
FACES FROM THE WALL
OREGON and the VIETNAM WAR
April - 1966
DAVID GORDON RUSSELL
| | Birth | 24SEP46 | Rank | LCPL | Date of Death | O2APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Nam S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Salem | Unit | B CO 1ST BN 3RD MARS | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2130604 | Panel | 06EAST - 77 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
KEITH LEROY SHIPP
| | Birth | 18AUG46 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | O2APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Medford | Unit | 25th Inf Div HHC 1st Bn 5th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 19815582 | Panel | 06EAST - 78 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 06JAN66 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
Medford Soldier Dies in Viet Nam
A Medford soldier, Pfc. Keith L. Shipp, 19, son of Mrs. Charles (Leota) Leder of Route 4, Box 430D, Coleman Creek Road, Medford, was killed in action in Viet Nam 2 Apr (1966) Mrs. Leder was notified Sunday.
Pfc. Shipp enlisted in the U.S. Army from Spokane WA a little over a year ago. His mother received a letter from him Friday, in which he stated that he was going out on a special operation and that she might not hear from him "for awhile."
He was with Headquarters Company, Fifth Infantry, 25th Division.
The message, received Sunday by Sgt. K. E. Martin, regular Army advisor with the Army Reserve, stated that Pfc. Shipp had died of multiple wounds received from an enemy mine. The message was wired to Sgt. Martin for personal delivery to the soldier's mother.
Pfc. Shipp attended school at Bonner's Ferry ID, but had visited in Medford at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leder; and with his half brother, Jerry Carruthers of Jacksonville. Carruthers also served in the U. S. Army, his mother stated this morning. He completed his enlistment and was discharged last June
Pfc. Shipp went overseas last September and had been located in Hawaii when he shipped out to Viet Nam in January.
Arrangements are being made to bring the soldier's body to Medford. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Memory Gardens Funeral Home. (Medford Mail Tribune, Medford OR, 27 Feb 1968)
WALTER CHARLES FILLMAN Sr
| | Birth | 03OCT35 | Rank | SGT | Date of Death | O7APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Cave Junction | Unit | 1st Inf Div A Co 1st Bn 26th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died Wounds; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 19753808 | Panel | 06EAST - 92 | | Married | Married | In Service | 12 yrs | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 25DEC65 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
THOMAS TAYLOR WALKER
| | Birth | 06SEP35 | Rank | CPT | Date of Death | O7APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Air Force | Place | LZ Laos | Town of Record | Toledo | Unit | 8TH BOMB SQUADRON, 405TH ADVANCED ECHELON | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Air Loss, Crash - Land Fixed Wing - Crew | | Hometown | | service # | 62785 | Panel | 06EAST 93 | | Married | Single | In Service | 4 yrs | Medals | Purple Heart | | MIA - | BNR | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
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EDWARD LEE GEORGE
| | Birth | 14MAY46 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | 11APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Myrtle Creek | Unit | 1st Inf Div C Co 2nd Bn 16th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 19759023 | Panel | 06EAST - 99 | | Married | Single | In Service | 2 yrs | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 04MAR66 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
RONNIE RAY LOVETT
| | Birth | 13APR47 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | 12APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Phoenix | Unit | unknown 162 AHC | Death Code | Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - NonCrew | | Hometown | | service # | 19845378 | Panel | 06EAST - 107 | | Married | Single | In Service | | Medals | | | Tour Date | | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
TERRY ALLEN RIPPY
| | Birth | 30SEP42 | Rank | SP4 | Date of Death | 22APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Hammond | Unit | 1st Cav Div D Co 2nd Bn 8th Cav | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 19645301 | Panel | 06EAST - 128 | | Married | Married | In Service | 6 yrs | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 30NOV65 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
STANLEY J BENSON
| | Birth | 28NOV44 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | 26APR66 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army (Draft) | Place | S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Kinzua | Unit | 1st Inf Div C Co 1st Bn 16th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 56366570 | Panel | 07EAST - 01 | | Married | Single | In Service | | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 26FEB66 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
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