Birth 08FEB47 Rank PFC Date of Death 01APR68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam Town of Record Grants Pass Unit I CO 3 BN 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2352897 Panel 47EAST - 32 Married Single Link tribute Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 05JAN68 Comment   Cemetery

Birth 27NOV47 Rank SGT Date of Death 05APR68 P. of birth   Service Army Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam Town of Record Aloha Unit 101st Abn Div B Co 1st Bn 502nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 18958658 Panel 48EAST - 19 Married Single In Service   Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 13DEC67 Comment   Cemetery Mountainside Cemetery, Scholls, OR

    STANFORD MORRIS GOUGH

Birth 31JUL48 Rank SP4 Date of Death 08APR68 P. of birth   Service Army Place Gia Dinh S. Vietnam Town of Record Salem Unit 1st Sig Bde 593rd Sig Co Death Code Non Hostile, Died Illness, Disease; Accidental Homicide Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 19815002 Panel 48EAST - 52 Married Single In Service   Medals   Tour Date 27JAN67 Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

Birth 19SEP47 Rank CPL Date of Death 11APR68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam Town of Record Medford Unit HMM-163 Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Crew Hometown   service # 2153541 Panel 49EAST - 22 Married Married In Service 2 yrs Medals   Tour Date 19SEP67 Comment   Cemetery

MEDFORD MARINE DIES IN 'COPTER CRASH IN VIETNAM
    Marine Cpl. Fred D. Graten, 20, son of Mrs. Claude Dale Norris, 1411 Euclid Ave., Medford, was killed 11 Apr (1968) in the vicinity of Dong Ha Vietnam in a mid-air crash with another helicopter.
    His wife, the former Susan Lowery, Medford, is a student at Hayward CA Junior College.
    Cpl. Graten was a crew chief on a medical evacuation helicopter with the 163rd Division and had been flying medical evacuation missions into Khe Sanh. He suffered multiple injuries when the helicopter in which he was riding was involved in a mid-air collision with another one, according to the Marine Corps.
Graduated in 1965
    Cpl. Graten was born 19 Sep 1947 in Medford and was graduated from Medford High School in 1965. He was a member of the gun club and was active in wrestling and football. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps immediately following his graduation. He was married 15 Mar 1966.
    The Marine had been in Vietnam for 6 1/2 months and spent his week of rest and recuperation leave in Hawaii with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Norris late last month. He returned to Vietnam 17 Mar (1968).
    Survivors in addition to his wife, mother, and stepfather include a daughter, Gidget Annette Graten and a sister, Mrs. Donald Lowell Camp, Medford.
    Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris Funeral Directors.
(Medford Mail Tribune, Medford OR, 21 Apr 1968 )

    DWAYNE CHARLES MC CLURE

Birth 23MAY47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 12APR68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Quang Ngai S. Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit 11th LIB D Co 3rd Bn 1st Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 56929210 Panel 49EAST - 33 Married Married In Service 2 yrs Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 16DEC67 Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cemetery Portland OR

Birth 29NOV49 Rank PVT Date of Death 14APR68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit L CO 3RD BN 26TH MARS Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2352665 Panel 50EAST - 02 Married Single In Service   Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 05MAR68 Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

Birth 23NOV47 Rank PFC Date of Death 16APR68 P. of birth Portland Service Marines Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit C CO 1ST BN 9TH MARS Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2153597 Panel 50EAST - 13 Married Single In Service 2 yrs Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR

    DANNY RAY KILGORE

Birth 25OCT48 Rank PFC Date of Death 16APR68 P. of birth Raymond WA Service Marines Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam Town of Record Myrtle Point Unit CO C 1ST BN 9MAR 3RD MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2394610 Panel 50EAST - 16 Married Single In Service   Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 10APR68 Comment   Cemetery

    ROBERT BRUCE THOMPSON

Birth 28NOV45 Rank CPL Date of Death 20APR68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Thua Thien S. Vietnam Town of Record Grants Pass Unit B CO 1 BN 5 MARS 1 MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2275075 Panel 51EAST - 12 Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals Purple Heart  Tour Date 14FEB68 Comment   Cemetery

Birth 02OCT48 Rank LCPL Date of Death 21APR68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam Town of Record McMinnville Unit G CO 2 BN 3 MARS 1 MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2275001 Panel 51EAST - 26 Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 23SEP67 Comment   Cemetery

Birth 23JUL44 Rank PFC Date of Death 21APR68 P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Quang Ngai S. Vietnam Town of Record Portland Unit 198th LIB E Co 5th Bn 46th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 56932853 Panel 51EAST - 26 Married Married In Service   Medals Purple Heart   Tour Date 26MAR68 Comment   Cemetery

Birth 24JAN48 Rank CPL Date of Death 30APR68 P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam Town of Record Forest Grove Unit CAP 2/3 CAG II III MAF Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty Hometown   service # 2274834 Panel 53EAST - 22 Married Single In Service 1 yr Medals Purple Heart  Tour Date 01MAR67 Comment   Cemetery Willamette National Cem., Portland OR