FACES FROM THE WALL

OREGON and the VIETNAM WAR

AUGUST 1968

    WILLIAM DELBERT PEARSON
Birth 29OCT47 Rank CPL Date of Death 01AUG68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam
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Portland Unit 1 AMPHIBIAN BN 3 MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2274925Panel 50WEST - 45
Married MarriedIn Service 2 yrsMedals Purple Heart 
Tour Date03AUG67Comment   Cemetery  

    DANNY CURTIS CASEY
Birth 19FEB46 Rank WO Date of Death 13AUG68
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Pleiku S. Vietnam
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SHADY COVE Unit 4th Inf Div HHC 3rd Bde Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Pilot
Hometown   service # W3158481Panel 48WEST - 05
Married SingleIn Service 1 yrMedals  
Tour Date07DEC67Comment   Cemetery  

    KENNETH LEON THOMAS
Birth 27FEB45 Rank SGT Date of Death 18AUG68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Unknown S. Vietnam
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Portland Unit 199th LIB B Btry 2nd Bn 40th Arty Death Code Non Hostile, Died Illness, Disease; Hepatitis Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56341805Panel 48WEST - 49
Married SingleIn Service 4 yrsMedals  
Tour Date18NOV67Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

    JAMES BLAIN CARLSON
Birth 02MAR48 Rank SSG Date of Death 22AUG68
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Phu Yen S. Vietnam
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Lakeview Unit 173rd Abn Bde A Co 4th Bn 503rd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56932102Panel 47WEST - 26
Married SingleIn Service 1 yrMedals Purple Heart  
Tour Date02APR68Comment   CemeterySunset Park Cem., Lakeview OR

    CHRISTOPHER LEE CHAMBERS
Birth 07MAR49 Rank PFC Date of Death 23AUG68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam
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Molalla Unit  Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2274514Panel 47WEST - 38
Married SingleIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date28SEP67Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

    THOMAS HENRY WILLIAMS
Birth 21AUG46 Rank CPL Date of Death 24AUG68
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Dinh Tuong S. Vietnam
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Klamath Falls Unit 9th Inf Div A Co 4th Bn 47th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56933887Panel 46WEST - 10
Married MarriedIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date03APR68Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

Thomas H. Williams Funeral for Army Cpl. Thomas H.Williams will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Holman's Funeral Home with private committal in Willamette National Cemetery. The 22 year-old Banks OR, man was killed in action at Dong Tam, South Vietnam, on 24 Aug (1968). The Klamath Falls native is survived by his wife, Donna Banks; father, John; and sister, Wendy, Klamath Falls; and brother, Ken, Salt Lake City. (The Oregonian, Portland OR, 4 Sep 1968)

    STEPHEN MATHEWS KRINKE

Birth 29MAY47 Rank LCPL Date of Death 25AUG68
P. of birth Eau Claire WI   Service Marines Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam
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Minneapolis MN Unit C Co. !st Bn $th Marines Death Code Hostile, Misadventure Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2375568Panel 46WEST - 15
Married SingleIn Service 1 yr Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date31OCT67Comment  CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

   CPL S. M. Krinke

   Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Lutheran Church for Cpl. Stephen Matthew Krinke, who was killed in action in Vietnam 25 Aug (1968).
   LCpl. Krinke was born in Eau Claire WI, 29 May 1947, and attended Trinity Lutheran Elementary School in Portland.
   He enlisted in the Marines 22 Mar 1967 and went to Vietnam 26 Oct 1967. He died of wounds sustained in a battle in Quang Tri Province.
   LCpl.Krinke was confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church of Portland.
   He is survived by the parents, Chaplain and Mrs. Friebert H. Krinke of Minneapolis MN; and two sisters, Mrs. Ed [Karine], Capen, Washington, D.C.;and Mrs. Bill [Judith] Johnnie, Canby.
   Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery. (The Oregonian, Portland OR, 11 Sep 1968)

    ROBERT WAYNE CLARKE

Birth 12AUG47 Rank PFC Date of Death 26AUG68
P. of birth Philidelphia PA   Service Marines Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam
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West Linn Unit 1st Marine Div.Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2395027Panel 46WEST - 27
Married SingleIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date09JUL68Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

PFC Robert W. Clarke
   
    The Defense Department has reported the death of PFC Robert Wayne Clarke, U.S. Marine Corps, in action 26 Aug (1968) in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Pfc. Clarke was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Clarke of West Linn.
    An athletic star and active in student affairs, young Clarke was graduated from West Linn High School in 1965. He was born in Philidelphia PA, 12 Aug 1947, and moved with his family to West Linn in 1961. At West Linn High he played on the varsity football, basketball, and baseball teams. He was captain of the baseball team, chosen most valuable player in the TYV League, and played on the All-Star Team in his senior year.
    He had completed two years at Oregon State University and transferred to Eastern Oregon College in his junior year before joining the Marines in January, 1968. He was a member of the First Marine Division.
    He is survived by his mother and father, a brother, John and a sister, Patti, all of West Linn. Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of the body. A military service is planned with burial at Willamette National. The family suggests rememberances be contributions to the Bob Clarke Athletic Fund,West Linn High School. (The Oregonian, Portland OR, 5 Sep 1968)

    BRUCE MAYO MC CLELLAN

Birth 02JAN42 Rank SP5 Date of Death 26AUG68
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Binh Thuan S. Vietnam
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Blodgett Unit 20th Engineer Bde C Co 31st Eng Bn 79th Eng Grp Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56929035Panel 46WEST - 31
Married SingleIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date04APR68Comment   Cemetery  

    ROBERT J MORRIS
Birth 24MAR50 Rank PFC Date of Death 26AUG68
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam
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SCOTTS MILLS Unit   Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2395014Panel 46WEST - 31
Married SingleIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date30JUN68Comment   Cemetery  

    DALE RAY RICHTER
Birth 04AUG46 Rank SSG Date of Death 26AUG68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Tay Ninh S. Vietnam
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Sweet Home Unit 25th Inf Div HHC 2nd Bn 27th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 19882069Panel 46WEST - 32
Married SingleIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date09APR68Comment   Cemetery  

    JACK SELWYN IMLAH
Birth 11JUN44 Rank 1LT Date of Death 29AUG68
P. of birth   Service Marines (Reserve) Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam
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Corvallis Unit D CO 1 BN 5 MAR 1 MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 103584Panel 46WEST - 60
Married MarriedIn Service 1 yrMedals Purple Heart  
Tour Date15DEC67Comment   Cemetery  

    RICHARD EUGENE TRASTER
Birth 16MAR46 Rank PFC Date of Death 30AUG68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Quang Tin S. Vietnam
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McMinnville Unit Special Forces A-104 Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 19881913Panel 45WEST - 06
Married SingleIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date12MAY68Comment   Cemetery  

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