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| NAME |
BORN |
DIED |
BRANCH |
CAUSE |
ALASKA HOME |
NOTES |
| Anderson, Thomas Edward |
7/27/1939 Seattle, Wash. |
10/6/1962 Quang Nam, Vietnam |
Corporal US Marine Corp Helicopter Squadron 163 Marine Air Group 16 |
Sikorsky Helicopter crash / body not recovered |
Spenard, AK |
Father: Nels Bill Anderson Mother: Jinnie Marie
Cosand |
| Banta, Michael Dean |
10/5/1949 |
10/2/1970 Phuoc Long, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class 75th Inf. Ranger |
Cordova, AK |
Buried Cordova, AK |
|
| Barr, Thomas M. |
7/1/1945 |
5/12/1969 Quang Nam Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 5th Class 31st Inf. 4th Bn. |
Anchorage, AK |
American Indian |
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| Barr, Edward Nasuesak |
10/22/1949 Brevig Mission, AK |
5/3/1969 Go Cong Vietnam - |
US Navy Pvt. 1st Class |
Ground casualty |
Brevig Mission, AK |
Buried Ft. Richardson, AK |
| Bauer, Richard Gene |
6/19/1950 Britt, MInnesota |
11/4/1969 Khanh Hoa, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 5th Class 155th Aviation Co. 52nd. Bn Helicopter Repair |
Helicopter Crash |
Anchorage, AK |
Buried in Anchorage, AK Father: Eugene Bauer Mother: Lucille Margret Spillum |
| Betts, Larry LeRoy |
10/11/1946 Lincoln, Nebraska |
11/21/1969 Quang Ngai, Vietnam |
US Army Reserve 2nd Lt. 198th Lt. Inf. Bde. B Company |
Hostile explosive device |
Eagle River, AK |
Father: LeRoy "Bim" Betts Mother: Orpha Elnora Hawthorne Buried: Nebraska |
| Brown, Charles Edward |
10/3/1942 |
12/6/1967 Bien Hoa, Vietnam |
US Army Reserve Pvt. 1st Class A Co. 12th Inf. |
Hostile explosive device |
Thorne Bay, AK |
Buried: Redmond, Wash. |
| Brown, David Dee Jr. |
10/10/1949 Colorado |
4/16/1968 Quang Tri, Vietnam |
US Marine Corps Pvt. 1st Class Rifleman |
Hostile explosive device |
Wrangell, AK |
Buried Colorado |
| Bullock, Gary Edwin |
9/18/1942 |
1/31/1967 Province 99, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 4th Class Water craft Operator |
Non-hostile ground casualty |
Anchorage, AK |
Buried New York Parents: Dayton and Lolita Bullock |
| Childers, William Steven |
5/23/1947 Alameda, California |
1/3/1969 Bien Hoa, Vietnam |
US Army Warrant Officer 135th Aviation Co. |
Helicopter air casualty |
Fairbanks, AK |
Mother: Dorothy Mae Bean |
| Chmiel, Donald George |
8/1/1944 Alaska |
8/25/1970 Bien Hoa, Vietnam |
US Army Staff Sergeant Co. HHC Cook |
Illness |
Chugiak, AK |
Buried Ft. Richardson, AK Mother: Gladys Lorraine Larson |
| Cook, Clinton Arthur |
10/13/1948 |
4/28/1970 Binh Dinh, Vietnam |
US Army Sergeant Specialist 5th Class D Company Light weapons Inf. |
Hostile explosive device |
Hydaburg, AK |
|
| Cox, Daniel Franklin |
9/4/1949 Alameda, California |
1/15/1971 Thau Thien, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 5th Class Company HHC 326th Med Battalion |
Helicopter air casualty |
Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK |
Buried in Oregon Father: Frank Harold Cox Mother: Claudia May Bond |
| Duncan, William Bradley |
1/5/1946 |
1/31/1968 Vinh Long, Vietnam |
US Army Warrant Officer 114th Aviation Co. Pilot . |
Helicopter air casualty |
Anchorage, AK |
Buried Arlington National Cemetery |
| Eaton, William Albert |
2/5/1952 |
4/18/1970 Phuoc Long, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class 534th Trans. Co. Heavy vehicle driver |
Vehicle crash |
Soldotna, AK |
Buried Kasilof, AK |
| Elisovsky, David Henry |
7/24/1947 |
1/23/1966 Province 99, Vietnam |
US Army Sergeant Co. C 327th Infantry 2nd Battalion Light weapons infantry |
Shot by hostile fire |
Cordova, AK |
Buried Cordova, AK |
| Elliott, Robert Thomas III |
9/21/1944 Anchorage, AK |
9/9/1968 Quang Ngai, Vietnam |
US Army 1st Lt. B Co. 503rd Infantry 2nd Battalion |
Misadventure ground casualty |
Anchorage, AK |
Buried Ft. Richardson, AK |
| Ferry, David Lynn |
11/25/1943 |
8/22/1968 Lam Dong, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 5th Class 147th Aviation Co. Helicopter Repairman Crew Chief |
Helicopter crash |
Fairbanks, AK |
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| Fleener, Nick Ulysses |
3/6/1950 |
7/29/1970 Bien Hoa, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 5th Class A Co. 79th Eng. Grp. |
Accidental self destruction |
Spenard, AK |
Buried Ft. Richardson, AK |
| Gamble, Charles F. Jr. |
11/16/1948 |
10/28/1969 Kontum, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 4th Class 64th Trans. Co. Heavy vehicle driver |
Helicopter air casualty |
Juneau, AK |
Buried Juneau, AK |
| Griffen, Dale Anthony |
6/20/1949 |
3/14/1968 Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam |
US Marines Lance Corporal E Co. Rifleman |
Explosive device |
Anchorage, AK |
Buried West Virginia |
| Gulliksen, Howard Wayne |
1/12/1935 Idaho |
1/30/1968 Binh Duong, Vietnam |
US Army Staff Sergeant Co. Trp. D\4th Cavalry Regt. |
Hostile fire |
Seward, AK |
Father: Hap Gulliksen Mother: Agnes Vina Wilkerson |
| Harmon, Daniel Lee |
1/31/1946 Alaska |
6/2/1967 Pleiku Province, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 4th Class Co. HHC |
Killed by gunshot while trying to save fellow
soldier during an ambush |
Kodiak, AK |
Buried Woody Island, Kodiak, AK - - Fadaoff
Family Cemetery Father: Raymond Royal Harmon Mother: Anastasia "Nettie" Fadaoff |
| Hibpshman, William Earl |
12/8/1948 |
6/25/1969 Binh Duong, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 5th Class B Co. |
Hostile fire |
Anchorage, AK |
Buried Colorado Father: Wilbur Earl Hibpshman |
| Hoke, Michael Thomas |
8/27/1948 S. Dakota |
12/21/1967 Quang Nam, Vietnam |
US Marine Corps Pvt. 1st Class G Co. |
Hostile fire |
Elmendorf, AK |
Buried Arlington National Cemetery |
| Horn, Jerry Verne |
8/25/1942 Portland, Oregon |
9/16/1967 Dinh Tuong, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 4th Class A Co. |
Hostile fire |
Soldotna, AK |
Buried in Kasilof, AK Father: Ernest Edward Horn Mother: Lovina Iris Nelson |
| Inthout, Kurt |
11/30/1951 |
1/29/1970 Quang Tri, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 4th Class 60th Avn. Co. Gunner |
Helicopter air casualty |
Kodiak, AK |
Originally from Idaho |
| Ivey, Sam |
3/21/1942 |
9/16/1965 Province 99, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class |
Non-hostile vehicle crash |
McGrath, AK |
Buried McGrath, AK |
| Jones, Wayne Elmer |
5/1/1934 New York |
8/17/1967 Province 99, Vietnam |
US Army Reserves CWO 18th Avn. Co. Pilot |
Helicopter aircraft casualty |
Fairbanks, AK |
Father: Sanford W. Jones Mother: Almira J. Tice |
| Ketzler, Gilbert Richard Jr. |
6/18/1948 Nenana, AK |
10/10/1969 Thua Thien, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class 85th EVAC HOSP. Medical Corpsman |
Accidental homicide |
Fairbanks, AK |
Buried Nenana, AK Father: Gilbert Ketzler who was born in Nenana 1925. Mother: Clara Strum |
| Kilbuck, George Gregory |
8/20/1943 Bethel, AK |
8/27/1965 Province 99, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class A Co. 502nd Inf. |
Hostile fire |
Bethel, AK |
Father: Young Tshielgak Kilbuck Mother:
Elena Precapi |
| Kito, Donald Harry |
3/18/1942 |
7/8/1967 Quang Tri, Vietnam |
US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Unit H & S Co. |
Hostile fire |
Petersburg, AK |
Father: Saburo Sam Kito Mother: Amelia Okegowa Donald was 1st baby born in Japanese Internment Camp in Idaho WWII |
| Koslosky, Howard Mark |
3/19/1947 |
10/2/1969 Died at Sea |
US Navy Squadron VF-142 TF 77 USS Constellation |
Non-hostile fixed wing aircraft crashed
at sea |
Anchorage, AK |
Body not recovered |
| LaBell, Kermit Harold Jr. |
12/19/1948 |
7/28/1967 Quang Tri, Vietnam |
US Marine Corps Pvt. 1st Class Unit K Co. Anti-tank Assault man |
Hostile fire artillery rocket |
Fairbanks, AK |
Father: Kermit LaBell Mother: Eunice Markley |
| Lang, Mickey Daniel |
7/15/1952 |
5/19/1971 Hua Nghia, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class Co. F Trp. 11th Cavalry Regt. |
Hostile Artillery rocket |
Anchorage, AK |
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| Lape, David Alen Lee, Robert Edward |
9/28/1944 19.24.1941 North Carolina |
11/27/1967 Ba Xugen, Vietnam 2/17/1966 Province 99 Vietnam |
US Army Warrant Officer 336th Avn Co. US Army Specialist 4th Class Co. A-415 |
Hostile artillery rocket Misadventure |
Cordova, AK Fairbanks, AK |
Father: Kelly Gordon Lape Mother: Violet Albert Muma Parents: John and Bettie Lee |
| Lee, Robert Edward |
10/24/1941 North Carolina |
2/17/1966 Province 99, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 4th Class Co. A-415 |
Misadventure |
Fairbanks, AK |
|
| Lingley, Norman Lewis |
1/27/1947 |
11/6/1966 Province 99, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class Company B Btry. Field Wireman |
Accidental self destruction |
Douglas, AK |
|
| McInerney, Patrick M. |
11/30/1948 Chewelah, Washington |
3/12/1969 Binh Duong, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class A Co. 27th Inf. |
Killed in action - grenade |
Fairbanks, AK |
Father: Ken McInerney Mother: Mary Vogt |
| Millhouse, Kenneth Bruce |
1/16/1948 Healdsburg, California |
12/18/1968 Binh Duong, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 4th Class E Co. 28th Inf. |
Hostile fire |
Spenard, AK |
Father: Emmett Kesling Millhouse
Mother: Doris Beeman |
| Paulsen, Warren Alan |
8/10/1944 |
6/23/1969 Bien Hoa, Vietnam |
US Navy Specialist 4th Class Boatswain |
Artillery Rocket |
Valdez, AK |
|
| Piaskowski, William Francis |
5/14/1948 |
3/14/1968 Vinh Long, Vietnam |
US Army Specialist 4th Class E Co. |
Hostile fire |
Anchorage, AK |
Father: Robert Melvin Piaskowski |
| Plett, Larry Joe |
7/19/1949 |
7/20/1970 Thau Thien, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class B Btry. Co. |
Artillery rocket |
Anchorage, AK |
|
| Prentice, David Shelton |
9/28/1923 |
7/29/1967 Quang Tri, Vietnam |
US Marine Corps Unit H & S CI2 BN9 MAR 3 DIV Gunnery Sgt. |
Hostile fire |
Anchorage, AK |
Served 20 years |
| Richardson, Floyd Whitley |
6/13/1928 Oregon |
10/4/1979 near Ba Don Quang Bihh, North Vietnam |
US Air Force Colonel Pilot Tactical Fighter F-110 |
Fixed wing aircraft shot down 1979. Missing
in action until remains found 1988 |
Anchorage, AK |
Pilot of a Phantom II on combat mission North
Vietnam. Shot down. Remains recovered 1988 Father: Whitley Richardson Mother: Mabel F. Huff |
| Rainey, Lloyd Steven |
10/22/1938 Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
12/12/1971 Cambodia |
US Army Reserves Chief Warrant Officer 74th Avn. Co. |
Fixed wing aircraft casualty - Pilot |
Anchorage, AK |
Wife: Daisey Ann Santa |
| Rice, Andrew William Jr. |
11/23/1948 |
5/23/1969 Dinh Tuong, Vietnam |
US Navy Specialist 4th Class Gunners mate |
Hostile - drowned |
Ft. Richardson, AK |
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| Ridley, Norman Franklin |
2/3/1950 |
1/8/1969 S. Vietnam |
US Navy Rank AA Task Force 77 |
Hostile fire aboard USS Coral Sea |
Metlakatla, AK |
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| Robison, Donald Robert |
8/9/1940 |
3/12/1968 Hua Nghia, Vietnam |
US Army Captain Co. M |
Hostile fire |
College, AK |
Decoration: Army Distinguished Service Cross |
| Sanders, Donald Ray |
1/21/1947 San Angelo, TX |
3/25/1967 Tay Ninh, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st Class Co. B 503rd Inf. |
Hostile fire |
Elmendorf, AK |
Infantry Direct Fire Crew |
| Simeonoff, Frederick Michael |
9/8/1947 Kodiak, AK |
4/17/1970 Bien Hoa, Vietnam |
US Army Warrant Officer A Co. 25th Aviation Battalion |
Helicopter air casualty Pilot |
Spenard, AK |
Buried Kodiak - Flying at
night and hit crossing cable above a river they were flying over. Father: Kelly Simeonoff Mother: Natalia Fadaoff |
| Sperl, Donald Walter |
1/12/1948 Juneau, AK |
5/8/1968 Kontum, Vietnam |
US Army Corporal D Co. 12th Inf. Medical Specialist |
Misadventure |
Juneau, AK |
Father: Walter M. Sperl Mother: Clara E. Lutz |
| Thompson, William Arthur |
4/9/1949 Ketchikan, AK |
7/12/1968 Pleiku Province, Vietnam |
US Army Corporal Company HHC |
Misadventure |
Ketchikan, AK |
Father: Arthur J. Thompson Mother:
Eileen M. Gillette |
| Vanderpool, Joe Wayne |
10/26/1949 Scotia, California |
3/1/1968 Quang Nam, Vietnam |
US Marine Corps Pvt. 1st Class Unit E Co. Rifleman |
Hostile fire |
Anchorage, AK |
Father Vernon Ray Vanderpool |
| Walters, William Francis |
1/1/1946 |
6/12/1970 Bac Liew, Vietnam |
US Army Chief Warrant Officer 175th Aviation Co. |
Helicopter air casualty |
Anchorage, AK |
Father: Clarence E. Walters Mother:
Geneva Pearl Feero |
| Whitney, Arthur Joseph Jr. |
11/14/1946 Elko, Nevada |
5/5/1967 Binh Dinh, Vietnam |
US Army Pvt. 1st. Class Field Wireman |
Hostile fire |
Ketchikan, AK |
Father: Arthur Joseph Whitney Mother:
Frances Della Parus |
| Young, David Reese Jr. |
3/27/1944 Washington D.C. |
3/15/1968 Binh Duong, Vietnam |
US Army 2nd Lt. B Co. 5th Inf. |
Drowned |
Fairbanks, AK |
Wife: Carol Ann Sawin Father: Mister Young Mother: Mary Young |