FACES FROM THE WALL

OREGON and the VIETNAM WAR

NOVEMBER 1968

    THOMAS GEORGE FUNKE
Birth 29MAR43 Rank ETN2 Date of Death 01NOV68
P. of birth   Service Navy Place Go Cong, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		COEUR D ALENE Unit USS WESTCHESTER COUNTY (LST-1167) Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Device; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 3913513 Panel 40WEST - 72
Married Single In Service 4 yrs Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date 21SEP68 Comment   Cemetery  

Thomas Funke Dies In Action. Thomas Funke, 25, son of George Funke, former assistant county agent here, was killed Friday on a U.S. Naval supply ship, USS Manchester, while it was under enemy fire off the coast of Vietnam. The serviceman, who left here with his family 11 years ago, attended schools here. Besides his father, who is with the International Agricultural department at Nairobi, Kenya, survivors are a brother, David, with the U.S. Marines; and a half-sister, Sally Funke, in Kenya. (Coeur d'Alene Press, Coeur d'Alene ID, Wednesday, 6 Nov 1968) Thank you Coeur d'Alene Public Library

    JAMES EMMETT MARTIN

Birth 20SEP48 Rank PFC Date of Death 01NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Tay Ninh S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Portland Unit 1st Inf Div B Co 1st Bn 26th InfDeath Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56934136Panel 39WEST - 01
Married SingleIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    RODNEY WALTER PETERS
Birth 08APR38 Rank RM1 Date of Death 01NOV68
P. of birth   Service Navy Place Go Cong S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Grants Pass Unit USS WESTCHESTER COUNTY LST1167 Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 4716346Panel 39WEST - 03
Married SingleIn Service 10 yrs Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

    DOUGLAS HUGH BERGERON
Birth 09OCT46 Rank 2LT Date of Death 04NOV68
P. of birth   Service Marines (Reserve) Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Tillamook Unit CO H 2/1ST MAR 1ST MAR DIV Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 0105864Panel 39WEST - 15
Married SingleIn Service 2 yrsMedals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

    RODNEY SHAYNE PEARSON
Birth 14NOV49 Rank SP4 Date of Death 08NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Bien Hoa S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Beaverton Unit 20th Engineer Bde 41st Eng Co 92nd Eng Bn 159th Eng Grp Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Vehicle Loss - Crash Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 18961440Panel 39WEST - 38
Married SingleIn Service 1 yrMedals  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    DANIEL EUGENE SPENCER Jr
Birth 24JUN44 Rank CPL Date of Death 12NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Bend Unit Special Forces CCN 5th SFG Death Code Non Hostile, Died Missing; Drowned, Suffocated Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 19758018Panel 39WEST - 57
Married SingleIn Service 4 yrsMedals  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    TED LEROY SHARP
Birth 09APR48 Rank SP4 Date of Death 19NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Gia Dinh S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Ontario Unit 1st Avn Bde 173rd Aviation Co Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Crew
Hometown   service # 18802934Panel 38WEST - 13
Married SingleIn Service   Medals  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

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    GRADY RAY NELSON

Birth 03JUN46 Rank SP4 Date of Death 23NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Hua Nghia S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Coos Bay Unit 25th Inf Div C Co 1st Bn 5th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 19782116Panel 38WEST - 45
Married SingleIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    DAVID MORRIS BARRETT
Birth 01MAR49 Rank PFC Date of Death 25NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Tay Ninh S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		SHERIDAN Unit 1st Cav Div B Co 1st Bn 7th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56936130Panel 38WEST - 56
Married SingleIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    ROGER JAY BARTHOLOMEW
Birth 02NOV32 Rank LTC Date of Death 27NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Thua Thien S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Portland Unit 101st Abn Div HHB 4th Bn 77th Arty Death Code Hostile, Died; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Pilot
Hometown   service # O91750Panel 38WEST - 70
Married MarriedIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    AUGUST KARL RITZAU
Birth 23JUL45 Rank 1LT Date of Death 27NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Tay Ninh S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Clackamas Unit 1st Avn Bde 187th Aviation CoDeath Code Hostile, Died; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Crew
Hometown   service # O5241062Panel 38WEST - 78
Married SingleLink CrusaderMedals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    JOE IRVIN WOOD
Birth 15JUN48 Rank CPL Date of Death 27NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army Place Tay Ninh S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Prineville Unit 25th Inf Div A Co 2nd Bn 22nd InfDeath Code Hostile, Died; Vehicle Loss - Crash Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 67188351Panel 38WEST - 81
Married SingleLinkManchuMedals Purple Heart  
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

    THOMAS LAIRD BRATTAIN
Birth 24MAR33 Rank MAJ Date of Death 28NOV68
P. of birth   Service Air Force Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Portland Unit 390 TFG SQ Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Fixed Wing - Crew
Hometown   service # 54177Panel 38WEST - 82
Married MarriedIn Service 12 yrs Medals  
Tour Date   Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

    TERRYL GLENN PARTSAFAS
Birth 05MAY48 Rank SP4 Date of Death 29NOV68
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Thua Thien S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Medford Unit 101st Abn Div D Co 1st Bn 502nd Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56934722Panel 37WEST - 07
Married MarriedIn Service   Medals Purple Heart 
Tour Date   Comment   Cemetery  

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