Barton II in ceremonies at Fairchild Air Force Base. Receiving their son's medal are Air Force Sgt. and Mrs. Will P. Barton, S4022 Sherman. Young Barton was killed in combat 9 Jun 1966 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, Tuesday 13 Dec 1966)

Paul Anthony BENKERT

Birth 22FEB45 Rank SP4 Date of Death 07JAN67 P. of birth   Service Army Place Han Nghia S. Vietnam Town of Record Fairchild AFB Unit ... Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 19815059 Panel 13EAST - 120 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 11 Apr 66 Comment school: San Fernando Valley CA Cemetery

Remembrance 21 Feb 2003 Paul went to St. Genevives (Catholic School) in the San Fernando Valley. He was about a year younger than myself and we met at a YMCA summer camp in about 1955 or 1956. Paul had an incredibly stout upper chest (hereditary in his family) His chest was 48 inches when he was 17. There is a tragic side to his family. About 1962 his dad went to Taiwan to start a Jet engine rebuilding factory for Pratt & whitney. It was a two year contract with renewal clauses. Paul went with them. About 1964 the family returned to the U.S. for about a month Paul stayed here after that. His dad died of a heart attack in 1965. One of his brothers died about 1966 when he crashed a Piper Cub in the Valley. About a year later Paul died in Viet Nam when he drove over a land mine. I didn't know this about Paul until about 1978. I ran into another fellow that I knew from High School and we got to talking. He told me that Paul had gotten wasted in Viet Nam. I immediately went home and started looking to see if his mom was listed in the phone book. Her name was Jean. I couldn't locate her. I thought of the tragedy that happened to this poor lady over such a short period of time - a husband in 1965, a son in 1966 and Paul a year later. There was another son - I believe they were John and Alan. There was also a daughter born to Jean about 1960. She was probably in her 40's by then. I inquired of the military but was unable to find out anything further about her. Recently I inquired of the military to find out where he was buried. Tis also drew a blank and they referred mt to the National Archives as they keep a record of any Veterans who have been issued grave markers. Paul was always adventurous. We used to hitchhike to various places - a large amusement park in Santa Monica, horse back riding in the mountains, sneaking onto the back lots of some of the movie studios to see the! props. My house was probably 4 or 5 miles from Pauls and he used to walk over to see me often during the summer. I don't know if my ramblings are what you want to include in your obituaries. I have many memories of a fearless young man (not foolhardy) and can imagine that in Viet Nam he didn't cower away from danger. I remember the house he lived in (on Collett in Van Nuys) and wouldn't be surprised if some old neighbors wouldn't still be around there. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of Paul. Didn't expect him to leave this world so soon. I am almost three times as old now as Paul was when he died. I guess I am glad to be here but feel he was cheated of a lot of life experiences by dying so young. I believe he was just a few weeks short of his 21st birthday when he passed on. From the military they had advised that he was in a PAL bowling league (I believe in Washington). That might be another lead for you. Many thanks for your efforts on behalf of our fallen servicemen. I was also in the military (with a Naval Aviation outfit) off the coast of Vietnam from 1963 to mid 1965. I made it back with all my parts.
Respectfully, Mike Duffy 6537 Ranchito Ave. Van Nuys, Calif. 91405.

James Graham BLAINE

Birth 22MAR49 Rank PFC Date of Death 15FEB68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Thua Thien, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit Co C, 1/5th Mar, 1st Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 2377058 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 16DEC67 Comment   Cemetery

Galileo Fred BOSSIO

Birth 12MAR20 Rank COL Date of Event 29JUL66 P. of birth   Service Air Force (Reserve) /td> Place N. Vietnam/Laos Town of Record Deer Park Unit 8TH CMBT SPT GP Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Fixed Wing - Crew; Air Loss, Crash - Land Hometown   service # 518051947 Declared Dead 04APR78 married Married Panel 09EAST - 85 Medals   MIA BNR Comment   Cemetery Fort George Wright Cem., Spokane WA

(MIA information extracted from POWNetWork.org) Galileo Fred Bossio was born 12 Mar 1920. He was a Major serving with 388th Combat Support Group stationed at Udorn Airbase, Thailand. On 29 Jul 1966 he was aboard a RC47D aircraft to do visual reconnaissance for the CIA's secret indigenous army in Laos. The ship was unarmed and unable to defend itself when attacked by enemy fighters. One or two parachutes were observed in the air from persons on the ground. and while first released as downed over North Vietnam it was later learned that the plane was over Laos. One report indicated 5 of the 8 member crew survived. What is know that in in 1988 remains of 5 crew members were returned. Bossio still remains missing For more information visit pownetwork.org

James Edward BOWDEN

Birth 19SEP48 Rank SP4 Date of Death 04SEP68 P. of birth San Francisco CA Service Army (Draft) Place Kontum, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 4th Inf Div B Co 3rd Bn 12th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 56412933 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 22OCT67 Comment   Cemetery

Bowden Completes Basic Training Army Pfc. James E. Bowden, 18, son of Mrs. Maxine V. Bowden, Bremerton, has completed eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Ft. Lewis. He received specialized instruction in small unit tactics and in firing such weapons as the M-14 rifle, the M-60 machine gun and the 3.5-inch rocket launcher. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, 25 May 1967)

City Soldier Killed In Vietnam Word has been received here of the death in Vietnam of James Edward Bowden, 19, son of Mrs. R. H. Ross, 1321 N. Callow Ave. Mrs. Ross said she was advised by the Dept. of the Army 10 Sep (1968) that Spec. 4 Bowden was killed 4 Sep (1968) in Vietnam. He earlier had been reported missing in action. The telegram to Mrs. Ross stated: "Spec. 4 Bowden died as a result of wounds received in a perimeter defense while under hostile fire." The area of Vietnam was not identified. The Army specialist was born in San Francisco CA 19 Sep 1948. He was raised in San Francisco but later moved to Spokane where he was graduated from Spokane-Ferris High School. He attended junior college and worked in Spokane before entering the Army in January, 1967. He had been in Vietnam for 11 months. Besides his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Charles Bowden of San Francisco and Michael Bowden of Detroit MI. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, 17 Sep 1968)

Bowden Rites Memorial services will be held 28 Sep (1968) for James Edward Bowden, 19, son of Mrs. R. H. Ross, 1321 Callow Ave., who was killed in Vietnam 4 Sep (1968). The services will be at 8:15 a.m. in Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Bowden was a specialist 4th class serving with the U.S. Army when he was killed. He had been in the Army since January, 1967, and had been in Vietnam for 11 months. Besides his mother he is survived by two brothers, Charles Bowden of San Francisco and Michael Bowden of Detroit MI. (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, 19 Sep 1968)

Michael Peter BOYLE

Birth 22APR49 Rank PFC Date of Death 10AUG68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit M Co, 3/27TH Mar, 1st Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 2232895 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 20AUG68 Comment   Cemetery

Prentice Fay BRENTON

Birth 10MAR26 Rank SSGT Date of Death 09MAR67 P. of birth   Service Air Force Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 361st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron Death Code Hostile Died Missing; Fixed Wing - Crew; Air Loss, Crash - Land Hometown   service # 1660551216 Panel 16EAST - 43 married Married MIA -   Medals USAF Longevity Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters;Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon; Navy Unit Citation Ribbon; US Army Good Conduct Medal; USAF Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Service Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, WWII Victory Medal; National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Service Star; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, and Purple Heart Medal Comment EC47 Tour Date 6Jul66 Cemetery

Timothy Gordon BURCHETT

Birth 25NOV48 Rank PFC Date of Death 29JUN69 P. of birth   Service Army Place Kien Hoa, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 9th Inf Div, B Co, 4th Bn, 47th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 18996803 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 25MAY69 Comment 9th Infantry Cemetery

Gary Robert CADY

Birth 21DEC49 Rank SP4 Date of Death 20OCT70 P. of birth   Service Army Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit Americal Div, B Co, 123rd Aviation Bn Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Helicopter - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Land Hometown   service # 533488104 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 06SEP70 Comment   Cemetery

Clyde Robert CARRICO

Birth 15AUG48 Rank SGT Date of Death 19DEC69 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Long S. Vietnam Town of Record Orofino ID Unit 1st Inf Div Death Code Non-Hostile; Ground Casualty; Accidental Self-Destruction Hometown   service #   Local Spokane married single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 04FEB69 Comment   Cemetery

Gary Steven CAYWOOD

Birth 15OCT46 Rank HM3 Date of Death 01MAY68 P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 9th MAB BLT-2 4th Mar Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar Hometown   service # 9204243 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 15APR68 Comment   Cemetery

John James CLARK

Birth 16NOV32 Rank LTC Date of Death 02JUN70 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Dinh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 173rd Abn Bde, HHC, 3rd Bn, 503rd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 569403201 married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 08MAR69 Comment grad. USMA 1956 Cemetery

Philip Spratt CLARK Jr.

Birth 06JAN46 Rank LCDR Date of Event 24DEC72 P. of birth Phoenix AZ Service Navy Place N. Vietnam Town of Record Fairchild AFB Unit VA 113 USS RANGER CVA 61 Death Code Hostile Died Missing; Fixed Wing - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Land Hometown   service # 554726922 Declared Dead 21SEP78 married Single MIA - returned 03NOV89 Medals   Tour Date   Comment 1968 grad. U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery

(MiA extraction from P.O.W.Net Work. Org Phillip Spratt Clark Jr. was born 6 Jan 1946 at Phoenix AZ. On 30 Jun 1968 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. His Unit was Attack Squadron 113, USS RANGER. On 24 Dec 1972 Lt. Cdr. Clark launched in his A7E "Corsair" with 2 other planes to mine the Chateau Renaud Channel, Quang Ninh Province, North Vietnam. The target area was heavily defended and the weather was extremely poor with low ceilings anf reduced visibility. The three planes ran individual attacks. As the third plane was making his run he saw a parachute floating down through the clouds and heard an emergency radio beeper just prior to bomb release. Clark used his emergency radio to say he was in the water. There were 2 or 3 more transmissions and then the one-way radio contact was lost. Search and Rescue attempts were hampered because of weather and darkness. One month later the Paris agreement was signed. 21 Sep 1978 Lt. Cdr. was declared KIA/BNR. On 3 Nov 1989 his remains were returned to his family. More information is available at pownetwork.org

Richard Alexander CROSBY

Birth 05SEP41 Rank SSGT Date of Event 02DEC67 P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 1st Avn Bde 48th Aviation Co Death Code Non-Hostile Died Missing; Helicopter - Crew; Air Loss Crash - Land Hometown   service # 533407599 Declared Dead 27MAR78 married Single MIA - remains found 1993; burial 24 Oct 2002 Medals   Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery

(MIA information extracted from POWNetWork.org) Richard Alexander Crosby was born 5 Sep 1941. He was a door gunner serving with the 48th Assault Helicopter Co. 268th Combat Aviation Btn., 17th Group. On 02 Dec 1967 he was part of a 4 man crew that departed Phu Hiep Airfield, Phu Kanh Prov. in marginal weather to return a Korean Captain to his uniot located about 25 miles south along the coast. When the helicopter did not appear at the scheduled time and did not respond to radio contact and search and rescue effort was made over a 6 day period. On 1993 the remains were recovered and in October 2002 Crosby was buried at Arlington Cemetery. More information available at POW Net Work.org

Steve Clyde CUNEO

Birth 15SEP47 Rank PFC Date of Death 01JUL67 P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit HHC, 45th GS Grp Death Code Non-Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Vehicle Loss, Crash Hometown   service # 19871450 Panel 22EAST - 01 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 21SEP66 Comment   Cemetery

    Jerry David DENNY

Washington State University Pullman WA 1964

Birth 03MAR43 Rank CAPT Date of Death 31JAN70 P. of birth   Service Army Place Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 25th Inf Div, Div HHC, 1st Bde Death Code Hostile Died; Helicopter - NonCrew; Air Loss, Crash - Land Hometown   service # 537383843 married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 05NOV69 Comment   Cemetery

Birth 26AUG50 Rank PFC Date of Death 24FEB69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit L Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Mars Death Code Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Gun Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 2315075 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 14JAN69 Comment   Cemetery

Richard Thomas DUTRO

Birth 06OCT47 Rank PFC Corpsman Date of Death 19JUN68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Binh Duong, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 2/28 Inf 1st Inf Division (recon. medic) Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Misadventure Hometown   service # 56986022 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 09MAR68 Comment   Cemetery

Joseph Raymond ELLMAN

Birth 10NOV45 Rank PFC Date of Death 09JUN66 P. of birth Riverside CA Service Army Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 101st Abn Div, C Co, 2nd Bn, 502nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 19837081 Panel 08EAST - 26 married Single Link Lewis & Clark Medals   Comment   Tour Date 2APR66 Cemetery

Two Spokane Men Die in Viet Nam
    Two Spokane youths who last fall joined the Army and completed paratroop training in March were killed Thursday in combat in Viet Nam
    They were Pfcs. Will P. Barton 2nd, 19, son of Air Force M. Sgt. and Mrs. Will P Barton, S4022 Sherman, and Joseph R. Ellman, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Ellman, E3727 29th.
    The Bartons were notified Friday and the Ellman's received word Saturday of the deaths of their sons. Whether the two members of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles," were together when they were hit was not known.
    Telegrams to the parents said that Barton died "of wounds, received when hit by automatic weapons fire while on combat operations against hostile forces" and that Ellman died "of gunshot wounds while on combat operations."
    The two joined the Army together and were to have left at the same time for training, but Barton left in September and Ellman followed him two weeks later because a sprained ankle delayed him.
    They trained at Ft. Ord CA and Ft. Gordon GA and by the time they graduated from jump school at Ft. Benning GA in March, Ellman had caught up with Barton.
    Barton was born in Berkeley CA and had lived in Spokane since his family moved here in 1952. He attended Manito Kindergarten, Jefferson Grade School, Sacajawea Junior High School, and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School last June.
    His survivors include a brother, John, 16 and a sister, Cynthia, 13, both at home.
    Ellman was born in Riverside CA and had lived in Spokane since his family moved here in 1953. He attended Adams Grade School and was graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in June, 1964.
    He was in swimming at the high school, and worked for about a year before joining the Army. His survivors include two sisters, Mrs. James (Patty) Bro of Spokane, and Miss Linda Mae, 19. at the home. (Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA 12 Jun 1966)

James Kenneth EMCH

Birth 27JUN50 Rank CWO Date of Death 29JUL70 P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Dinh Tuong, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 1st Avn Bde 175th Aviation Co Death Code Non-Hostile Died; Helicopter - Pilot Air Loss Crash - Land Hometown   service # 539507374 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 03AUG69 Comment   Cemetery

Stanley Oliver EVERETT

Birth 02APR50 Rank PFC Date of Death 14JUN69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nah, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit K Co, 3rd Bn, 1st Mar, 1st Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 2315092 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 17MAR69 Comment   Cemetery

Melvin James FELTON

Birth 16JUN49 Rank SGT Date of Death 09FEB71 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit I FF, Btry C, 8th Bn, 4th Arty Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar Hometown   service # 538528866 married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 27JUL70 Comment   Cemetery

Ralph Henry FRANCK Jr.

Birth 02NOV47 Rank PFC Date of Death 15JUN68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Thua Thien, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 101st Abn Div, B Co, 2nd Bn, 502nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Mutiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 56986079 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 04MAR68 Comment   Cemetery

Mark Jeffrey GARDELLA

Birth 04NOV46 Rank PFC Date of Death 20MAR66 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Thua Thein, S. Vietnam town of rec. Spokane Unit 3rd Marine Div, B Co, 1st Bn, 4th Marines Death Code Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown service # 2077127 Panel 06EAST - 26 married Single Medals   MIA -   Comment   Tour Date   Cemetery

Larry Ellsworth GRAHAM

Birth 10APR50 Rank PFC Date of Death 17APR69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nah, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit M Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Mar, 1st Mar Div Death Code Non-Hostile; Ground Casualty; Other Accident Hometown   service # 2486536 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 09APR69 Comment   Cemetery

    Bruce Alan GRANDSTAFF

Birth 02JUN34 Rank PSGT Date of Death 18MAY67 P. of birth Spokane Service Army Place Pleiku, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit Platoon leader, Weapons Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Inf., 4th Inf. Div. Death Code Hostile, Ground Casualty - Mutiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 56240242 Panel 20EAST - 28 married Married MIA -   Medals silver star for action taken 2 months earlier at Polei Duc; posthumous - Congressional Medal of Honor Comment   Tour Date 15 Sep 66 Cemetery Greenwood Riverside Memorial Cem, Spokane WA

22 in Lewis Unit Found Dead Saigon (AP)
    Searchers for a platoon of American infantrymen who called in United States artillery fire on their own position in close-quarter fighting found 22 of the men dead and eight wounded today.
    The rescued men said they survived by fooling the Communist troops by playing dead.
    The platoon, from the Fort Lewis trained 4th Infantry Division, was cut off from other units yesterday in heavy fighting in the Central Highlands near the Cambodian border.
    Other units were unable to fight through to the 30man platoon until early today.
    A heavy tool was wrought on the enemy by jet planes, artillery and helicopters. Of the estimated 500 men in the force that attacked the platoon, 97 were found dead. The spokesman said the count would rise.
    Planes and artillery pounded what was thought to be the escape route of the Communist force.
    The platoon was cut off when it attempted to capture a Communist soldier about 36 miles southwest of Pleiku. As the Americans chased the soldier, North Vietnamese regulars struck.
    The last radioed words from the platoon, from a sergeant later killed (Sgt. Grandstaff) , were "I've got only four people left. Bring the artillery in on top of me."
    Watching the North Vietnamese approach, one survivor, Pfc. Clifford A. Roundtree, 20, Anderson CA, whispered to another, Melvin W. Schultz, 22, Culver City CA; "Pray, Pray. Only a miracle can save us now."
    "Then I went limp all over," Roundtree said. "They thought I was dead. Someone sat on my shoulders and went through my pockets. I could see his boots out of the corner of my eye as I lay with my face in the mud."
    Also playing dead, Schultz, a medic, was rolled over on his back, then kicked in the stomach. He said someone jumped on him and sat on his head and that his pockets were emptied.
    Specialist 4th Class Kenneth N. Barker, 20, Brownstown IL, faked death by lying face down with his arms stretched in front of him. He said the North Vietnamese foulded his arms across his back, tied his writs, then kicked and rolled him across the ground. His watch was taken and his pockets picked.
    The five others rescued were seriously wounded. (Seattle Times, Seattle WA, 19 May 1967)

Timothy John HALL

Birth 29SEP48 Rank CPL Date of Death 24FEB69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 1 CAG, 3 Mar Div Death Code Hostile Died; Ground Casualty; Gun Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 2277167 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 01MAY68 Comment   Cemetery

Michael Irvin HANNEMAN

Birth 25FEB44 Rank SGT Date of Death 21SEP68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Darlac S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 5th Inf Div D Co 1st Bn 11th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 56985762 married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 22JUL68 Comment   Cemetery

Oril William 'Bill' HAWLEY

Birth 23NOV49 Rank PFC Date of Death 30AUG68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit Co C, 1 Bn, 5 Mars, 1 Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 2232914 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 30JUL68 Comment   Cemetery

Remembrance for our brother, Bill Hawley He was born in Everett and spent most of his childhood in Everett before we moved to Spokane. In Spokane he attended Rodgers High School in Spokane before he quit and joined the Marine Corps. He was only 18 when he was shipped to Vietnam and died 30 days later in Quang Nam Province. (photo and remembrance from brothers and sisters... celebrating the Marine Corps birthday 2003)

Craig Mansfield HEMPHILL

Birth 24MAR50 Rank PFC Date of Death 16FEB69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit Co D, 1 Bn, 7 Mars, 1 Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 2315073 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 14JAN69 Comment   Cemetery Peone Cem., Mead WA

Patrick Lee HENSHAW

Birth 21APR46 Rank SGT Date of Death 19DEC67 P. of birth   Service Army Place Lah Dong, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit Co. E, 20th Inf, 1st Bgde, Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol, 101st Airborne Div. "The Screaming Eagles" Death Code Hostile, Ground Casualty - Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 19836749 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 21MAR67 Comment Screaming Eagles Cemetery Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane WA

Spokane Soldier Killed in Vietnam
    Sgt. Patrick L. Henshaw, 21, son of Howard C. Henshaw, N4907 Stone and Mrs. Hazel Higley, N4007 Walnut, was reported killed in action Wednesday, according to his parents. An Airborne Infantryman, young Henshaw had been on a long-range reconnaissance mission over Vietnam. Two weeks ago his parents were told that he was missing in action. The Army notified the family Wednesday that he had been located but had died from wounds received at the hands of the Viet Cong. Henshaw was born in Spokane and had lived here all of his life. He was a varsity wrestling team member at Shadle Park High School where he was graduated in 1965.
Requested Action
    Young Henshaw enlisted in the army soon after graduation from high school and attended Officers' Candidate School for a time. He requested and was granted transfer to the war zone. He had been in Vietnam since March. Survivors, in addition to his mother and father, are a step-brother, Gary Higley; half sister, Alita Higley, both at N4007 Walnut; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Henshaw, E1527 Broad; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Charles E. Rissle, E2203 Bismark; three uncles, James Henshaw, Foothills; Herman Watts, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Edward Henshaw on East Rich; an aunt, Mrs. Willard Ollila Dishman, and numerous nieces and nephews. Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. (Spokanesman Review, Spokane WA 28 Dec 1967)

Bruce William HESKETT

Birth 20APR45 Rank 1LT Date of Death 29JUN70 P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 5th Inf Div, A Co, 1st Bn, 77th Arm Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 539423993 married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 08FEB70 Comment attended Notre Dame Cemetery

David A. HIGGS

Birth 05MAY55 Rank SGT Date of Death 13MAY75 P. of birth   Service Air Force Place Thailand Town of Record Spokane Unit "56th SEP Sqdn, Nakhon Phanom, Royal Thai Air Force Base Death Code Non-Hostile, Died Other Hometown   service # 539589275 married   Link Mayaguez Medals Bronze Star Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery

(Researcher Notes) David Higgs was one of 23 men who died in a crash of a H-53-Super Jolly Green Helicopter in the operation to rescue the crewmembers of the Uss Mayaguez...

Leslie Edmund HINES III

Birth 23OCT38 Rank 1LT Date of Death 24AUG68 P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Binh Long, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 11th ACR, E Trp, 2nd Sqd, 11th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown Spokane service # 5244740 married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 15MAR68 Comment 11th Cav/ Black Horse Cemetery

Richard Paul HOLIEN

Birth 04FEB45 Rank SGT Date of Death 30JUN66 P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 1st Inf Div Trp C 1st Sqdr 4th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 19754209 Panel 08EAST - 112 married Single MIA -   Medals   Comment   Tour Date 21 Sep 65 Cemetery

Sgt. Holien Is Killed in Viet Nam
    Sgt. Richard Paul Holien, 21, of Spokane, was killed Thursday in combat in Viet Nam. Sgt Holien, who was a member of the 1st Infantry Division, was killed by mortar fragments, the Department of Army informed the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Holien, W3431 Olympic Place, Friday. He graduated from Shadle High School in 1963 and enlisted in the Army in September of that year. Prior to going to Viet Nam, he served one year in Korea. He held the purple heart for being wounded in action in Viet Nam around Thanksgiving last year, his father reported. He had lived in Spokane seven years.
Messiah Church Member
    Sgt. Holien was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and while attending school worked at Albertson's store at Ash and Rowan. In addition to his father and stepmother, he is survived by a brother, Kenneth, at the home; two sisters, Mrs. Jeah Haringer, Tacoma WA and Mrs. Mary Walden, Richmond IN; his grandmother, Mrs. Paul Haller, uncles and aunts. His father is a retired Army master sergeant. Military services will be held in Spokane. (Spokesman Review, Spokane WA, 3 Jul 1966)

Ray Earl HOMBEL

Birth 21FEB49 Rank LCPL Date of Death 12AUG69 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 1st Mar Div, C Co, 1st RECON Bn Death Code Hostile; Ground Casualty; Other Explosive Device Hometown   service # 531527603 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 18MAR69 Comment   Cemetery

Barry Devere HORTON

Birth 01DEC47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 03MAR69 P. of birth   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 married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 19JUL68 Comment 19JUL68 Cemetery Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane WA

Douglas Allen HOWARD

Birth 07FEB51 Rank SP4 Date of Death 25FEB72 P. of birth   Service Army Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 196th LIB E Co 2nd Bn 1st Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 535563530 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 30JUL71 Comment   Cemetery

Larry Allen JAMERSON

Birth 26JAN48 Rank CPL Date of Death 02AUG68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Ngai, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 1 CAG 3 MAF Death Code Hostile; Ground Casualty; Bomb Explosion Hometown   service # 2277267 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 30JAN67 Comment   Cemetery

Dana Bruce JENSEN

Birth 08MAY46 Rank EN3 Date of Death 17APR69 P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Espanola Unit MRA, LCU-1617 Death Code Non-Hostile, Ground Casualty - Drowned, Suffocated Hometown   service # 3914416 married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date   Comment LCU-1617 Cemetery

John Ace JENSEN

Birth 23OCT47 Rank CPL Date of Death 27AUG67 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Town of Record Espanola Unit Co B, 1st Bn, 1st Mar, 1st Mar Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Hometown   service # 2277416 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Fairmount Memorial Park

SERVICES SET FOR MARINES ON SATURDAY
    Funeral services for L. Cpl. C.D. Turnbough and Cpl. John A. Jensen, buddies who were killed while serving with the Marine Corps in Vietnam, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Medical Lake gymnasium.
    Both graduated in the same class last year from Medical Lake High School. They entered the Marine Corps at the same time and arrived in Vietnam at about the same time with different units. Cpl. Turnbough was killed by sniper fire on Aug. 30, Cpl. Jensen died Aug. 27 after he was struck by fragmentation bombs.
    Both youths were on the wrestling and football teams while in high school. Jensen was a member of the Church of Latter-day Saints. Turnbough belonged to Hayford Community Church.
    Survivors of Cpl. Jensen include the parents, Mr. & Mrs. Don A. Jensen, at the home in Medical Lake; two brothers, Dana B. Jensen, in the U.S. Navy, and Ross D., at the home; a sister, Sharron A. Caspulla, Portland, Ore., and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ramsey of Great Falls, Mont.
    Cpl. Turnbough is survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Elvey Turnbough, at the home in Medical Lake; a brother Donald, Rt. 1, Spokane, and a grandmother, Mrs. Edith T. Turnbough of Steelville, Mo.
    The Rev. James P. terry and Elder Enoch Lybbert will officiate.
    Military burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park.
(Spokesman Review newspaper, Spokane WA Sept 8, 1967 Pg. 6)

James Robert JESKE

Birth 01FEB44 Rank SGT Date of Death 14FEB71 P. of birth   Service Army Place Ba Xugen, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit MACV, Adv Team 71 Death Code Non-Hostile; Ground Casualty; Intentional Homicide Hometown   service # 538428244 married Married MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 23JUL70 Comment   Cemetery

Edward Harvey JOHNSON

Birth 27APR32 Rank COL Date of Event 21DEC72 P. of birth   Service Air Force Place S. Vietnam Town of Record Newburg OR Unit Death Code Hostile, died while missing; Fixed Wing - Crew; Air Loss, Crash on Land Hometown   service #   Local Spokane married married MIA - remains ret. 1988 Declared Dead 17APR79 Tour Date ... Comment   Cemetery

(Extracted MIA report from P.O.W. Network) Edward Harvey Johnson was born 27 Apr 1932. The Christmas pinpoint bombing of North Vietnam was very sucessful. Planes were called in. On 21 Dec 1972 a B52G normally stationed on Guam participated in a bombing run. Edward Johnson was a crewmember. The aircraft had successfully completed its mission and was returning towards Thailand when it was hit in the tailsection by a SAM (surface to air missile). The Pilot Lt. Col. Nagahiro ordered the crew to eject. Nagahiro's capture was not reported to the US authorities. 2 others of the 7 men crew were captured. One died in prison. The two POW's were released in 1973; the remains of the third POW were returned 1974; and in Oct 1988 the remains of the other 4 including Edward Johnson were discovered and returned to the US. More information about this event at POWNetWork.org

Roy Marvin JOHNSON

Birth 25MAY46 Rank SST Date of Death 20AUG68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Long An, S. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 9th Inf Div, C Co, 2nd Bn, 60th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire Hometown   service # 56985575 married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 23MAR68 Comment 9th Infantry Cemetery

Edwin Lee KOENIG

Birth 20FEB34 Rank LCDR Date of Death 14DEC66 P. of birth   Service Navy (Reserve) Place offshore N. Vietnam Town of Record Spokane Unit 7th Fleet, VAW-12, TF 77, USS ROOSEVELT Death Code Non-Hostile, Fixed Wing Crew; Air Loss, Crash at Sea Hometown   service # 617528 Panel 13EAST - 45 married Married MIA - BNR Medals   Comment   Tour Date   Cemetery

(MIA report extracted from POW NETWORK) Edwin Lee Koenig was born 20 Feb 1934. He was a member of the Carrier Air Early Warning Squadron 12, Detachment 42 aboard the USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. He was a crew member aboard an E1B propeller-driven warning plane (the Willie Fudd) that was launched from the carrier on 14 Dec 66 on a routine mission. The plane crashed when one of the engines failed. The Pilot was forced to ditch into the South China Sea. Two crewmen survived the crash and were rescued. Three men including Koenig and the pilot died and their bodies were not recovered.
For more information visit P.O.W. NETWORK

Note to Spokane County researchers (html programer)... who will be using these pages...

the links will work to the community pages from the obituary pages as long as you don't rename them. I didn't redo the html for the community so all those links are bad... very bad... but perhaps someone in your org will just change them.

The links to outside sources won't work including the everyman index link and the bookstore link... However if you are using DSL with your computer some will work... just not all

I started revamping the box presentation and some of the guy's bios reflect that change. I also started adding the Panel numbers to the bio table... However I've just started and so only guys who died pre April 1967 will have the Panel numbers... I figure at least 4 months to add panel's to all the guys... as I'm also checking links and stuff.

I can at a later date add the panel info...

I suggest just right clicking the jpg's and saving the jpgs to one folder but I'm assuming you got someone to do that also....

I hope this is of help to you...

I know I left you, with an incomplete presentation with errors that you will need to fix... BUT... Today I've put in nearly 8 hours of continual work to pull the bio's and put 'em all together. and I'm just toooooo tired to do more for yah...

I am giving you permission to use this presentation (with your necessary modifications) but I'm asking that you keep my name, url and email address at the top. This work represents 16 months of my work...

Please remember me when you get pictures and obituaries for the guys I as I would really appreciate that information.

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Darilee