FACES FROM THE WALL

OREGON and the VIETNAM WAR

FEBRUARY 1971


    JOHN CHARLES STRAUSER

Birth 28JUN39 Rank SFC Date of Death 02FEB71
P. of birth   Service Army Place Hua Nghia S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Coos Bay Unit MACV Adv Team 43 Death Code Hostile, Died; Artillery, Rocket, Mortar; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 544420776 Panel 05WEST - 74 
Married   In Service   Medals Purple Heart 
Tour Date 29AUG70 Comment   Cemetery  

    RUSSELL GLEN BLOCHER

Birth 18MAR50 Rank SGT Date of Death 07FEB71
P. of birth   Service Army Place An Xugen S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Dallas Unit 1st Log Cmd 1099th Trans Co 159th Trans Bn 4th Trans Cmd Death Code Hostile, Died; Misadventure Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 543541170 Panel 05WEST - 84 
Married Single  In Service   Medals Purple Heart 
Tour Date 27JUN70 Comment   Cemetery  

    LARRY FREEMAN OTT

Birth 03APR45 Rank CPL Date of Death 15FEB71
P. of birth   Service Army Place Thua Thien S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Medford Unit 101st Abn Div A Co 159th Avn Bn Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Crew
Hometown   service # 560626015 Panel 05WEST - 107 
Married   In Service   Medals  
Tour Date 20FEB70 Comment   Cemetery  

    JOSEPH GORDON BROWN

Birth 14JUL45 Rank CWO Date of Death 18FEB71
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place LZ Loas
Town of
Record 		Portland Unit 67th Med Grp USA Med Cmd Danang Death Code Hostile, Died; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Crew
Hometown   service # 540522969 Panel 05WEST - 115
Married Married  In Service   Medals Purple Heart
Tour Date 25OCT70 Comment   Cemetery  

    STRATHER FRANKLIN WOOD

Birth 26APR44 Rank 1LT Date of Death 18FEB71
P. of birth   Service Marines (Reserve) Place Thua Thien S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Eugene Unit HMH-463 Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Crew
Hometown   service # 571528218 Panel 05WEST - 119
Married Married In Service   Medals  
Tour Date 11JAN71 Comment   Cemetery  

    GERALD ERNEST WOODS

Birth 22JAN50 Rank WO Date of Event 18FEB71
P. of birth   Service Army (Reserve) Place LZ S.Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Salem Unit 101st Abn Div A Co 101st Avn Bn Death Code Hostile, Died Missing; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Pilot
Hometown   service # 544468897 Panel 05WEST - 119
Married Single Declared Dead 18FEB71 Medals Purple Heart
MIA BNR Comment   Cemetery  

    LARRY GILBERT DAHL


Birth 10JUN49 Rank SP4 Date of Death 23FEB71
P. of birth Oregon City Service Army Place Binh Dinh S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Portland Unit 1st Log Cmd 359th Transportation Co 27th Trans Bn Death Code Hostile, Died; Guns, Small Arms Fire; Ground Casualty
Hometown   service # 532506079 Panel 05WEST - 132
Married Married In Service   Medals Medal of Honor  Purple Heart 
Tour Date 18JUN70 Comment   Cemetery  
Virtual Wall, Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor Citation
 LARRY GILBERT DAHL
Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army
359th Transportation Company, 27th Transportation Battalion, U.S. Army Support Command.
Place and Date: An Khe, Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam, 23 February 1971.
Entered Service at: Portland, Oreg.
Born : 6 October 1949, Oregon City, Oreg.

Sp4c. Dahl distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a machine gunner on a gun truck near An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. The gun truck in which Sp4c. Dahl was riding was sent with 2 other gun trucks to assist in the defense of a convoy that had been ambushed by an enemy force. The gun trucks entered the battle zone and engaged the attacking enemy troops with a heavy volume of machinegun fire, causing a large number of casualties. After a brief period of intense fighting the attack subsided. As the gun trucks were preparing to return to their normal escort duties, an enemy hand grenade was thrown into the truck in which Sp4c. Dahl was riding. Instantly realizing the great danger, Sp4c. Dahl called a warning to his companions and threw himself directly onto the grenade. Through his indomitable courage, complete disregard for his safety, and profound concern for his fellow soldiers, Sp4c. Dahl saved the lives of the other members of the truck crew while sacrificing his own. Sp4c. Dahl's conspicuous gallantry, extraordinary heroism, and intrepidity at the cost of his life, above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on himself, his unit and the U.S. Army.


    CHARLES RAYMOND HAUSHERR

Birth 08JAN52 Rank SP4 Date of Death 23FEB71
P. of birth   Service Army Place LZ Loas
Town of
Record 		Medford Unit 1st Avn Bde 173rd Aviation Co Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter - Crew
Hometown   service # 542626773 Panel 05WEST - 13
Married Single In Service   Medals  
Tour Date 15JUL70 Comment   Cemetery  

    RICHARD KEITH SOMERS

Birth 25SEP34 Rank MAJ Date of Death 25FEB71
P. of birth   Service Air Force (Reserve) Place Binh Dinh, S. Vietnam
Town of
Record 		Northville MI Unit 421 TFS Death Code Hostile Air Loss, Crash on Land Fixed Wing - Crew
Hometown   service # 383300168 Panel 04WEST - 06
Married Married In Service   Medals Purple Heart 
Tour Date 14JAN71 Comment   Cemetery  

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