FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR
IDAHO

1966 September - December

    BRUCE ROLLA BENNETT
Birth 29JAN47 Rank PFC Date of Death 05SEP66
P. of birth   Service Marines (Reserves) Place Quang Tin, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BOISE Unit 1st Marine Div B Co 1st Bn 5th Mars Death Code Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2156981 Panel 10EAST - 70
Married Single In Service  Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    DANNY L NAILLON
Birth 01OCT46 Rank PFC Date of Death 12SEP66
P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		PAYETTE Unit 68th Med Grp 2nd Medical Hosp Death Code Non-hostile, Died Other; Accidental Self-Destruction; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 28642749 Panel 10EAST - 88
Married Single In Service 2 yrs Medals  
Tour Date 09JAN66 Comment   Cemetery  

    CLARENCE W STODDARD JR
Birth 30JAN27 Rank CDR Date of Death 14SEP66
P. of birth   Service Navy Place NY N. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		ATLANTA Unit 7TH FLEET VA-25, TF 77 USS CORAL SEA Death Code Hostile, Died; Air Loss, Crashed at Sea; Fixed Wing - Pilot
Hometown   service # 521896 Panel 10EAST - 95
Married Married In Service 18 yrs Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date BNR Comment   Cemetery  

    JAMES ALTON LOCKWOOD
Birth 25MAY46 Rank SP4 Date of Death 17SEP66
P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		SANDPOINT Unit 101st Abn Div HHB 2nd Bn 329th Arty Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 19778065 Panel 10EAST - 108
Married Single In Service 2 yrs Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date 26JUL66 Comment   Cemetery  

    ROBERT ALLAN POWELL
Birth 03JUN48 Rank PFC Date of Death 19SEP66
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BOISE Unit CO F 2 BN 26 MAR 3 MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2191224 Panel 10EAST - 122
Married Single In Service Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    WILLIAM RONALD BEASLEY
Birth 16JAN42 Rank 1LT Date of Death 25SEP66
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserves) Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BOISE Unit 1st Avn Bde 281st Aviation Co Death Code Non-hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Helicopter - Pilot
Hometown   service # O5710927 Panel 11EAST - 12
Married Married In Service 1 yr Medals  
Tour Date 25JUL66 Comment   Cemetery  

    JAMES LLOYD WALKER
Birth 18NOV46 Rank PFC Date of Death 30OCT66
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BLACKFOOT Unit 1st Avn Bde 155th Aviation Co 52nd Avn Bn 17th Avn Grp Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Helicopter - Crew
Hometown   service # 56336524 Panel 11EAST - 131
Married Single In Service  Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date 15JUL66 Comment   Cemetery  

    RICHARD BUCK CARLSON
Birth 22FEB44 Rank SGT Date of Death 04NOV66
P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		TWIN FALLS Unit 25th Inf Div HHC 1st Bn 35th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 19737187 Panel 12EAST - 19
Married Married In Service 3 yrs Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date 07JAN66 Comment   Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu HI

    WILLIAM BALT HUNT
Birth 31JUL35 Rank MSG Date of Event04NOV66
P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		SANDPOINT Unit Special Forces A-302 Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Unknown; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 519367997 Panel 12EAST - 22
Married Married Declared Dead07APR76Medals Purple Heart  
MIA BNR Comment   Cemetery  

This information extracted from Pownetwork.org   On 4 Nov 66 William B. Hunt was serving as a replacement platoon Leader III CTZ Mike Force (Detachment A-302), 5th Special Forces Group. He was a passenger on a helicopter which was sent to conduct a medevac for an American lead company that had suffered heavy losses. At a landing zone NE of Soui Dan, 10 miles from Dau Tieng, Hunt voluntarily left the the aircraft to help reinforce the remaining troops on the ground and the helicopter left with the wounded. The Viet Cong over ran the position. While carrying the company commander to safety, Hunt himself was seriously wounded by a bulled that hit him in the shoulder, penetrated his upper back and exited his side. Hunt succeeded in moving the commander to a protected area before they both passed out from loss of blood. Later, having regained consciousness, the two men joined by two ARVN crawled towards the landing zone for extraction. Hunt's condition had deterioted and he urged the commander and the 2 ARVN to proceed without him. They were evacuated. A Nung soldier had stayed behind with Hunt and it was the Nung soldier who reported that Hunt had died. But when searches were made to recover Hunt's body, it was not found. More information on this event at PowNetWork.Org

    LARRY DALE DEFILIPPIS

Birth 03AUG46 Rank LCPL Date of Death 12NOV66
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		IDAHO FALLS Unit H&S CO 1/1ST MAR 1ST MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Device; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2131657 Panel 12EAST - 60
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

Idaho Falls Marine Killed in Viet War
LCpl. Larry Dale DeFilippis, while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, was killed in action in the vicinity of Da Nang, South Viet Nam, Saturday. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick DeFilippis, 1063 Jefferson Ave., received word of his death Sunday night. He died of fragmentation wounds received from a hostile explosive device. He attended the Idaho Falls High School until 1962 and then school in Sacramento CA. He was an ardent hunter and fisherman. He liked to play the guitar. He entered the Marine Corps, 20 Nov 1964. Besides his parents, he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Nick L. DeFilippis Jr., Idaho Falls; Lewis DeFilippis, Portland OR; Earl DeFilippis, Santa Barbara CA; Mrs. Lucia Blake, Pentura UT; and Mrs. Lorraine Downey, Spokane WA; also a grandmother, Mrs. Ann Reeves, Idaho Falls. His body will be shipped by escort to Idaho Falls. Details and arrangements will be announced. (Post-Register, Idaho Falls, Tuesday, 15 Nov 1967)

    RICHARD PETER MASSINE

Birth 21NOV45 Rank PFC Date of Death 20NOV66
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		KELLOGG Unit 25th Inf Div B Co 1st Bn 35th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Device; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56412073 Panel 12EAST - 96
Married Married In Service  Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date 07JUL66 Comment   Cemetery  

    MICHAEL LEE CROUSON
Birth 06DEC44 Rank PFC Date of Death 10DEC66
P. of birth Cairo ILService Marines Place Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		POCATELLO Unit M CO 3RD BN 3RD MARS Death Code Hostile, Died; Misadventure; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2222397 Panel 13EAST - 26
Married Married In Service  Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Pocatello Cem., Pocatello

A Remembrance for my baby brother
    Michael Lee Crouson was born 6Dec44 in Cairo, IL, 4th son of Harry Marshal Crouson and Margaret Bell Ferguson Crouson.
    The family moved to Pocatello, ID in the 50s.
    His oldest brother, James Frederick, was active in the Nation Guard and Army Reserves, eventually retiring as a Master Sergeant.
    His 2nd oldest brother, Terry Neville, entered the Marine Corps, and later served in the Army Reserves retiring as a Command Sgt Major.
    His 3rd oldest brother, Thomas Carl, entered the Marine Corps, and later served in the Army Reserves also retiring as a Command Sgt Major.
    Michael had not intended to enter the military, but when he was subject to call-up from the draft, and already married to Janet Park Crouson of Trimble, TN, he entered the Marine Corps at the age of 21 in March 1966.
    In October 1966 he landed in Vietnam. He was an M60 machine gunner with 3rd Platoon, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.
    On 10Dec66, 4 days after his 22nd birthday, he was KIA along with 17 others. While in a fire fight with the enemy air support was called in and a 500 lb bomb hit them.
    His body returned to Pocatello, ID, accompanied by Cpl Thomas Carl Crouson, his brother, on 21Dec66. He was buried in the Pocatello Cemetery 23Dec66.
    His widow eventually returned to Tennesse and remarried. His younger brother, Lewis (Luke) Edward, following his death, entered the Marine Corps, retiring after 22 years service as a Captain(LDO).
    He was the youngest deacon in his church, Pocatello 1st Baptist, and a pretty good guitar player.
    Terry's 1st son was named after Michael. And both of Terry's sons served in the Marine Corps, as did 3 other nephews; one, CWO Luke A. Crouson, is a career Marine.
    Michael's mother, who passed away Jan 99, was very active in Gold Star Mothers and veterans issues.
    His father, who passed away Jul 83. was a Medic in WWII. Michael's parents are buried in Auburn, CA
    email received from Terry N. Crouson 15 Jul 2004

    LLOYD BRUCE JENSEN

Birth 13MAR43 Rank SP4 Date of Death 12DEC66
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BOISE Unit 4th Inf Div HHC 4th Engineer Bn Death Code Non-hostile, Died Other; Other Accident; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56336533 Panel 13EAST - 38
Married Married In Service   Medals  
Tour Date 07JUL66 Comment   Cemetery  

    JERRY BARBER WILSON
Birth 01JUN45 Rank SP4 Date of Death 14DEC66
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		MACKAY Unit 1st Inf Div A Co 2nd Bn 18th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Misadventure; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56336314 Panel 13EAST - 46
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date 25MAR66 Comment   Cemetery  

    JAMES EDWARD TOOLEY
Birth 15SEP46 Rank SP4 Date of Death 19DEC66
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		PARMA Unit 1st Sig Bde 580th Sig Co 69th Sig Bn 160th Sig Grp Death Code Non-hostile, Died Illness/Disease; Other Causes; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56336319 Panel 13EAST - 62
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals  
Tour Date 05MAR66 Comment   Cemetery  

    JESSE DONALD PHELPS
Birth 01OCT37 Rank CWO Date of Death 29DEC66
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserves) Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BOISE Unit 1st Cav Div A Co 229th Assault Hel Bn Death Code Non-hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crashed on Land; Helicopter - Crew
Hometown   service # W3151731 Panel 04EAST - 44
Married Married In Service 12 yrs Medals  
Tour Date BNR Comment   Cemetery  

    JOHN GILBERT LARSON
Birth 12SEP47 Rank PFC Date of Death 30DEC66
P. of birth   Service Army Place S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BLACKFOOT Unit 1st Cav Div HHC 1st Bn 12th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 19843852 Panel 13EAST - 102
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date 18AUG66 Comment   Cemetery  

Body of war casualty will be brought here for rites
      Funeral services are pending here for Army Pfc John Gilbert Larson, 19, lifetime resident of Moreland, who died 17 Dec (1967) while engaged with a hostile force in the central highlands of Vietnam, it was announced yesterday.
      He was born 12 Sep 1947 in Blackfoot, the son of Harry C. and Ardis Wenke Larson. He lived in the Moreland community until his enlistment in the U.S. Army 27 Dec 1965. After completing medical and paratrooper training, he was assigned to the First Cavalry Division, Airmobile, and joined the unit 17 Aug 1966 in Vietnam. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Larson, Moreland; two sisters; April Kathleen, Moreland; and Mrs. Charles (Sally Ann) Kreiloch, Los Angeles; as well as his paternal grandfather, Gilbert Larson, Tekamah NE; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Wenke, Wickenburg AZ
      funeral services will be announced by the Sandberg-Hill Funeral Home pending arrival of the body from Viet Nam. (Blackfoot News, Blackfoot ID, 4 Jan 1967)

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