FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR
IDAHO

1965

    GARY LYN STEELE
Birth 15SEP38 RankCPTDate of Death19APR65
P. of birth  Service Army (Reserves)PlaceS. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BLISSUnit MACV 6th Avn Plt I Corps (ARVN) AvnDeath Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Helicopter - Crew
Hometown  service # O5315287Panel01EAST - 105
Married Single In Service 3 yrs Medals Purple Heart 
Tour Date  Comment Cemetery 

    FRANK S. REASONER
Birth 16SEP37Rank1LTDate of Death12JUL65
P. of birth Spokane WAService MarinesPlacenear Da Nang, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Kellogg IDUnit Co A, 3d Bn, 3d Mar DivDeath Code Hostile; Ground Casualty; Gun, Small Arms Fire
Hometown  service # 85378Panel 02EAST - 36
married Married Link Reasoner's Patrol Medals Medal of Honor,Purple Heart
In Service 6 yrsCommentUSS Reasoner (FF 1063) Commissioned 31JAN71 Cemetery  

Citation - Medal of Honor
REASONER, FRANK S.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Place and date: near Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam, 12 July 1965. Entered service at: Kellogg, Idaho. Born: 16 September 1937, Spokane, Wash.
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. The reconnaissance patrol led by 1st Lt. Reasoner had deeply penetrated heavily controlled enemy territory when it came under extremely heavy fire from an estimated 50 to 100 Viet Cong insurgents. Accompanying the advance party and the point that consisted of 5 men, he immediately deployed his men for an assault after the Viet Cong had opened fire from numerous concealed positions. Boldly shouting encouragement, and virtually isolated from the main body, he organized a base of fire for an assault on the enemy positions. The slashing fury of the Viet Cong machinegun and automatic weapons fire made it impossible for the main body to move forward. Repeatedly exposing himself to the devastating attack he skillfully provided covering fire, killing at least 2 Viet Cong and effectively silencing an automatic weapons position in a valiant attempt to effect evacuation of a wounded man. As casualties began to mount his radio operator was wounded and 1st Lt. Reasoner immediately moved to his side and tended his wounds. When the radio operator was hit a second time while attempting to reach a covered position, 1st Lt. Reasoner courageously running to his aid through the grazing machinegun fire fell mortally wounded. His indomitable fighting spirit, valiant leadership and unflinching devotion to duty provided the inspiration that was to enable the patrol to complete its mission without further casualties. In the face of almost certain death he gallantly gave his life in the service of his country. His actions upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service. (U.S. Army Center of Military History )
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    RODERICK LEWIS MAYER

Birth 02MAR39 Rank LCDR Date of Event17OCT65
P. of birth   Service Navy Place NZ N. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		LEWISTON Unit VF-41, CVW-7, USS INDEPENDENCE, TF 77, 7TH FLEET Death Code Hostile, Died Captured; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Fixed Wing - Pilot
Hometown   service # 518420550 Panel 02EAST - 125
Married Single Declared Dead31OCT77Medals Purple Heart  
MIA BNR Comment   Cemetery  

    GRANT LEROY CLARK
Birth 21SEP45 Rank CPL Date of Death30OCT65
P. of birth  Service MarinesPlace Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		POCATELLO Unit  Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Device; Ground Casualty
Hometown  service # 2035791Panel 03EAST - 05
Married Single In Service 2 yrs Medals Purple Heart 
Tour Date  Comment Cemetery  

Local Youth Dies in Action in S. Viet Nam
United States Marine Corps Corporal Grant L. Clark, 20, 1660 East Street, died Saturday morning in action at Da Nang Air Base in Viet Nam. A telegram to his mother said Cpl. Clark was killed in an explosion fighting the enemy. He is the first Pocatello man to die in Viet Nam action. He was born 20 Sep 1945 in Pocatello, a son of Clem and Margaret Ireta Buck Clark. His father died 18 Oct 1948. He lived all his life in Pocatello and graduated from Pocatello High School. In July, 1963, he joined the Marine Corps. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Surviving are his mother, three brothers, Richard and Neil, Pocatello, and Keith, Gardena CA; four sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Lorraine) Mitton, Pocatello; Lois Clark, Hawthorne CA; Mrs. Doris Aldana, Los Angeles, and Mrs. C. D. (Donna) Russell, Hyrum UT; grandfather, Ernest Buck and grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, Idaho Falls. funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of the body and will be announced by Manning Funeral Chapel. Idaho State Journal, Pocatello ID, Tuesday, 2 Nov 1965 )

    JIMMY D NAKAYAMA

Birth 19NOV43 Rank PFC Date of Death17NOV65
P. of birth  Service ArmyPlaceS. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		RIGBY Unit 1st Cav Div C Co 8th Eng BnDeath Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Misadventure; Ground Casualty
Hometown  service # 28674501Panel 03EAST - 88
Married Married In Service 4 yrs Medals Purple Heart 
Tour Date19AUG65Linkwww.virtualwall.orgCemetery 

    LARRY C THORNTON
Birth 03MAR32 Rank CMS Date of Event24DEC65
P. of birth   Service Air Force Place LZ Laos
Town of
Record 		Idaho FallsUnit 4th ACS, 6250th CSG, 13th AFDeath Code Hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Fixed Wing - Crew
Hometown   service # 519321234Panel 04EAST - 38
Married Married Declared Dead 22JAN74Medals Purple Heart  
MIA BNR Comment   Cemetery  

MIA information extracted from PowNetWork.org On 24 Dec 1965 an AC47D "Spooky" gunship was shot down during an armed reconnaissance flight just south of the city of Ban Bac in Saravane Province, Laos. MSgt Larry C. Thornton was a member of the eight man crew. A Mayday signals were heard in the area the plane was lost but no wreckage was seen. No Amercan held in Laos was ever released. More information on this event at PowNetWork.Org

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