Birth 16AUG45 Rank PFC Date of Death 03MAY67 P. of birth   Service Marines (Draft) Place Quang Tin, South Vietnam Town of Record Coos Bay Unit CO A 1 BN 3 MAR BLT 26 9 MAB Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2231177 Panel 19EAST - 22 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery

Birth 17JUN47 Rank LCPL Date of Death 08MAY67 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, South Vietnam Town of Record Tigard Unit A CO 3 TK BN 3 MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2177781 Panel 19EAST-69 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

Birth 05SEP45 Rank PFC Date of Death 09MAY67 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, South Vietnam Town of Record Lakeview Unit F Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd MARS Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2325775 Panel 19EAST - 70 Married Married MIA -   Medals Purple Heart  Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Sunset Park Cem., Lakeview OR

    LYLE SCOTT TATE

Birth 05NOV46 Rank CPL Date of Death 09MAY67 P. of birth   Service Marines (Reserve) Place Quang Tri, South Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit Co F, 2nd Bn, 3d MAR REG, 3d MAR Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices; Ground Casualty Hometown Beaverton service # 2204118 Panel 19EAST - 75 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart  Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

    Cpl. Lyle S. Tate Funeral will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Finley's Morninglight Chapel for Cpl. Lyle S. Tate of Beaverton, who was killed in action in Vietnam on 9 May (1967). He was the first service man from Washington County to die in the present conflict. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle G. Tate, 7500 SW Shirley Lane, he suffered fatal wounds while on a mission near Huong Hoa. He had been sent to Okinawa in March for non- comissioned officers training with a Marine unit and was in a rest and relaxation area when rushed back into combat by helicopter. Born 5 Nov 1946, he attended Garden Home Elementary School and Beaverton High School. He attended Portland State College for a year before joining the Marines in December, 1965. Corp, Tate will be buried with full honors at Willamette National Cemetery. In addition to his parents he is survived by a sister, Christine. The family suggests that any rememberances be in the form of donations to the Garden Home Methodist Church. (Oregonian, Portland OR, 25 May 1967)

    THEODORE ROOSEVELT VANCE

Birth 19SEP46 Rank PFC Date of Death 12MAY67 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Dinh South Vietnam Town of Record Yoncalla Unit 1st Cav Div C Co 1st Bn 7th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 19779453 Panel 19EAST - 102 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart Tour Date 18JAN66 Comment   Cemetery

Birth 18JUL45 Rank HM3 Date of Death 13MAY67 P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Nam South Vietnam Town of Record Milwaukie Unit 1ST MARDIV 1ST BN 1ST MARINES Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 9150584 Panel 19EAST - 105 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

Birth 07OCT47 Rank PFC Date of Death 12MAY67 P. of birth Eugene Service Army Place Long Khanh, South Vietnam Town of Record Lowell Unit 173rd Abn Bde, Bde HHC Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 19881311 Panel 19EAST - 109 Married Single Link Virtual Wall Medals Purple Heart  Tour Date 12OCT66 Comment   Cemetery

NW Woman Mourns Son Lost To Friendly Fire
    The telegram was brief, but explicit "We regret to inform you that your son, Army Pfc. Carl F. Louvring, died while on duty in Vietnam,13 May 1967 -stop.
    "He was on an ambush patrol, walking through dense brush, and was fired on by other members of the patrol who mistakenly took him for the enemy-stop."
    The contents of the message were explained to Louvring's mother, Mrs. Elva G. McCain of Lowell, by an Army major from Eugene. She was told again that her son, a twice decorated soldier for heroic action in Vietnam, was killed by "friendly fire".
    "Thats a helluva way to die" she said, holding back her deeper emotions.
    Young Louvring would have been 20 years old in October. He was born and reared in Eugene, attended Roosevelt Junior High School and Pleasant Hill High School at Pleasant Hill.
Youth liked outdoors.
    He loved the outdoors, liked to fish and hunt, and showed an interest in ranching. He worked on a ranch in Klamath Falls before enlisting in the Army, 7 Feb 1966.
    He tried to enlist in the Army's Special Forces, the Green Beret, but was too young, so he chose the paratroopers instead, training at Ft. Ord CA, Ft. Rucker AL, and Ft. Benning GA.
    He was sent to Vietnam in October, 1966, attached to the 173rd Airborne Brigrade.
    Mrs. McCain was informed later that her son had won two air medals for heroism in action as a gunner aboard a helicopter over hostile territory. He won the Oak Leaf Cluster for one memorable aerial flight 15 Jan 1967, when he killed at least one Viet Cong and held down enemy fire when the helicopter was on a low and vulnerable mission, carrying the deputy brigrade commander.
    He received another citation for valor for making 25 hazardous aerial missions in the helicopter between Dec 1966 and Feb 1966 and Feb 1967.
Enemy Held Off.
    The citation indicated his helicopter engaged the enemy on several occassions, once taking a direct hit. But Army Pfc. Louvring, the dispatch said, successfully held the enemy at bay, pinning them with fire of his own until they were out of range.
    Mrs. McCall received a letter from her son dated two days before the fateful ambush mission. His spirits were high and he made no complaints about his duty.
    "Thats a terrible way to die, she repeated. "After all those risks against enemy fire, to get shot down by your own.(Oregonian, Portland OR, Wednesday, 17 May 1967)

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Birth 15DEC47 Rank HN Date of Death 14MAY67 P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Tri, South Vietnam Town of Record Rogue River Unit 1ST MARDIV 1ST BN 1ST MARINES Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 6964571 Panel 19EAST - 117 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery

Birth 21MAR48 Rank PFC Date of Death 15MAY67 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam, South Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit I Co, 3d Bn, 1st MAR Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2274857 Panel 19EAST - 126 Married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

GERALD DON HUFFMAN

Birth 01OCT46 Rank PFC Date of Death 17MAY67 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Quang Ngai, South Vietnam Town of Record Newport Unit 196th LIB, F Trp, 17th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 56410036 Panel 20EAST - 16 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart  Tour Date 12DEC66 Comment   Cemetery

Oregon GIs War Victims.
  A 21 year old Tigard soldier was killed in Pleiku, Vietnam , last Thursday, his relatives were notified Saturday, Sgt. Leland Thompson, an artillery forward observer, died from enemy fire during a firefight involving his 4th Infantry Division unit, according to the Department of the Defense. Sgt. Thompson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Thompson, of 7720 SW Garden Home Road, Tigard. Born July 14, 1945, in Vernonia, the soldier spent most of his life in the Portland area, attending Tigard grade and high schools. He entered the Army in February, 1963. He is survived by a brother Neil, and sister, Mrs. Margaret Kelly, along with his parents, all of Portland. Grandmothers Mrs. M.S. Lines of Tigard and Mrs. Emma Thompson, in Minnesota, also survive. Funeral arrangements are pending under the directions of Zeller Chapel of Roses.
  Sgt. Thompson's death was announced simultaneously with that of Pfc. Gerald D Huffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Huffman, Newport, on Monday by the Defense Department. No further details were available on Pfc. Huffman's death. (Oregonian, Portland OR, May 1967)

    LEWIS COLLIN COOK

Birth 15MAY44 Rank HM2 Date of Death 18MAY67 P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Tri, South Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit 3RD MAR Div, H&S Co, 3rd Bn, 3rd Mar Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 6861471 Panel 20EAST - 23 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart  Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

    KENNETH DUANE PHARES

Birth 05MAR48 Rank PFC Date of Death 18MAY67 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri, South Vietnam Town of Record Astoria Unit Co L, 3d Bn, 4 MAR Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2325651 Panel 20EAST - 34 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart  Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery

    LELAND HERBERT THOMPSON

Birth 14JUL45 Rank SGT Date of Death 18MAY67 P. of birth   Service Army Place Pleiku, South Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit 4th Inf Div, Btry A, 6th Bn, 29th Arty Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 19757950 Panel 20EAST - 37 Married Single MIA -   Medals Silver Star Purple Heart Tour Date 15SEP66 Comment Nine Days in May  Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

"Oregon GIs War Victims.
  A 21 year old Tigard soldier was killed in Pleiku, Vietnam , last Thursday, his relatives were notified Saturday, Sgt. Leland Thompson, an artillery forward observer, died from enemy fire during a firefight involving his 4th Infantry Division unit, according to the Department of the Defense. Sgt. Thompson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Thompson, of 7720 SW Garden Home Road, Tigard. Born July 14, 1945, in Vernonia, the soldier spent most of his life in the Portland area, attending Tigard grade and high schools. He entered the Army in February, 1963. He is survived by a brother Neil, and sister, Mrs. Margaret Kelly, along with his parents, all of Portland. Grandmothers Mrs. M.S. Lines of Tigard and Mrs. Emma Thompson, in Minnesota, also survive. Funeral arrangements are pending under the directions of Zeller Chapel of Roses.
  Sgt. Thompson's death was announced simultaneously with that of Pfc. Gerald D Huffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Huffman, Newport, on Monday by the Defense Department. No further details were available on Pfc. Huffman's death. (Oregonian, Portland OR, May 1967)

    DALE WILLIAM TOLBERT

Birth 14SEP47 Rank PFC Date of Death 19MAY67 P. of birth   Service Army Place Binh Duong, South Vietnam Town of Record West Linn Unit 11th ACR, C Trp, 1st Sqdr, 11th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 18958619 Panel 20EAST - 50 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart  Tour Date 27MAR67 Comment   Cemetery

    CLIFFORD LEROY MENZIES Jr

Birth 25FEB47 Rank A2C Date of Death 21MAY67 P. of birth   Service Air Force Place Gia Dinh, South Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit 377th, CEG SQ, Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Vehicle Loss - Crash; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 19818124 Panel 20EAST - 77 Married Single MIA -   Medals   Tour Date 15FEB67 Comment   Cemetery

    GEORGE NATHAN WRIGHT

Birth 19SEP45 Rank PVT Date of Death 21MAY67 P. of birth Astoria Service Marines Place Quang Tri. South Vietnam Town of Record Boring Unit 9th MAB, F Co, BLT 2/3 Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2087341 Panel 20EAST - 80 Married Married MIA -   Medals Purple Heart Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

Funeral for PFC George Nathan Wright, Route 1, Box 900, Boring, will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Carroll Funeral Home, Gresham, with vault interment at Willamette National Cemetery. Pfc. Wright, 21, was killed in action 21 May (1967) in Vietnam. A native of Astoria, Wright spent his early childhood in Virginia, moving back to Gresham in 1947. He moved to Boring in 1960; and was graduated from Gresham High School in 1964. He joined the Marine Corps in 1964. He is survived by the widow, Janice, Gresham, the parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Wright, Boring; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wright, Greensboro NC. (The Oregonian, Portland OR 1 Jun 1967)

    JAMES WARREN CARTWRIGHT

Birth 07JUL44 Rank SGT Date of Death 23MAY67 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Pleiku South Vietnam Town of Record Eugene Unit 4th Inf Div, C Co, 3rd Bn, 12th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 56409366 Panel 20EAST - 89 Married Married MIA -   Medals Purple Heart Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery

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    MICHAEL JEFFERSON GREELEY

Birth 22MAR48 Rank PFC Date of Death 26MAY67 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tin South Vietnam Town of Record Milwaukie Unit CIK, 3d MAR, 1st MAR Div Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2274842 Panel 20EAST - 116 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

    JOHN EDWARD SCHON

Birth 15AUG46 Rank HM2 Date of Death 26MAY67 P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Tin South Vietnam Town of Record   Unit H&S CO 3/5TH MAR 1ST MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 9149203 Panel 20EAST - 124 Married Single MIA -   Medals Purple Heart Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery

WO Franklin Anderson. Service for Warrant Officer Franklin V. Anderson, 21,who was killed in Vietnam 17 May (1968), will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Finley's Morninglight Chapel. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Park. Warrant Officer Anderson, was killed while on a combat mission as a helicopter pilot near Phu Loi, about 25 miles north of Saigon. A graduate of Cleveland High School, he left the University of Oregon in his freshman year to enlist. Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant T. Anderson, 6326 SE Reed College Place, and a sister, Mrs. Sharon Greiner, San Diego CA. (The Oregonian, Portland OR, 4 Jun 1968)