Birth 21APR42 Rank PFC Date of Death 03DEC67 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Binh Long S. Vietnam Town of Record Mitchell Unit 1st Inf Div C Co 2nd Bn 2nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 67188141 Panel 31EAST - 31 Married Single In Service   Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 27OCT67 Comment   Cemetery

GARY DENNIS AMES

Birth 04SEP37 Rank SSG Date of Death 08DEC67 P. of birth   Service Army Place Tuyen Duc S. Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit MACV Adv Team 34 Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 19532357 Panel 31EAST - 62 Married Married In Service 12 yrs Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 08SEP67 Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

LLOYD ALVAN DUNCAN

Birth 15JAN46 Rank PFC Date of Death 09DEC67 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Binh Thuan S. Vietnam Town of Record Albany Unit 1st Cav Div HHC 2nd Bn 7th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 56932196 Panel 31EAST - 68 Married Married In Service   Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 18NOV67 Comment   Cemetery

GARY RAY JOHNSON

Birth 22APR47 Rank PFC Date of Death 14DEC67 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Binh Dinh S. Vietnam Town of Record Silverton Unit 1st Cav Div C Co 1st Bn 50th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 56928145 Panel 31EAST - 92 Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 01SEP67 Comment   Cemetery

RICHARD LEE DOOLEY

Birth 06AUG47 Rank PFC Date of Death 15DEC67 P. of birth Coos Bay Service Marines Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam Town of Record Coos Bay Unit COM 3DBN 5THMAR 1STMAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2352659 Panel 31EAST - 97 Married Married In Service   Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 20SEP67 Comment   Cemetery

COOS BAY MARINE IS KILLED IN VIET WAR
      Marine Pfc. Richard L. Dooley of Coos Bay is the 195th Oregon service man to die in the Vietnam War, according to Associated War, according to Associated Press. All but 80 of the 195 deaths have occurred this year. He was the husband of Mrs. Carol Dooley.
      Pfc. Dooley completed recruit training at San Diego CA and advanced Infantry and specialist training at Camp Pendeton (sic) CA. He enlisted through the Coos Bay marine Corps Recruiting Station.
      Oregon's 195th war victim was home on leave in early August before returning to Camp. Pendleton for further training with the Staging Battalion before departing for Vietnam. (The World, Coos Bay OR, 21 Dec 1967)

Richard L. Dooley
      Richard Lee Dooley, former resident of Rt. 3 Box 753 Coos Bay, died 15 Dec (1967) in Vietnam.
      He was born 6 Aug 1947 in Coos Bay. Mr. Dooley had been stationed in Vietnam for two and one-half months.
      Surviving are his wife, Carol, Coos Bay; father Theodore Dooley, Coos Bay; Mother Gracchi Perini, Medford; brother Gerald, Coos Bay; and sister Jennie Richardson, Albany.
      A funeral service is pending to be announced by the chapel of Mills Funeral Home. Coos Bay. (The World, Coos Bay OR, 21 Dec 1967)

GLENN HAROLD SIMMONS

Birth 05MAR47 Rank CPL Date of Death 21DEC67 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam Town of Record Aloha Unit   Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Rabies; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2204042 Panel 32EAST - 40 Married Single In Service   Medals   Tour Date 10APR67 Comment   Cemetery Valley Memorial Cemetery, Hillsboro

Marine Dies in Vietnam. Marine Cpl. Glenn H. Simmons, 20, a lifetime resident of Aloha, will be buried Wednesday with full military honors at the Valley Memorial Cemetery, Hillsboro. Cpl Simmons died 21 Dec (1967) in Vietnam as a result of a rabid dog bite. He was bitten while going to the aid of a friend who was attacked by the dog in a Vietnamese village. He had enlisted in the Marine Corps in November, 1965, and had been in combat in Vietnam since April, 1967. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. at the Fuiten-Friesen Chapel in Beaverton. The Rev. John H. Fuiten, pastor of the Aloha Assembly of God Church will officiate, assisted by the Rev. William Armstrong of the Vernonia Assembly of God Church. Concluding rites and burial will be conducted by members of the 10th Engineering Battalion of the Marine corps, Portland. Cpl. Simmons was born 5 Mar 1947. He attended Aloha Park and Beaver Acres grade schools in the Aloha area and was graduated from Sunset High School in 1964. He was a member of the Aloha Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Simmons; two brothers, Ronald, a U. S. Navy enlist, and Gary, a Sunset High junior; a sister, Carol Joy; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wells, Vernonia. (Oregonian, Portland OR, 3 Jan 1968)

FREDERIC PEERS WEBB

Birth 01FEB43 Rank SN Date of Death 21DEC67 P. of birth   Service Navy Place Dinh Tuong S. Vietnam Town of Record Redmond Unit RIV RON 11, RIV DIV 111 Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Other Causes; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # B802854 Panel 32EAST - 41 Married Single In Service   Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 15JUN67 Comment   Cemetery

EDGAR JOHN UDELL

Birth 29JUL46 Rank SP4 Date of Death 25DEC67 P. of birth Eugene Service Army Place Phuoc Tuy, S. Vietnam Town of Record Coos Bay Unit 20th Engineer Bde, D Co, 86th Eng Bn, 34th Eng Grp Death Code Non Hostile; Other Accident; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 19881437 Panel 32EAST - 60 Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals   Tour Date 28SEP66 Comment   Cemetery Oceanview Memory Gardens, Coos Bay

Edgar Udell
      Edgar J. Udell, 21, Charleston, died in Vietnam 25 Dec (1968) from injuries received in a fall from a moving vehicle. He was a member of Company D, 86th Engineer Battalion. He enlisted in Coos Bay in Feb. 1965. His rating was Specialist 4. He was born 29 Jul 1946 in Eugene.
      Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Udell, Sr.; brother, Douglas Charleston; sister, Mrs. Dolores McDonald, Portland; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Ogg, Portland; grandmother, Mrs. Margaret A. Udell, Fall Creek.
      Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in the North Bend Chapel of Campbell-Watkins Funeral Homes. Officiating will be an Army chaplain from Fort Lewis WA as will a color guard and casket bearers from Fort Lewis.
      Burial will be in the Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. (The World, Coos Bay OR, 2 Jan 1968)

Funeral Slated for Oregon GI Coos Bay (Special) The Honor Guard from the 78th Signal Battalion, Fort Lewis WA will participate in a funeral for Edgar J. Udell, who died Christmas Day in Vietnam. Service for Mr. Udell, who was 21 years old, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Campbell-Watkins Funeral Home, North Bend. Chaplain Lt. Col. Clifford N. Trout of Portland will officiate. Burial will be at Oceanview Memory Gardens, Coos Bay. Born in Eugene 29 Jul 1946, Mr. Udell was a resident of the Coos Bay area. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Udell of Charleston OR; brother, Douglas of Charleston; sister Dolores McDonald of Portland; grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Udell of Fall Creek OR, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Ogg of Portland (Oregonian, Portland OR, 4 Jan 1968)

DAVID LEONARD BOGGS

Birth 06DEC48 Rank CPL Date of Death 27DEC67 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Thuy, S. Vietnam Town of Record Odessa TX Unit 101st Abn Div, A Co, 2nd Bn, 502nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 18766197 Panel 32EAST - 69 Married Single Local Portland Medals Combat Infantryman's Badge, Parachute Wings, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal   Tour Date 10JUL67 Comment   Cemetery Riverview Cemetery in Martin's Ferry, Ohio.

picture of William Austin and David Boggs provided by Bill Brown and Teresa Austin

Exception Made In Rites for GI Killed in Vietnam
    The U.S. Army is sending the body of a young paratrooper, killed in Vietnam two days after Christmas, to Portland so his parents can have a funeral service for him before his remains are sent to Martins Ferry OH for burial.
    The dead soldier is Pfc. David L. Boggs, 19, who was killed by enemy fire 27 Dec 1967. He was with the the 101st Airborne Division. Pfc. Boggs was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hildred A. Boggs, 1327 SE Morrison St.
    Ordinarily the Army sends the remains of the soldiers killed in Vietnam to the place of burial by the most direct route, but has made an exception for Pfc. Boggs.
    His parents want him buried in the family plot in Martins Ferry where the family formerly lived, but want a funeral in Portland first because they cannot afford to go to Martins Ferry.
    The soldier's father has had a series of strokes and has not worked since last July.
    "Our only income is what Mrs. Boggs earns baby-sitting," he said. "I'm behind in my rent. I don't know how much longer they'll carry me." the elder Boggs said.
    The Boggs have nine children. "Eight now that David's gone," Boggs said. The four youngest children are being cared for in foster homes.
    Boggs bought the burial plot in Martins Ferry when his first wife died 22 years ago.
    Why doesn't he get another here? "I've had nothing but bad luck ever since I came out here six years ago. As soon as I'm able, I'm going to move my family back to Martins Ferry.
    "David left just about this time last year," Mrs. Boggs said. "He had a car and drove to Dallas TX, where he enlisted in the Army. When he left, he said. 'Goodby, Mom, I'll see you sometime.' Now he's gone."
    An Army spokesman said the body was expected to arrive in Oakland CA, Tuesday. He added that the Portland funeral probably will be Thursday.
    Mt. Scott funeral director Ed White has volunteered his chapel and other facilities for the Portland service.
    Mrs. Lucille Parsons, of Kelso WA, district commander of the DAV auxiliary said she is going to try to raise the money to send the Boggses to Martins Ferry to attend the burial service. (Oregonian, Portland OR, 3 Jan 1968)

Kin to See Son's Burial Funds raised by veteran organizations will enable the family of a Portland soldier killed in Vietnam to attend his burial service in Martins Ferry OH. The Army granted an exception to its usual procedures when it became known the family of the war victim, Pfc. David Boggs, 19, could not afford to attend the Ohio service. The father, Hildred A. Boggs of 1327 SE Morrison St., asked that his son be buried in Ohio with the remains of the elder Boggs' first wife. After learning of the family's financial condition, the Army agreed to route the soldier's body to Portland for service before shipping it to Ohio. News stories about the situation produced an offer of financial assistance from the Disabled Veterans Association and money was raised for the trip. Mrs. Boggs said Wednesday night she, her husband and a son, Eldred, will fly to Martins Ferry Saturday. The Portland service will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Mt. Scott Funeral Home. (Oregonian, Portland OR, 4 Jan 1968)

DAN THOMAS KLINDT

Birth 07FEB48 Rank PFC Date of Death 27DEC67 P. of birth   Service Army Place Phu Yen S. Vietnam Town of Record Astoria Unit 173rd Abn Bde A Co 3rd Bn 503rd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 18960778 Panel 32EAST - 76 Married Single In Service   Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 01DEC67 Comment   Cemetery

WAYNE ALVIN ECKLEY

Birth 22MAY36 Rank CMS Event Date 29DEC67 P. of birth   Service Air Force Place NZ N. Vietnam Town of Record Enterprise Unit 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Nha Trang Airbase, South Vietnam Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crash - Land Fixed Wing - Crew Hometown   Panel 32EAST - 92 MIA ret 13DEC93 - id 04AUG00 Married Married Declared Dead 27APR78 Medals Purple Heart   service # 19360522 Comment   Cemetery Prairie Creek Cem., Joseph OR

MIA information extracted from the POWNetWork.org All the information is from an article titled "The Last Mission of Combat Talon's S-01 Crew" written by Colonel John Gargus, USAF (Ret.) This article is extremely detailed and covers the standard factual details of the unit to the practices and activities performed by the Det. 1, 314 TAW unit. He also describes the 11 men who died on their mission over North Vietnam in a familiar way...

On 29 December 1967, Maj. Charles P. Claxton, aircraft commander; Capt. Gerald G. Van Buren, 1st pilot; Capt. Edwin N. Osborne Jr., pilot; Lt. Col. Donald E. Fisher, navigator; Capt. Frank C. Parker III, navigator; Capt. Gordon J. Wenaas, navigator; SSgt. Gean P. Clapper, radio operator; then SSgt. Wayne A. Eckley, flight engineer; TSgt. Jack McCrary, flight engineer; SSgt. Edward J. Darcy, loadmaster; and Sgt. James R. Williams, loadmaster; comprised the crew of a C130E (tail number 64-0547). The aircraft departed Nha Trang Airbase, South Vietnam at 0030 hours on a highly classified special mission over the rugged jungle-covered mountains of Tuan Giao District, Lai Chau Province, North Vietnam.