FACES FROM THE WALL
OREGON and the VIETNAM WAR
APRIL 1969
REX EARL RADER
| | Birth | 13JUN49 | Rank | SP5 | Date of Death | 01APR69 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | Gia Dinh S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | Bend | Unit | 1st Avn Bde 120th Aviation Co 210th Avn Bn 12th Avn Grp | Death Code | Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - NonCrew | | Hometown | | service # | 18961855 | Panel | 28WEST - 105 | | Married | Single | In Service | | Medals | | | Tour Date | 11MAY68 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
VERNE ELDON LOCHNER
| | Birth | 25JUL47 | Rank | SSG | Date of Death | 02APR69 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army (Draft) | Place | Long An S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | Portland | Unit | 9th Inf Div A Co 2nd Bn 47th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 56934209 | Panel | 27WEST - 01 | | Married | Single | In Service | | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 24OCT68 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
JOHN EDWARD WALLACE
| | Birth | 02MAY48 | Rank | CPL | Date of Death | 08APR69 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army (Draft) | Place | Bien Hoa S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | Portland | Unit | 1st Inf Div B Co 2nd Bn 16th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 56936694 | Panel | 27WEST - 42 | | Married | Married | In Service | | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 11JAN69 | Comment | | Cemetery | Willamette National Cem., Portland OR | |
STEPHEN MICHAEL FRY
| | Birth | 23JUL49 | Rank | LCPL | Date of Death | 12APR69 | | P. of birth | CA | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Nam, S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | Citrus Heights CA | Unit | I Co. 3rd Bn 7th Marine 1st Marine Div. | Death Code | Hostile, Gun, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2425389 | Panel | 27WEST - 63 | | Married | Single | In Service | 1 yr | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 31JUL68 | Comment | | Cemetery | Lane Memorial Cem., Springfield OR | |
Viet Ambush Kills Marine From Lowell
Lowell - Funeral arrangements are pending at Buell Chapel, Springfield, for the son of a Lowell couple killed in Vietnam. He is Marine Lance Cpl. Stephen Fry, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fry of Lowell.
Fry was killed 12 Apr (1969) by rifle fire when his squad was ambushed by the enemy southwest of Da Nang, his family was notified early this week.
Fry attended high school at Citrus Heights CA. His parents moved to Lowell a year ago, and Fry visited their new home once during a military leave.
He is survived by his parents, two brothers and an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Fry, who live on Fall Creek Road in the Lowell area. (Eugene Register-Guard, Eugene OR, 17 Apr 1969) Thank you Oregon Genealogical Society
TERRY LEWIS GUMP
| | Birth | 25APR48 | Rank | SP4 | Date of Death | 13APR69 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army (Draft) | Place | Quang Nam S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | St Helens | Unit | 198th LIB D Co 1st Bn 52nd Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 56934322 | Panel | 27WEST - 73 | | Married | Single | In Service | | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 12OCT68 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
WILLIAM LYLE SPERB
| | Birth | 22AUG48 | Rank | HM2 | Date of Death | 14APR69 | | P. of birth | | Service | Navy | Place | Quang Nam S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | Gresham | Unit | MABS-16/MAG 16/1ST MAW | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Corpsman/Crewman | | Hometown | | service # | B824422 | Panel | 27WEST - 83 | | Married | Single | In Service | 2 yrs | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 24DEC67 | Comment | | Cemetery | Willamette National Cem., Portland OR | |
NOTE:William Lyle Sperb was killed while extracting wounded marines from Charlie Ridge in April of 1969.
Website:Memorial for William Lyle Sperb
PETER CLARK LITTLE
| | Birth | 30AUG45 | Rank | 1LT | Date of Death | 16APR69 | | P. of birth | Eugene | Service | Army (Reserve) | Place | Tay Ninh S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | Eugene | Unit | 1st Avn Bde C Trp 17th Cav | Death Code | Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Pilot | | Hometown | | service # | O5261440 | Panel | 27WEST - 96 | | Married | Married | In Service | | Medals | | | Tour Date | 08FEB69 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
Eugene Army Copter Pilot Killed in Vietnam Collision
A 23-year-old U.S. Army helicopter pilot from Eugene has become the 53rd Emerald Empire victim of the Vietnam war.
Dead is 1st Lt. Peter Clark Little, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Little, 758 Norkenzie Road. He was killed last Wednesday when the helicopter he was flying collided with another aircraft, crashed and burned, according to the Army.
His wife, Virginia, has been living with her parents in Abilene TX, since Little went to Vietnam in February.
Little was born 30 Aug 1945 in Eugene and graduated from North Eugene High School in 1963. Little attended Oregon State University until 1966, when he was drafted. Following Army OCS and flight training, he was assigned to the 3rd Air Cavalry in Vietnam in February 1969.
Besides his parents and his wife, Little is survived by a brother, David; and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Percy K. Little, all of Eugene.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Poole-Larsen Chapel in Eugene. (Eugene Register-Guard, Eugene OR, 20Apr 1969) Thank you Oregon Genealogical Society
JOSEPH EDWARD MORROW Jr
| | Birth | 21JUL48 | Rank | SP4 | Date of Death | 18APR69 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army | Place | Tay Ninh S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | Portland | Unit | 11th ACR D Co 1st Sqd 11th Cav | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 19846117 | Panel | 26WEST - 02 | | Married | Single | In Service | 2 yrs | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 10AUG68 | Comment | | Cemetery | Willamette National Cem., Portland OR | |
RICHARD HAROLD SIMONSEN
| | Birth | 10MAR49 | Rank | PFC | Date of Death | 21APR69 | | P. of birth | | Service | Marines | Place | Quang Nam S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | Portland | Unit | B CO/1 BN/5 MAR 1MARDIV REIN | Death Code | Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 2444290 | Panel | 26WEST - 22 | | Married | Single | In Service | | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 23FEB69 | Comment | | Cemetery | Willamette National Cem., Portland OR | |
CARL JOHN GREEN Jr
| | Birth | 05APR48 | Rank | SP4 | Date of Death | 24APR69 | | P. of birth | | Service | Army (Draft) | Place | Gia Dinh S. Vietnam | Town of
Record | Seaside | Unit | 199th LIB C Co 5th Bn 12th Inf | Death Code | Hostile, Died Wounds; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty | | Hometown | | service # | 56934616 | Panel | 26WEST - 39 | | Married | Single | In Service | | Medals | Purple Heart | | Tour Date | 27JUL68 | Comment | | Cemetery | | |
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