FACES FROM THE WALL

VIETNAM WAR
IDAHO

1968 September - October

    LARRY DALE COATS
Birth 01AUG48 Rank LCPL Date of Death 03SEP68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		TWIN FALLS Unit M CO 3RD BN 5TH MARS Death Code Non-hostile, Died Illness/Disease; Malaria; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2224646 Panel 45WEST - 31
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals  
Tour Date 09DEC67 Comment   Cemetery  

    MICHAEL LEE POLETTI
Birth 12FEB50 Rank LCPL Date of Death 10SEP68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		POCATELLO Unit HQ CO QH BN 2 PLT Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2275847 Panel 44WEST - 19
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals  
Tour Date 16MAR68 Comment   Cemetery  

    JAMES ANDERSEN SMITH
Birth 01MAY46 Rank 1LT Date of Death 12SEP68
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserves) Place Binh Long, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BLACKFOOT Unit 1st Inf Div B Co 1st Bn 2nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # O5343893 Panel 44WEST - 43
Married Single In Service 2 yrs Medals  
Tour Date 23AUG68 Comment   Cemetery  

Lt. James Smith killed in Vietnam
      Lt. James A. Smith of Blackfoot was killed in Vietnam Friday, only 12 days after he had arrived there as a member of Headquarters Co., First Infantry.
      Lieutenant Smith was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thom B. Smith, 996 S. University, Blackfoot.
      His father said Tuesday evening no details of the death had been given to him; but that his son died about 5 p.m. Friday somewhere in the Saigon area. The family was informed they would receive more information today, he said.
      After leaving Blackfoot less than a month ago, Lieutenant Smith had two weeks of survival training in the Panama Canal Zone before being sent to Vietnam.
      The 22-year-old lieutenant was a 1964 graduate of Blackfoot High School. He attended Boise College and officers' training school.
      The lieutenant's body had arrived at Oakland CA, Monday. Funeral arrangements are pending. (Blackfoot News, Blackfoot ID, 17 Sep 1968)

    WILLIAM RALPH MORLEDGE

Birth 24FEB48 Rank PFC Date of Death 20SEP68
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place Binh Duong, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		EMMETT Unit 1st Inf Div C Co 1st Bn 16th Inf Death Code Non-hostile, Died Other; Other Accident; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56628788 Panel 43WEST - 48
Married Single In Service  Medals  
Tour Date 18AUG68 Comment   Cemetery  

    DONALD LEE ELDRIDGE
Birth 20AUG47 Rank PFC Date of Death 27SEP68
P. of birth   Service Army (Drafted) Place Vinh Long, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		EMMETT Unit 1st Log Cmd 565th Trans Co 16th Trans Bn Death Code Non-hostile, Died Other; Drowned, Suffocated; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56628651 Panel 42WEST - 28
Married Single In Service  Medals  
Tour Date 20JUN68 Comment   CemeteryGolden Gate National Cem., San Bruno CA

    PHILIP ARTHUR BEASLEY
Birth 02FEB46 Rank HN Date of Death 30SEP68
P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BOISE Unit H&S CO 2/5TH MAR 1ST MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 7882046 Panel 42WEST - 45
Married Single In Service 3 yrs Medals  
Tour Date 25MAY68 Comment   Cemetery  

    SHELDON DALE HOSKINS
Birth 16MAY48 Rank CPL Date of Death 07OCT68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BLACKFOOT Unit 1ST MAR DIV G CO 2ND BN 5TH MARINES Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2261445 Panel 41WEST - 24
Married Single In Service 2 yrs Medals  
Tour Date 27FEB68 Comment   Cemetery  

Blackfoot Marine killed in Vietnam
      Word has been received in Blackfoot of the death of Cpl. Sheldon D. Hoskins, USMC, who was killed in action on 7 Oct (1968), near Quang Nam, Vietnam.
      Cpl. Hoskins is the son of Dale E. and Naomi Wright Hoskins, Rt 5, Blackfoot.
      He was born at Blackfoot 15 May 1948. He graduated with the Class of '66 from the Snake River High School, where he excelled in sports. He was co-captain of the football team in his senior year, took state championship honors in wrestling in the 168-pound class in both his junior and senior years and was awarded a scholarship to Weber State College
      He enlisted in the Marine Corps on 6 Sep 1966 at Salt Lake City. Cpl Hoskins completed his basic training at San Diego and was transferred to Camp LeJune NC. From here he volunteered for duty in the Phillipines, where he was attached to a guard detachment at Subic Bay. After spending five months there he volunteered for duty in Vietnam where he served for the past eight months.
      He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Hoskins, Blackfoot; two sisters and two half-brothers; Mrs. LaGrand (Cheryl) Wallace, Salt Lake City; Lenna Hoskins, Blackfoot; Merlin Anderson with Army Special Forces in Fort Bragg; and Hiram Anderson, Salt Lake City. The maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Wright of Kellogg, Idaho also survive.
      Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the body in Blackfoot and will be announced by the Howard Packham Mortuary. (Blackfoot News, Blackfoot ID, Monday, 14 Oct 1968)

    GARY CLARENCE SMITH

Birth 05NOV43 Rank SP4 Date of Death 100CT68
P. of birth   Service Army National Guard Place Lam Dong, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		PINGREE Unit 18th Engineer Bde HHC 116th Eng Bn 35th Eng Grp Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 28676002 Panel 41WEST - 43
Married Single In Service 2 yrs Medals  
Tour Date 07SEP68 Comment   Cemetery  

    MICHAEL LEON WASSERMAN
Birth 16JUL48 Rank PFC Date of Death 12OCT68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		BOISE Unit CO E 2/5TH MAR 1ST MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2435748 Panel 41WEST - 55
Married Single In Service  Medals  
Tour Date 25JUL68 Comment   Cemetery  

    DAN ROSS MOORE
Birth 31AUG48 Rank LCPL Date of Death 17OCT68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Offshore S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		IDAHO FALLS Unit  Death Code Non-hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crashed at Sea; Helicopter - Noncrew
Hometown   service # 2398772 Panel 41WEST - 69
Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals  
Tour Date 12JUN68 Comment   Cemetery  

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