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FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR
IDAHO

1963-1964

GARY W BITTON

Birth	28JUL36	Rank	CPT	Date of Death	06DEC63
P. of birth		Service	Air Force	Place	Military Reg. 4 S. Vietnam
Town of Record	BLACKFOOT	Unit	1ST ACS, 34TH TAC GRP, 13TH AF	Death Code	Hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Fixed Wing - Pilot
Hometown		service #	51673	Panel	01EAST - 38
Married	Married	In Service	20 yrs	Medals	Purple Heart
Tour Date		Comment		Cemetery	Golden Gate Natonal Cem., San Bruno CA

Captain Gary Bitton Dies of Gunfire in Viet Nam
The war in Viet Nam, which appears unreal and far away was brought home to Blackfoot Tuesday with the report of the death in Viet Nam of Air Force Captain Gary W. Bitton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Myron D. Bitton, 501 E. Pacific and a nephew of Ronald Bitton, 317 S. Shilling.
Captain Bitton, pilot of an RB26 Reconnaisance plane, was killed 6 Dec (1963) when the plane crashed in the Mekong River 35 miles south of Saigon in Viet Cong infested territory in Dinh Tuong Province.
Three other Americans and a Vietnamese observer died in the crash, which was attributed to Viet Cong gunfire. Due to the heavy concentration of Viet Cong guerrillas in the Mekong Delta area, it required several days to recover the wreckage of the aircraft and the remains of Captain Bitton and his crew.
The family of Captain Bitton has been advised by Air Force Headquarters, Washington D.C. that the body will be returned to the United States with military escort and flown to San Francisco for burial with honor at the Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno CA.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, 19 Dec (1963) at the Mather Air Base Chapel San Francisco.
Captain Bitton attended school in Blackfoot, graduating from Blackfoot High School in 1954. He was an honor student in high school and a star athlete in football and basketball. He achieved a degree in physical education at Brigham Young University.
He was married in his final year of school in Provo (UT) to Miss Joyce Reams, Can Carlos CA, also a student at Brigham Young University.
He is survived by his wife and three children, Michele, Karen and Scott; his parents; a brother, Dee M. Bitton, and a sister, Barbara Bitton. (Blackfoot News, Blackfoot ID, 18 Dec 1963)
JAMES HERBERT ALLRED
Birth 26SEP25 Rank MAJ Date of Death 14DEC63
P. of birth Service Army Place Off Shore, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record TWIN FALLS Unit 117th AHC Death Code Non-hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crashed at Sea; Helicopter - Pilot
Hometown service # O88551 Panel 01EAST - 35
Married Married In Service 4 yrs Medals
Tour Date Comment Cemetery
TWIN FALLS MAN LOSES LIFE IN VIET NAM CRASH
Mrs. Esther H. Allred, 1751 Borah avenue east, received word about 11 a.m. Monday via telegram from the army that her husband, Captain James H. Allred, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Allred, 1437 Sixth avenue east, was one of three men killed Saturday in an army helicopter crash about one-half mile off the shore of central Viet Nam. James Allred was the father of five children and served most of his adult life in the service. He joined the navy air corps in 1943 and served in it during the World war II. After leaving the navy he entered Utah State university, where he achieved his degree. While at the university he was a member of the ROTC.
When the Korean conflict broke out Allred was called into the army as a reservist. About four years ago, while in Germany, he received his regular army commission.
His promotion to major was pending at the time of his death. He was listed in the top one-third of the army for efficiency.
Allred was a pilot in the army and flew fixed wing and roto type airplanes. When killed he was on a return flight from an evacuation mission and the helicopter was about one mile from landing. the bodies of Allred and two companions were found on a beach. They were shipped to Saigon for autopsy.
His wife received a telegram from the army about 9 a.m. Sunday, stating that her husband was missing on the flight. A later telegram confirmed his death.
The Allreds have traveled in several countries and they just returned to Twin Falls from abroad in June. Captain Allred was sent to Viet Nam for a one year stay. He would have completed six months on Christmas.
Captain Allred was graduated from Twin Falls high school in 1943 and was married to Esther Faler on 8 Apr 1948 in Twin Falls.
He was a member of the Elks lodge and was affiliated with the Valley Christian church.
Survivors, besides his widow and parents, include three sons, Paul Allred, Jeffrey Allred and David Allred, and two daughters, Jamie Allred and Jole Allred all Twin Falls; two brothers, Jackson Allred and Robert Allred, both Murtaugh; two aunts, Mrs. W. C. Lawer, Hansen, and Mrs. Charles McClain, Twin Falls, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Faren O. Faler. Twin Falls. (Times News, Twin Falls ID, Monday, 16 Dec 1963)
ROBERT NEWTON BRUMET
Birth 22OCT27 Rank CPT Date of Death 09APR64
P. of birth Service Air Force Place Military Reg. 4 S. Vietnam
Town of
Record NEW PLYMOUTH Unit 1ST ACS, 34TH TAC GRP, 13TH AF Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Fixed Wing - Pilot
Hometown service # 53585 Panel 01EAST - 48
Married Married In Service 14 yrs Medals Purple Heart
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