
FACES FROM THE WALL
OREGON and the VIETNAM WAR
SEPTEMBER 1967
JAY DEAN JOHNSON
| | Birth | 16SEP46 | Rank | CPL | Date of Death | 02SEP67 | | P. of birth | Portland | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Nam S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Medford | Unit | HQ BTRY 4 BN 11 MAR 1 MAR DIV | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2231447 | Panel | 25EAST - 85 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
Killed in Action Marine Cpl. Jay D. Johnson, 20, Medford, was killed in combat 2 Sep (1967) at Quang Nam in Vietnam. He was born 16 Sep 1946 in Portland and worked at Olson Lawyer Timber Company before enlisting February 1966. His parents are Lt. Col. Gustave E. Johnson, U.S. Army (Ret.) and Mrs. Johnson, 1533 Stratford Way, Medford (Medford Mail Tribune, Medford OR, 27 Feb 1968)
PATRICK GENE KELLEY
| | Birth | 23SEP46 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | 04SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Nam S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Gold Beach | Unit | 3 155GUNBTRY 11MARARTY 1MAR DV | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2231411 | Panel | 25EAST - 103 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
HAROLD STANLEY BERN
| | Birth | 14FEB48 | Rank | LCPL | Date of Death | 06SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Tin S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Powers | Unit | | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2325579 | Panel | 26EAST - 06 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
LYDES JAY 'Bud' GARNER Jr
| | Birth | 28AUG46 | Rank | SGT | Date of Death | 06SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army (Draft) | Place | Long Khanh S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Mapleton | Unit | 9th Inf Div A Co 4th Bn 39th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 56409596 | Panel | 26EAST - 09 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 21FEB67 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
Vietnam Victim Army Sgt. Lydes J. Garner, 21, of Mapleton, has become the 21st serviceman from the Emerald Empire to die in the Vietnam war. Garner, the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Garner Sr. of Mapleton, was fatally wounded Wednesday by a Viet Cong booby trap. Funeral services are pending at the Riverside Chapel in Florence. (Eugene Register-Guard, Eugene OR, 10 Sep 1967)
Thank you Oregon Genealogical Society
WALTER MACK PHILLIPS
| | Birth | 28MAR45 | Rank | SP4 | Date of Death | 06SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | Binh Dinh S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Salem | Unit | 1st Cav Div D Trp 1st Sqdr 9th Cav | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 19792624 | Panel | 26EAST - 15 | | Married | Single | In Service | 3 yrs | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 05NOV66 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
JAMES HENRY STUART
| | Birth | 25JUN47 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | 07SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Tri S. Vietnam | Town of Record | TURNER | Unit | K CO 3RD BN 26TH MARS | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2274993 | Panel | 26EAST - 31 | | Married | Single | In Service | | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
TERRY LEE SUMERLIN
| | Birth | 17APR48 | Rank | LCPL | Date of Death | 07SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Tri S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Bandon | Unit | M CO 3RD BN 4TH MARS | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2325636 | Panel | 26EAST - 32 | | Married | Single | In Service | | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
JOHNIE BOYD MACHAU
| | Birth | 20AUG46 | Rank | LCPL | Date of Death | 10SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Tri S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Redmond | Unit | | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2217796 | Panel | 26EAST - 48 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
GREG LOW GESSEL
| | Birth | 23MAY46 | Rank | SP4 | Date of Death | 14SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army (Draft) | Place | Binh Dinh S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Hermiston | Unit | 1st Cav Div D Co 1st Bn 7th Cav | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 56410733 | Panel | 26EAST - 71 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 06DEC66 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
ERNEST NICK KROLL
| | Birth | 06NOV42 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | 16SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army (Draft) | Place | Unknown S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Portland | Unit | 1st Cav Div C Co 1st Bn 8th Cav | Death Code | Non Hostile, Died Illness, Disease; Malaria Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 56931786 | Panel | 26EAST - 79 | | Married | Married | In Service | | Medals | | | Tour Date | 15JUL67 | Comment | | Cemetery | Willamette National Cem., Portland OR | |
AMOS ROY OSBORNE
| | Birth | 12SEP47 | Rank | CPL | Date of Death | 18SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Tri S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Winston | Unit | | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2274992 | Panel | 26EAST - 89 | | Married | Single | Link | Osborne | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | | Comment | Virtual Wall
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RICHARD ALLEN JANIGIAN
| | Birth | 02OCT46 | Rank | CPL | Date of Death | 21SEP67 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Tri S. Vietnam | Town of Record | Beaverton | Unit | | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2217675 | Panel | 26EAST - 103 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
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