FACES FROM THE WALL
MONTANA and VIETNAM WAR
May 1968
George Edward PETERS Jr
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| Birth | Feb 24, 1948 |
Rank | SP4 |
Date of Death | May 01, 1968 |
| P. of birth | |
Service | US Army |
Place | QUANG NGAI South Vietnam |
Town of
Record | ST XAVIER, MONTANA |
Unit | Co E, 4th Bn, 3rd Inf., 11th Light INF Brigade |
Death Code | HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY-OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE -GROUND CASUALTY |
| Hometown | ST XAVIER, MONTANA |
service # | 56637819 |
Panel | 53E - - Line 40 |
| Married | Single |
MIA - | BR |
Medals | Purple Heart |
| Tour Date | Dec 05, 1967 |
Comment | |
Cemetery | Custer National Cem,. Crow Agency, Big Horn Co. MT |
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Paul Edward CHAVEZ
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| Birth | Mar 03, 1925 |
Rank | GSGT |
Date of Death | May 05, 1968 |
| P. of birth | |
Service | US Marine Corp |
Place | QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM |
Town of
Record | SANDERS, MONTANA |
Unit | 3rd Mar Div, 1st AMTRAC Bn |
Death Code | Hostile, died of wounds-ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR-GROUND CASUALTY |
| Hometown | SANDERS, MONTANA |
service # | |
Panel | 55E - - Line 6 |
| Married | Married |
MIA - | BR |
Medals | Purple Heart |
| Tour Date | Dec 16, 1967 |
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Hysham Marine Killed in Viet Marine Sgt. Paul E. Chavez, formerly of Sanders, Pompeys Pillar and Hysham, was killed 5 May (1968) in the Quang Tri province of Vietnam. Sgt. Chavez entered the Marines after graduating from Hysham High School and served 17 years. He had been assigned to bases to Korea, Japan and the U.S. before going to Vietnam. The 37-year-old platoon sergeant was stationed in Vietnam with the First AMTRAC Battalion, Third Marine Division. He had been wounded in the arm and leg three months prior to his death but returned to action after two weeks in the hospital. (Billings Gazette, Billings MT, 30 May 1968)
Louis Howard NELSON
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| Birth | Aug 01, 1949 |
Rank | PFC |
Date of Death | May 05, 1968 |
| P. of birth | |
Service | US Marine Corp |
Place | QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM |
Town of
Record | HARLOWTON, MONTANA |
Unit | 1st Mar Div, L Co, 3rd Bn, 27th Marines |
Death Code | HOSTILE-ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR - |
| Hometown | HARLOWTON, MONTANA |
service # | 2386564 |
Panel | 55E - - Line 24 |
| Married | Single |
MIA - | BR |
Medals | Purple Heart |
| Tour Date | Feb 20, 1968 |
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Glee Roy LIGHT
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| Birth | Nov 19, 1949 |
Rank | LCPL |
Date of Death | May 07, 1968 |
| P. of birth | |
Service | US Marine Corp |
Place | QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM |
Town of
Record | LEWISTOWN, MONTANA |
Unit | 1st Mar Div, G Co, 2nd Bn, 7th Marines |
Death Code | HOSTILE-GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE -GROUND CASUALTY |
| Hometown | LEWISTOWN, MONTANA |
service # | 2335085 |
Panel | 56E - - Line 26 |
| Married | Single |
MIA - | BR |
Medals | Purple Heart |
| Tour Date | Feb 01, 1968 |
Comment | |
Cemetery | |
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Montanan Dies in Viet Battle by the Associated Press. The U.S. Marine Corps said Saturday that Lance Corporal Glee R. Light, Lewistown, has been killed in fighting near Quang Nam, Vietnam. Light was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Light of Lewistown. He is the 109th Montanan to die in the fighting in Vietnam. (Missoulian, Missoula MT, 12 May 1968)
Robert Hugh CARROLL
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| Birth | Jul 22, 1937 |
Rank | Major |
Date of Death | May 12, 1968 |
| P. of birth | Carrington ND |
Service | US Army |
Place | QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM |
Town of
Record | MISSOULA, MONTANA |
Unit | B Co, 2nd Bn, 5th US Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Div |
Death Code | Hostile,MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS -GROUND CASUALTY |
| Hometown | MISSOULA, MONTANA |
service # | O94175 |
Panel | 58E - - Line 31 |
| Married | Married |
MIA - | BR |
Medals | Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart |
| Tour Date | Jul 23, 1967 |
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SHRAPNEL KILLS CAPT. CARROLL
Capt. Robert H. Carroll, graduate of Missoula County High School and the University of Montana, was wounded fatally in fighting in Vietnam Sunday. Relatives here were notified that Capt. Carroll was struck by shrapnel and died after being taken to a hospital.
He was born 22 Jul 1937, in Carrington ND. He was graduated from MCHS in 1955 and from UM in 1961. He was commissioned a second lieutenant from the UM Reserve Officers Training Corps. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Capt. Carroll was completing his second tour of duty in Vietnam, having served previously in 1963. He commaned Co. B, 2nd Bn, 5th Cavalry, lst Air Cavalry Div., which was the spearhead company sent in to relieve the siege at Khe Sanh.
He was married to Jacqueline Felts of Green Bay WI in March of 1960. Surviving are his widow and two daughters, Kimberly Kay and Christine Susan, at the family home at Ft. Benning GA; his mother, Mrs. Emmett Carroll, Missoula; a brother, Emmett Frank Jr., Seattle, and a sister, Mrs. William J. (Lucille) Wimett, Missoula. He was preceded in death by his father, Emmett F. Carroll, and two sisters.
(Missoulian, Missoula MT, 15 May 1968)
Missoula Remembers Another Missoula and another of my Army ROTC memories. This man, ahead of me in school, and without ever knowing it, became a role model for me simply in the way he wore his uniform. He was, what was called back then, STRAC, an acronym that among other things, identified someone as being a top-notch soldier. As a subordinate ROTC member I remember the smile on Bob Carroll's face, his proud carriage, and what seems still to me to being "in charge" of his life. George M. "Sonny" Gratzer, dedication speech of Missoula war Memorial, 12 Sep 1988
Alvy Eugene WOOD
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| Birth | Oct 26, 1947 |
Rank | PFC |
Date of Death | May 12, 1968 |
| P. of birth | |
Service | US Marine Corp |
Place | THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM |
Town of
Record | LIVINGSTON, MONTANA |
Unit | 1st Mar Div, E Co, 2nd Bn, 5th Marines |
Death Code | HOSTILE-GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE -GROUND CASUALTY |
| Hometown | LIVINGSTON, MONTANA |
service # | 2386641 |
Panel | 59E - - Line 15 |
| Married | Single |
MIA - | BR |
Medals | Purple Heart |
| Tour Date | Mar 25, 1968 |
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Robert Edward WELCH
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| Birth | Apr 02, 1947 |
Rank | SGT |
Date of Death | May 13, 1968 |
| P. of birth | |
Service | US Army |
Place | THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM |
Town of
Record | LIBBY, MONTANA |
Unit | 1st Cav Div, 11th Avn Co |
Death Code | HOSTILE-ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR-GROUND CASUALTY |
| Hometown | LIBBY, MONTANA |
service # | 56985499 |
Panel | 60E - - Line 5 |
| Married | Single |
MIA - | BR |
Medals | Purple Heart |
| Tour Date | Aug 13, 1967 |
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Florian J ZAHN
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| Birth | Jan 07, 1948 |
Rank | SSGT |
Date of Death | May 21, 1968 |
| P. of birth | |
Service | US Army |
Place | QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM |
Town of
Record | BUTTE, MONTANA |
Unit | 101st Abn Div, A Co, 801st Main Bn |
Death Code | HOSTILE-MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS-GROUND CASUALTY |
| Hometown | BUTTE, MONTANA |
service # | 19880258 |
Panel | 65E - - Line 3 |
| Married | Single |
MIA - | BR |
Medals | Purple Heart |
| Tour Date | Dec 06, 1967 |
Comment | |
Cemetery | Butte Montana |
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Missoula Remembers Finally, Florian Zahn, Florian and my brother grew up as best friends and enlisted in the Army the day after they graduated from Butte Public High School. They trained together through Basic. AIT, Airborne School, and more. Florian finally went to Vietnam as one of the 101st Screaming Eagles. Coincidentally, his unit came to the same area I served with the First Infantry Division, but sadly my plans to meet him in Vietnam was changed. Florian came from a large family in Butte. He was a real "grinner", a happy, young man, who, I last remember, was busy with my brother making the rest of my family laugh by creating humorous "commercials" on a tape recorder. Florian, my brother named his son after you. George M. "Sonny" Gratzer, dedication speech of Missoula war Memorial, 12 Sep 1988
Larry James BURKHARDT
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| Birth | Oct 19, 1947 |
Rank | PFC |
Date of Death | May 27, 1968 |
| P. of birth | Billings MT |
Service | US Army |
Place | THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM |
Town of
Record | BILLINGS, MONTANA |
Unit | B TRP, 2ND SQD, 17TH CAV RGT, 101 ABN DIV |
Death Code | HOSTILE-OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE-GROUND CASUALTY |
| Hometown | BILLINGS, MONTANA |
service # | 56638504 |
Panel | 65W - - Line 5 |
| Married | Married |
MIA - | BR |
Medals | Purple Heart |
| Tour Date | Apr 19, 1968 |
Comment | Virtual Wall
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Cemetery | |
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Pfc. L. J. Burkhardt Funeral services for Pfc. Larry James Burkhardt, 20, of 2912 8th Ave. S. who was killed Monday (27 May 1968) in Vietnam, will be at Smith's Funeral Home. Pfc. Burkhardt was born 19 Oct 1947 in Billings, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Burkhardt. He graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1966 and attended Eastern Montana College before entering the Army 8 Nov 1967. He was sent to Vietnam 17 Apr (1968) assigned with the 101st Airborne Brigade at Phu Bai near Da Nang. Pfc. Burkhardt married Ruth Marie Norton in Billings, 13 Apr 1968. He was a member of Pilgrim Congregational Church. Survivors include the widow; his parents; a brother, Robert J. and a sister, Loretta J. both at Home. (Billings Gazette, Billings MT, 1 Jun 1968)
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