PRE - 1963
PRE - 1963
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United States Heroes Killed In Action 1945 - 1959 Is - 005 United States Heroes Killed In Action 1960 Is - 005 United States Heroes Killed In Action 1961 Is - 016 United States Heroes Killed In Action 1962 Is - 030 United States Heroes Killed In Action (PRE - 1963) Total Is - 56 |
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 Albert Peter Dewey  Lieutenant Colonel Special Operations Branch Chicago, Illinois 09-26-1945 Saigon, Vietnam Non-Hostile - Shot By Accident By Viet Minh Troops Body Not Recovered Not On Wall |
 Richard B Fitzgibbon Jr - 35  Technical Sergeant Detachment 1, 117 3rd FOR MSN Squadron, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam North Weymouth, Massachusetts 06-08-1956 In South. Vietnam Non-Hostile - Intentional Homicide Being Fatally Shot By Drunk Person Recovered Panel 52E - Line 21 |
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 Harry Griffith Cramer - 31 Captain Mobile Training Team, 14th Special Forces Operations Detachment, 1st Special Forces Group, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Johnstown, Pennsylvania 10-21-1957 In South. Vietnam Non-Hostile, Died Of Illness / Injury, Ground Casualty Other Explosive Device Recovered Panel 01E - Line 78 |
 Chester Melvin Ovnand - 44 Master Sergeant Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Copperas Cove, Texas 07-08-1959 In South. Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 07E - Line 46 |
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 Dale R Buis - 37 Major Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Pender, Nebraska In South. Vietnam 07-08-1959 Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 1 |
 George Wood Alexander - 27  Lieutenant Commander Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Los Angeles, California 02-17-1960 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 13E - Line 6 |
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Maurice W Flournoy - 30 Staff Sergeant 6003rd Support Squadron, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam El Camdo, Texas 02-21-1960 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died Other - No Explanation Has Been Reported For This Heroes Death Recovered Panel 01E - Line 1 |
 Richard Edward Stephan - 28 AECA Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Pennington, New Jersey 08-31-1960 South Vietnam Non-Hostile, Died Of Illness, Malaria Recovered Panel 01E - Line 17 |
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Roger Hugh Mullins - 39 Lieutenant Commander Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Decatur, Illinois 02-17-1960 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash At Sea Recovered Panel 01E - Line 62 |
 William Wallace Newton - 42 Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Newberg, Oregon 02-17-1960 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 10E - Line 107 |
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 Tom Joseph Cress - 26 Lieutenant USS Coral Sea Milwaukee, Wisconsin 01-06-1961 Off The Coast Of South Vietnam Hostile - Air Loss - Crash At Sea Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 4 |
 James Thomas Davis - 25 Specialist 4 3rd Radio Research Unit, MAAGV  Livingston, Tennessee 12-22-1961 Cau Xang, South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 4 |
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The first battlefield fatality of the Vietnam War was Specialist 4 James T. Davis (from Livingston, Tennessee) who was killed on December 22, 1961 on a road near the old French Garrison of Cau Xang. He had been assigned to the 3rd Radio Research Unit at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, along with 92 other members of his unit. Davis Station in Saigon was named after him. President Lyndon Johnson later termed Davis "the first American to fall in the defense of our freedom in Vietnam". |
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Odis Daniel Arnold - 45 Lieutenant Colonel Headquarters, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Santa Monica, California 06-30-1961 Gia Dinh, South Vietnam Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, Ground Casualty Illness, Disease Recovered Panel 01E - Line 3 |
 Alfons Aloyze Bankowski - 30 Staff Sergeant 314th Air Division, Pacific Air Command Stamford, Connecticut 03-23-1961 In Laos Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 1 |
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Gerald Mack Biber - 25 Sergeant Friendly Force Tracking #59, B Company, 7TH Special Forces Group, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Laos Benkelman, Nebraska 04-22-1961 In Laos Hostile - Died - Other - No Cause Of Death Noted For This Hero Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 3 |
 John Malcom Bischoff - 31 Sergeant First Class Friendly Force Tracking #59, B Company, 7TH Special Forces Group, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Laos Mountain Rest, South Carolina 04-22-1961 In Laos Hostile - Died - Other - No Cause Of Death Noted For This Hero Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 3 |
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Theodore Glen Feland - 26 Specialist 4 Headquarters, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Sonoma, California 04-20-1961 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died - Other - No Cause Of Death Noted For This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 3 |
Frederick Thomas Garside - 24 Staff Sergeant 314th Air Division, Pacific Air Command Plymouth, Massachusetts 03-23-1961 In Laos Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 2 |
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 Bruce R Jones - 18 Sergeant 13TH Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8TH Tactical Fighter Wing, 13TH Air Force Niles, Ohio 08-10-1961 Thailand Non-Hostile - Died - Other - No Cause Of Death Noted For This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 4 |
 Ralph Wayne Magee - 29 Captain 314th Air Division, Pacific Air Command Port Sulphur, Louisiana 03/23/61 In Laos Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 2 |
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Glenn Matteson - 23 Second Lieutenant 314th Air Division, Pacific Air Command Dallas, Texas 03/23/61 In Laos Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 2 |
 Walter Hugh Moon - 38 Major Friendly Force Tracking #59, B Company, 7TH Special Forces Group, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Laos Rudy, Arkansas 07/22/61 In Laos Hostile - Small Arms Fire Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 4 |
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 Leslie Verne Sampson - 24 Staff Sergeant 314th Air Division, Pacific Air Command Richey, Montana 03/23/61 In Laos Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 2 |
Floyd Studer - 34 Master Sergeant 1173rd Special Activity Squadron, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Port Allegany, Pennsylvania 08/15/61 In Thailand Non-Hostile - Died - Other - No Cause Of Death Noted For This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 4 |
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Edgar Wilken Weitkamp Jr - 31 Warrant Officer United States Army Attaché Office, American Embassy, Laos York, Pennsylvania 03/23/61 In Laos Hostile - Fixed Wing - Non-Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 2 |
 Oscar Branch Weston Jr - 30 Captain 314th Air Division, Pacific Air Command Norfolk, Virginia 03/23/61 In Laos Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 3 |
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 Fred Martin Steuer - 32 Specialist 6 Unit Assignment Not Available Milan, Indiana 01-13-1962 Location Not Available, South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died - Other - Intentional Homicide Recovered Panel 01E - Line 5 |
Herman K Durrwachter Jr - 33 Captain Unit Assignment Not Available Williamsport, Pennsylvania 01-13-1962 Location Not Available, South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died - Other - No Cause Of Death Noted For This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 4 |
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Theodore James Berlett - 29 Sergeant Unit Assignment Not Available Plattsmouth, Nebraska 01-28-1962 In Country Of Laos Non-Hostile - Died - Other - No Cause Of Death Noted For This Hero Recovered Panel 01E - Line 5 |
 Glen Frederick Merrihew - 21 Specialist 4 129th Medical Detachment, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Pompano Beach, Florida 02-11-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Non-Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 7 |
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 Lewis Metcalfe Walling Jr - 22 Second Lieutenant 1st Air Commando Squadron, 314th Air Division, 13th Air Force Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02-11-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Non-Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 7 |
Robert Lee Westfall - 23 Airman First Class Army Element Of Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Meadville, Pennsylvania 02-11-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 7 |
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Joseph Michael Fahey Jr - 33 Captain 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Detachment 2A, 314th Air Division, 13th Air Force Houston, Tennessee 02-11-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Non-Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 6 |
 Floyd Milton Frazier - 34 Technical Sergeant 1st Air Commando Squadron, 314th Air Division, 13th Air Force Waynesville, North Carolina 02-11-1962 Lam Dong, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 6 |
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Stanley Gerald Hartson - 25 First Lieutenant 1st Air Commando Squadron, 314th Air Division, 13th Air Force Marianna, Florida 02-11-1962 Military Region 3, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 6 |
Edward Knell Kissam Jr - 28 Captain 1st Air Commando Squadron, 314th Air Division, 13th Air Force Plainfield, New Jersey 02-11-1962 Military Region 3, South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 6 |
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Jack Date Le Tourneau - 28 First Lieutenant Advisors, 5th Army of the Republic of Vietnam Division, Army Element Of Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Hughson, California 02-11-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 6 |
 Charles Aubrey Pulliam - 20 ASA Private First Class Detachment 2A (TDY FM 6TH TFS), 1st Air Commando Squadron, 13th Air Force Middle River, Maryland 02-17-1962 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Ground Casualty, Accidental Self-Destruction Recovered Panel 01E - Line 7 |
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 Al Suminguit Padayhag - 52 Specialist 5 3rd Radio Research Unit Davis Station. Army Security Agency Philippine Island 03-10-1962 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Died Of Illness/Injury, Ground Casualty, Heart Attack Recovered Panel 01E - Line 7 |
Wayne Ellsworth Marchand - 29 Staff Sergeant 1st Special Forces Group, Detachment A1-213 (Da Nang), MAAGV Omaha, Nebraska 04-08-1962 Location Not Available, South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 8 |
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 James Gabriel Jr - 24 Specialist 5 1st Special Forces Group, Detachment A1-213 (Da Nang), MAAGV Honolulu, Hawaii 04-08-1962 Location Not Available, South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 8 |
Billie Lester Beard - 27 Staff Sergeant Army Element Of Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Lompoc, California 04-21-1962 South Vietnam Non-Hostile, Died Missing, Ground Casualty, Drowned, Suffocated Recovered Panel 01E - Line 9 |
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Hewett Frank Evastus Coe - 35 Electroencephalography Technician MTT-62, Headquarters, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Anderson, South Carolina 05-20-1962 South Vietnam Non-Hostile, Died Missing, Ground Casualty, Drowned, Suffocated Recovered Panel 01E - Line 9 |
 George Edward Collier - 36 Sergeant 130th Medical Detachment, Headquarters, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Starkville, Mississippi 05-28-1962 South Vietnam Non-Hostile - Ground Casualty Recovered Panel 01E - Line 9 |
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 Robert Louis Gardner - 39 Sergeant Army Element Of Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Nashua, New Hampshire 06-13-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 9 |
 Walter R Mc Carthy Jr - 33 Captain Operations & Training, Army Element Of Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam New York, New York 06-16-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 10 |
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 William Frew Train III - 24 First Lieutenant Operations & Training, Army Element Of Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Savannah, Georgia 06-16-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Small Arms Fire Recovered Panel 01E - Line 10 |
Don Joseph York - 29 Captain Army Element Of Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Asheville, North Carolina 07-14-1962 South Vietnam Non-Hostile, Ground Casualty Other Explosive Device Recovered Panel 01E - Line 10 |
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Joseph A Goldberg - 31 Chief Warrant Officer 8th Transportation Company, 45th Transportation Battalion, United States Support Group, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Linwood, New Jersey 07-15-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter Crew, Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 10 |
Harold Lee Guthrie - 33 Specialist 5 8th Transportation Company, 45th Transportation Battalion, United States Support Group, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Burlington, North Carolina 07-15-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter Crew, Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 11 |
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James Everett Lane - 29 Specialist 5 1st Air Commando Squadron, 314th Air Division, 13th Air Force Odessa, Texas 07-15-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter Crew, Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 11 |
Anthony John Tencza - 43 Colonel Advisors, 5th Army of the Republic of Vietnam Division, Army Element Of Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Wallingtoin, New Jersey 07-15-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter Crew, Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 11 |
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William Reuben Bunker III - 28 Captain 1173rd Special Activity Squadron, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Davilla, Texas 07-16-1962 Kontum, South Vietnam Hostile - Died While Missing, Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 11 |
 Robert Lewis Simpson - 35 Captain 93rd Transportation Company, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam Panama, 08-28-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss Crash On Land Body Not Recovered Panel 01E - Line 10 |
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Terry Denver Cordell - 27 Captain 1st Special Forces Group, Detachment A-334, MAAGV Stanford, Florida 10-15-1962 Buon Enao Complex, (Camp Detachment, A-334), South Vietnam Hostile - Shot Down And Exploded On Impact Recovered Panel 01E - Line 13 |
Herbert W Booth Jr - 31 Captain Detachment 2A, 1st Air Commando Squadron, 13th Air Force Sarasota, Florida 10-15-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Missing, Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 13 |
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Richard L Foxx - 30 Technical Sergeant Detachment 2A, 1st Air Commando Squadron, 13th Air Force Gaffney, South Carolina 10-15-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Fixed Wing - Non-Crew Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 13 |
Richard Dale Benzel - 30 Sergeant First Class Special Forces Unit Not Stated Portland, Oregon 12-06-1962 Location Not Available, South Vietnam Non Hostile - Accidental Death Recovered Panel 01E - Line 14 |
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Charles Edward Holloway - 31 Chief Warrant Officer 81st Transportation Company, 45th Transportation Battalion, United States Support Group, Military Advisory and Assistance Group, Vietnam 1st Transportation Company, 45TH Transportation Battalion, United States Army Support, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam De Leon Springs, Florida 12-22-1962 South Vietnam Hostile - Helicopter Crew, Air Loss, Crash On Land Recovered Panel 01E - Line 15 |
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