
FACES FROM THE WALL
OREGON and the VIETNAM WAR
FEBRUARY 1971
JOHN CHARLES STRAUSER
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| Birth |
28JUN39 |
Rank |
SFC |
Date of Death |
02FEB71 |
| P. of birth |
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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 |
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service # |
544420776 |
Panel |
05WEST - 74 |
| Married |
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In Service |
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Medals |
Purple Heart |
| Tour Date |
29AUG70 |
Comment |
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Cemetery |
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RUSSELL GLEN BLOCHER
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| Birth |
18MAR50 |
Rank |
SGT |
Date of Death |
07FEB71 |
| P. of birth |
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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 |
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service # |
543541170 |
Panel |
05WEST - 84 |
| Married |
Single |
In Service |
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Medals |
Purple Heart |
| Tour Date |
27JUN70 |
Comment |
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Cemetery |
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Soldier Killed in Vietnam Sp/4 Russell Glenn Blocher, Dallas, 20, was killed 7 Feb (1971) in Vietnam from enemy action. He was born 18 Mar 1950 in Longview WA, the son of Herman and Marie Esty Blocher who are both deceased. He lived in Rainier and Cottage Grove before moving to Dallas in 1968. Survivors include two brothers, Kenneth L. and Wayne G. Blocher, both of Dallas, and two sisters Lois E. Weaver of Los Angeles, and Glenda J. Miller of Hubbard. Funeral services are pending at the Bollman Funeral Home. (Polk County Itemizer-Observer, Dallas OR, Thursday, 18 Feb 19718)
LARRY FREEMAN OTT
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| Birth |
03APR45 |
Rank |
CPL |
Date of Death |
15FEB71 |
| P. of birth |
Seattle WA |
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 |
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service # |
560626015 |
Panel |
05WEST - 107 |
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In Service |
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Medals |
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| Tour Date |
20FEB70 |
Comment |
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Cemetery |
Siskiyou Memorial Park | |
Obituaries Funeral services for Pfc. Larry Freeman Ott, 25, of 718 S. Holly St., Medford OR, who died 15 Feb (1971) in Vietnam, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Chapel in the Trees Mortuary in Siskiyou Memorial Park. The Rev. David W. Croy of the First Baptist Church, Medford, will officiate. Interment will follow under the direction of a full military detail from Ft. Lewis WA, in Siskiyou Memorial Park.
Larry was born 3 Apr 1945 in Seattle WA. He attended Delano CA High School and the Junior College of Sequoias, Visalia CA. prior to moving to Medford in June 1964.
He was a member of the National Guard in Medford for five years and prior to his enlistment in the Army in April, 1970, he was an employe of timber Products Company, Medford.
He received training at the Army Transportation School, Ft. Eustic VA, and after a short leave in Medford arrived in Vietnam 21 Dec 1970. He was assigned to the 101st Airborne at Phu Pai.
He was a member of the YMCA Pacemaker Club.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman H. Ott, Medford; one brother, Charles Ott, Vancouver WA; one nice and several aunts and uncles.
funeral arrangements are entrusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service directors of Chapel in the Trees Mortuary.
(Medford Mail Tribune, Medford OR, 24 Feb 1971 )
JOSEPH GORDON BROWN
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| Birth |
14JUL45 |
Rank |
CWO |
Date of Death |
18FEB71 |
| P. of birth |
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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 |
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service # |
540522969 |
Panel |
05WEST - 115 |
| Married |
Married |
In Service |
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Medals |
Purple Heart |
| Tour Date |
25OCT70 |
Comment |
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Cemetery |
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STRATHER FRANKLIN WOOD
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| Birth |
26APR44 |
Rank |
1LT |
Date of Death |
18FEB71 |
| P. of birth |
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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 |
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service # |
571528218 |
Panel |
05WEST - 119 |
| Married |
Married |
In Service |
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Medals |
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| Tour Date |
11JAN71 |
Comment |
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Cemetery |
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GERALD ERNEST WOODS
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| Birth |
22JAN50 |
Rank |
WO |
Date of Event |
18FEB71 |
| P. of birth |
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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
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| Hometown |
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service # |
544468897 |
Panel |
05WEST - 119 |
| Married |
Single |
Declared Dead |
18FEB71 |
Medals |
Purple Heart |
| MIA |
BNR |
Comment |
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Cemetery |
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LARRY GILBERT DAHL
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| 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 |
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service # |
532506079 |
Panel |
05WEST - 132 |
| Married |
Married |
In Service |
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Medals |
Medal of Honor Purple Heart |
| Tour Date |
18JUN70 |
Comment |
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Cemetery |
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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
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| Birth |
08JAN52 |
Rank |
SP4 |
Date of Death |
23FEB71 |
| P. of birth |
Los Angeles, CA |
Service |
Army |
Place |
LZ LAOS |
Town of Record |
Medford |
Unit |
1st Avn Bde 173rd Aviation Co |
Death Code |
Non Hostile, Died Other; Air Loss, Crash - Land Helicopter -
Crew |
| Hometown |
Medford |
service # |
542626773 |
Panel |
05WEST - 134 |
| Married |
Single |
In Service |
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Medals |
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| Tour Date |
15JUL70 |
Comment |
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Cemetery |
Veterans' Garden of Honor in Hillcrest Memorial Park |
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Requiem Mass Set Monday for Spec. Hausherr
Requiem Mass for Army Spec. 4 Charles Raymond Hausherr, 19, of Applegate, who was killed in LZ LAOS 23 Feb. 1971 will be read at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. Michael Florendo will officiate.
Interment will be in the Veterans' Garden of Honor in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Full military honors at the graveside will be performed by a detachment from Ft. Lewis WA. Conger-Morris Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
Spec. Hausherr was born in Los Angeles 8 Jan 1952. He moved to the Rogue Valley with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Maurice R. Hausherr, in 1956. He attended Applegate School and St. Mary's High School before enlisting in the Army January, 1969.
The soldier had been in Vietnam since June, 1970, and was a crew chief on a helicopter at the time of his death in a mid-air collision between two helicopters.
He was a part owner of Hausherr and Sons' Chevron Station in Medford. He was a lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program and owned his own airplane before entering the Army. He had volunteered for Vietnam service.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include two sisters, Norman (Marilyn) Ditsworth, Glennallen AK and Mrs. Charles (Diane) Cook, Dexter MI, and one brother, Maurice Hausherr, Medford.
RICHARD KEITH SOMERS
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| Birth |
25SEP34 |
Rank |
MAJ |
Date of Death |
25FEB71 |
| P. of birth |
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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 |
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service # |
383300168 |
Panel |
04WEST - 06 |
| Married |
Married |
In Service |
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Medals |
Purple Heart |
| Tour Date |
14JAN71 |
Comment |
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Cemetery |
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