FACES FROM THE WALL

OREGON and the VIETNAM WAR

JANUARY 1969

     MICHAEL JAMES MCKIBBAN
Birth 13JUL46 Rank SSG Date of Death 01JAN69
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place LZ Loas
Town of
Record 		Klamath Falls Unit Special Forces RT Diamondback Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 541526142Panel 35WEST - 17
Married Single In Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date01DEC68Comment   Cemetery  

War Claims Oregon GI Klamath Falls (AP) - Staff Sgt. Michael J. McKibben, (sic) 22, was killed in Viet Nam 1 Jan (1969). He was the 405th Oregonian to die in Vietnam since the outbreak of hostilities. McKibben was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Parisette, of Klamath Falls. He joined the Army a year ago after three years at West Point. He had been in Vietnam since last November. No details are available on his death, his parents said. (Oregonian, Portland OR, 7 Jan 1969)

     WILLIAM ROWLAND LIDDYCOAT

Birth 20APR47 Rank 1LT Date of Death 03JAN69
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Long An S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Portland Unit 9th Inf Div E Co 2nd Bn 39th InfDeath Code Hostile, Died Wounds; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # O5351256Panel 35WEST - 28
Married SingleIn Service 2 yrsMedals Purple Heart  
Tour Date04NOV68Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

William R. Liddycoat First Lt. William R. Liddycoat, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Liddycoat of 4403 SE 43rd Ave, died Friday in San Francisco of wounds he suffered 8 Nov 1968 in Vietnam. A graduate of Cleveland High School in 1968, Lt. Liddycoat attended Portland State College, then entered officers candidate school in 1966. He was engaged in his fifth search and destroy mission when wounded severely by a mine. His parents were flown to Japan and were with him for three weeks before he was transferred to Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco, where he died of complications. Service for Lt. Liddy coat was Tuesday in Willamette National Cemetery with military honors including an honor guard from Ft. Lewis WA. He was the 406th Oregonian to die in the war. (The Oregonian, Portland OR, 8 Jan 1969)

     WILLIAM JAMES ELSTEN

Birth 29MAY29 Rank MAJ Date of Death 05JAN69
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place Vinh Long S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Portland Unit MACV Adv Team 51 Death Code Non Hostile, Died Illness, Disease; Illness, Disease Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # O5701506Panel 35WEST - 37
Married Married In Service 20 yrsMedals  
Tour Date21MAY68Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

     TERRY LEE THOMPSON
Birth 23JUL47 Rank SP4 Date of Death 06JAN69
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Kien Phong S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Beaverton Unit 9th Inf Div A Co 2nd Bn 39th InfDeath Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56934896Panel 35WEST - 44
Married Single In Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date02AUG68Comment   CemeteryValley Memorial Cemetery  

Terry Lee Thompson Beaverton Funeral for Sp. 4 Terry Lee Thompson, 21, who died 6 Jan 1969 from wounds suffered in Vietnam will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fuiten-Friesen Mortuary in Beaverton. The Rev. Frank Campbell, principal of Central Catholic High School in Portland and a major in the National Guard will officiate. Mr. Thompson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Thompson, Rt. 1, Box 412, Beaverton. He lettered in football and wrestling at Beaverton High School, graduating in 1965. Prior to being drafted in the Army in March, 1968, he was employed by Terminal Mills in Portland. He was sent to Vietnam in July, 1968. Surviving in addition to his parents are two brothers, Thomas AH. Jr., and Larry J. in Beaverton; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lawyer, Portland. Interment will be private in Valley Memorial Cemetery, Hillsboro. (The Oregonian, Portland OR, 17 Jan 1969)

     KENNETH FRANCIS DUPONT

Birth 31OCT47 Rank CPL Date of Death 08JAN69
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Long An S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Portland Unit 9th Inf Div C Co 2nd Bn 47th Inf Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Accidental Self Destruction Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56935115Panel 35WEST - 54
Married SingleIn Service   Medals  
Tour Date 25AUG68Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cemetery  

Service Due for Corporal Services will be held 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Ross Hollywood Chapel for Cpl. Kenneth Francis DuPont, 21, who died in South Vietnam 8 Jan 1969 of wounds received in combat. Cpl. DuPont was assigned to Company C, 2nd Bn, 47th Reg, 9th Inf. Div at the time of his death. He was graduated from Madison High School before joining the Army. He is survived by his father, Francis A. DuPont, 6850 NE Killingsworth St.; his brother, SN Dennis R. DuPont, serving with the Navy aboard the USS Kennebec; and his grandmother, Mrs. John L. Gross, Lastrup MN. He will be buried in Willamette National Cemetery with full military honors. (The Oregonian, Portland OR, 18 Jan 1969)

     FRANCIS D. " Sonny" CAMPBELL

Birth 15JAN34 Rank EN2 Date of Death 16JAN69
P. of birth   Service Navy Place Quang Tri S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Gearhart Unit COMNAVSUPPACT Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 4209560Panel 34WEST - 13
Married Married In Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date27DEC67Comment   Cemetery  

Everett Native Dies in Action in Vietnam Francis D. "Sonny" Campbell, E-2, U.S. Navy, of Norwalk CA, died in action in Vietnam 16 Jan (1969), three days before he was to have returned to the United States. A native of Everett, Campbell, 35, attended Everett schools, and had been in the U. S. Navy for the past 14 years. He leaves his wife, Ida; two sons, David and Robert, and a daughter, Betty, all of Norwalk; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Campbell of Camano Island; sister, Mrs. Bonnie Brayton of Camano Island; and three aunts and an uncle. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced from Challacombe-Fickel and Precht Funeral Home. (Everett Herald )

     ERNEST ALBERT STAMM

Birth 18JUL31 Rank CAPT Date of Death 16JAN69
P. of birth   Service Navy Place NZ N. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Medford Unit RVAH 5, CVA 64, CONSTELLATION Death Code Hostile, Died Captured; Air Loss, Crash - Land Fixed Wing - Pilot
Hometown   service # 543309883Panel 38WEST - 62
Married Married In Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date Comment   Cemetery  

     WAYNE FRANKLIN BOLTON
Birth 15 Sept. 1915 Rank LT COL Date of Death 17JAN69
P. of birth Albert Lea MN Service US Air ForcePlaceLZ, LAOS
Town of
Record 		Medford Unit Strategic Air CommandDeath Code HOSTILE, HELICOPTER - NONCREW AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Hometown   service #  Panel 34W - Line 20
Married Married In Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date CommentBR   Cemetery  

Helicopter Crash Claims Life of Air Force Colonel
    Lt. Col. Wayne F. Bolton, 53, of the U.S. Air Force, was killed 17 Jan (1969) when the helicopter in which he was on an operational mission went down in enemy territory in Southeast Asia, it was learned here today.
    His wife, Mrs. Mildred Bolton of 400 Garfield St., Medford, was notified of his death Sunday by a U.S. Air Force officer from Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls.
    Col. Bolton went down aboard a CH-3E helicopter and six other persons were killed at the same time. Details of the crash and its cause were not reported. He previously had been listed as missing in action.
    Col. Bolton had been in the Air Force for 27 years and was scheduled to return to the United States next month at completion of his tour. He had been stationed at Udorn, Thailand since January, 1968. Most of his career was spent in the Strategic Air Command. He was engaged in the fighting in the Philippines during World War II and in the occupation of Japan. He had been stationed in Germany, England, Puerto Rico and at various state side bases during his career.
    His eldest son, Lt. Robert L. Bolton, who had been in the Air Force for 2 1/2 years, located at Phu Bai, South Vietnam, since last February, was also due to return to the United States next month.
    Called Home He was called home by his father's death. Another son. Steven W. Bolton, a student at Mankato State College MN is also in Medford where the third son, Timothy Scott Bolton, has been making his home with his mother since January 1968, and attending Medford Mid High School.
    Mrs. Bolton and her youngest son moved to Medford to be near her sister, Mrs. Bruce Braaten, of this city, when Col. Bolton was assigned to the Thailand tour.
    Col. Bolton was born 15 Sep 1915 in Albert Lea MN and attended the University of Minnesota before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force
He is also survived by a brother, Glenn Bolton of Albert Lea.
    Plans for memorial services for the Air Force colonel are awaiting information from Thailand. (Medford Mail Tribune, Medford OR, 21 Jan 1969)

     STEPHEN WOODTHORPE MAYNE

Birth 19OCT47 Rank LCPL Date of Death 17JAN69
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Scappoose Unit HMM-262 Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Fixed Wing - Non Crew
Hometown   service # 2326099Panel 34WEST - 26
Married MarriedIn Service   Medals  
Tour Date20APR68Comment   CemeteryWillamette National Cem., Portland OR

     RONALD FORREST NEAL
Birth 14JUN46 Rank SP4 Date of Death 17JAN69
P. of birth   Service Army Place Tay Ninh S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Pilot Rock Unit 25th Inf Div Trp A 3rd Sqrd 4th Cav Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 19803557Panel 34WEST - 28
Married SingleIn Service 4 yrsMedals Purple Heart  
Tour Date12SEP68Comment   Cemetery  

     MICHAEL DOUGLAS WEEKS
Birth 22SEP47 Rank PFC Date of Death 22JAN69
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Dinh Tuong S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Lake Oswego Unit 9th Inf Div D Co 2nd Bn 39th InfDeath Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56840068Panel 34WEST - 62
Married MarriedIn Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date05NOV68Comment   Cemetery  

     TOMMIE LEE MITCHELL
Birth 02FEB48 Rank LCPL Date of Death 23JAN69
P. of birth   Service Marines Place Quang Nam S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Albany Unit I CO 3RD BN 7TH MARS Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 2394643Panel 34WEST - 65
Married SingleLink HonorMedals Purple Heart  
Tour Date17FEB68Comment   Cemetery  

     CHARLES ERNEST SMITH
Birth 14JAN49 Rank PFC Date of Death 28JAN69
P. of birth   Service Army (Draft) Place Dinh Tuong S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Portland Unit 9th Inf Div D Co 4th Bn 39th Inf Death Code Hostile, Died; Other Explosive Devices Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 56936205Panel 33WEST - 10
Married Single   In Service   Medals Purple Heart  
Tour Date05NOV68Comment   Cemetery  

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