Cerro Gordo's Vietnam War Casualties
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Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/9/2011 at 07:42:04
Cerro Gordo County Iowa
Vietnam War CasualtiesCULLEN, 1stLT Richard Lee, of Mason City, born 12 Jun 1939
U.S. Army, A Co., 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Div., USARV
Tour of Duty started 14 Sep 1967. Infantry Unit Commander
K.I.A. during hostile action of mutliple fragmentation wounds 02 Feb 1968, aged 28 years
Binh Long Province, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Posthumous promotion.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 36E, Line 068
Interred Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois
DAVIS, SGT E5 Robert Roy of Mason City, born 23 Sep 1948
U.S. Army, E Co., 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st ABN Div, USARV
Tour of Duty started 06 Jan 1970, Indirect Fire Infantryman
K.I.A. outright hostile action of multiple fragmentation wounds 11 Feb 1970, aged 21 years
Thua Thien, S. Vietnam Body recovered.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 14W, Line 128
FOELL, PFC E2 Gerald Lloyd, of Plymouth, born 10 Mar 1947
U.S. Marine Corps, E Co, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st MARDIV, III MAF
Tour of Duty started ____. Rifleman
K.I.A. outright from small arms or gun fire 03 Jun 1967, aged 20 years
Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Interred Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 21E, Line 047
GLASPEY, PFC E2 Ricky Maurice of Mason City, born 06 Jan 1949, son of John H. GLASPEY
U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd PLT, M Co., 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, 1st MARDIV, III MAF
Tour of Duty started 12 Sep 1969, Rifleman
K.I.A. outright during hostile action by small arms or gun fire 26 Dec 1969, aged 20 years
Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Interred Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 15W, Line 093
GUNDERSON, SP5, E5 David Craig of Mason City, born 17 Feb 1948, Mason City IA
U.S. Army, 116th AHC, 269th AVN Bat, 12th AVN Group, 1st Avation Brg USARV
Tour of Duty started 09 Jun 1969, UH-1 helicopter repairer (Flight Qual)
Died of wounds during hostile action when helicopter crashed 05 May, 1970, aged 22 years
Binh Duong, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Interrred Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 11W, Line 101
HARMS, PFC Lloyd of Mason City, born 25 Oct 1947
U.S. Marine Corps, D Co. 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd MARDIV, III MAF
Tour of Duty started 29 May 1968, Rifleman
K.I.A. outright during hostile action of small arms or gun fire 18 Aug 1968, aged 20 years
Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Interrred Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 48W, Line 042
JAMES, PFC, E3 Jack Llewellyn of Mason City, born 30 Jul 1944
U.S. Army, A Co. 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cav Division, USARV
Tour of Duty started 29 Nov 1965, Infantryman
Died during hostile action while M.I.A. of small arms fire 19 Feb 1966, aged 21 years
S. Vietnam Body recovered.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 05E, Line 051
JOHNSON, CPL George of Mason City, born 02 Feb 1946
U.S. Army, B C., 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade, USARV
Tour of Duty started 07 Feb 1968, Infantryman
K.I.A. outright during hostile action of multiple fragmentation wounds 25 Aug 1968
aged 22 years, Gia Dinh Province, S. Vietnam. Body recovered. Posthumous promotion.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 46W, Line 016
KAHLSTORF, PFC, E2 Keith Alan, Rifleman, of Britt, born 02 Sep 1948
U.S. Marine Corps, B Co., 1st Battalion, 3rd marines, 3rd Marine Div., III MAF
Tour of Duty started 19 Nov 1968
K.I.A. outright by hostile artillery action 25 May 1969, aged 20 years, Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Body recovered.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 24W, Line 104
KOEHLER, LCPL Nicholas Ray of Mason City, born 16 Apr 1944
U.S. Marine Corps, S-2 Scouts, H&S Co, 2nd Bat, 3rd Marines, 3rd MARDIV, III MAF
Tour of Duty started _____. Rifleman
K.I.A. of hostile action 08 May 1965, S. Vietnam. Body recovered.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 01E, Line 112
LAMMERS, 1stLT Donald Gary, Grade 2 Pilot, of Forest City, born 29 Mar 1944
U.S. Marine Corps, HMM-265, MAG-16, 1st MAW, III MAF
Tour of Duty started 01 Apr 1968
K.I.A. outright under hostile action due to an air crash over land on 24 Aug 1968
aged 24 years, Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Body recovered.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 46W, Line 005
MATHERS, SGT E5 Steven Allen, of Rockwell, born 08 Dec 1946
U.S. Army, B Co., 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, USARV
Tour of Duty started 27 Feb 1968, Indirect Fire Infantryman
K.I.A. outright from hostile action small arms or gun fire 26 Oct 1968, aged 21 years
Tay Ninh Province, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Interred at Rockwell Cemetery, Rockwell.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 40W, Line 038
MORRISON, LT COL Glenn Raymond, Jr., Grade 03, of Mason City, born 11 Apr 1936
U.S. Air Force, 614th TAC FTR SQDN, 35th TAC FTR WING, 7th AF
Tour of Duty started ____. Pilot, promoted while in M.I.A. Status.
M.I.A. 26 Oct 1966 after fixed wing & pilot error caused air loss or crash overland
aged 30 years, Tay Ninh, S. Vietnam Declared deceased 19 Jun 1979. Body not recovered.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 11E, Line 114
OLSON, CAPT Robert Franklin of Britt, born 07 Jan 1936
U.S. Army, Adv Team 88, MACV Advisors, MACV
born 07 Jan 1936 Died of non-hostile action 07 Aug 1969, Vin Long, S. Vietnam
Capt. OLSON was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1958 and served in the 4th Armoured Division in Germany. He attained the rank of E5 within his first few months in the Army. Capt. OLSON was discharged in 1959, but he re-enlisted after a year of civilian life. After his first tour of duty in Vietnam, Capt. OLSON requested to be sent back. Before he lost his life, Capt. OLSON receved a Purple Heart for a pungi stake incident.
Capt. OLSON is memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 20W, Line 109.
PETERSON, PFC, E3 Anthony Earl of Mason City, born 16 Jul 1949
U.S. Army, D Co., 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 199 Infantry Brigade
Tour of Duty started 20 Jun 1969, Infantryman
K.I.A. outright during hostile action from multiple fragmentation wounds 03 Jul 1969
aged 19 years, Long Khanh, S. Vietnam
Body recovered. Interred Elmwood-St.Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 21W, Line 055
QUAM, PFC E3 John Ellsworth of Mason City, born 13 Dec 1946
U.S. Army, C Co., 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, USARV
Tour of Duty started 14 Oct 1966, Indirect Fire Infantryman
K.I.A. outright of hostile action from small arms or gun fire 16 Feb 1967, aged 20 years
Kontum, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Interred Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 15E, Line 050
RISH, SP4 E4 Richard Lee of Mason City, born 02 Aug 1945
U.S. Army, ADV Team 51, HQ, MACV Advisors, MACV
Tour of Duty started 31 Oct 1970, Medical NCO
Died of non-hostile action, ground casualty from vehicle crash 26 May 1970, aged 24 years
Ba Xugen, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Interred Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 10W, Line 106
SCHROEDER, PFC E3 Michael Allen of Mason City, born 16 May 1948
U.S. Army, D Battery, 5th Battalion, 16th Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, USARV
Tour of Duty started 21 Mar 1969. Field Artillery Basic
K.I.A. outright from hostile artillery action from multiple fragmentation wounds
11 May 1969, aged 20 years, Hua Nghia, S. Vietnam
Body recovered. Interred Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 25W, Line 054
SKOGERBOE, 2ndLT Dennis Michael of Forest City, born 09 May 1944
U. S. Army, 3rd PLT, B Co., 2nd Bat, 12th Infantry, 25th Infantry Div USARV
Tour of Duty started 02 Aug 1969. 2ndLT SKOEGERBOE was an Infantry Unit Commander.
During hostile action K.I.A. outright by artillery or mortar 24 Aug 1969
aged 25 years, Hau Nghia Province, S. Vietnam Body recovered.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington D.C., Panel 19W, Line 110
TRACY, PFC E2 John Leo of Swaledale, born 18 Sep 1948
U.S. Marine Corps, G Co, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd MARDIV, III MAF
Tour of Duty started 31 May 1968, Rifleman
K.I.A. outright of hostile action from artillery 30 Aug 1968, aged 19 years
Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Interred Sacred Heart Cemetery, Rockwell.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 45W, Line 010
UPTON, SP5 E5 Daniel Carl of Mason City, born 25 Nov 1947
U.S. Army, 165th AVN Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, USARV
Tour of Duty started 21 Jan 1970, Ground Control Approach Radar Repairer
Died of non-hostile action, ground casualty accident 14 Aug 1970, aged 22 years
Body recovered. Interred Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 08W, Line 112
SP5 Daniel Carl UPTON was killed while clearing and burning perimeter grass and brush at the top of Hon Cong Mountain, pictured above. SP5 UPTON was killed when an unknown claymore mine exploded in the fire.
WEST, PFC E3 James William of Mason City,born 24 Sep 1947
U.S. Army, B Battery, 6th Battalion, 77th Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, USARV
Tour of Duty started 02 May 1967, Field Artillery Basic
Died 16 Dec 1967 of injuries from non-hostile action, vehicle crash of 11 Dec 1967
aged 20 years, Tay Ninh Province, S. Vietnam
Body recovered. Interred Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 32E, Line 014
WILSON, ADR1 E6 Donald Wayne of Mason City, born 26 Jan 1937
U.S. Navy, VQ-1, 7th Fleet
Tour of Duty started _____. Aviation Machinist 1stC
Died of non-hostile action, air loss or crash overland 16 Mar 1970, aged 33 years
Quang Nam, S. Vietnam Body recovered. Interred Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 12 W, Line 011
WRISBERG III, SP4 E4 John Holger of Mason City, born 20 Aug 1947
U.S. Army, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st ABN Div, USARV
Tour of Duty started 05 Dec 1967, Medical NCO
Died of hostile action while M.I.A. of multiple fragmentation wounds 16 Jan 1968
aged 20 years, Binh Duong Province, S. Vietnam
Body recovered. Interment Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.
Memorialized on The Wall, Washington, D.C., Panel 34E, Line 061
SOURCES:
www.iowapowmia.us
www.virtualwall.org
www.freewebs.com/jim4jet/attacks1970.htmCompilation & Submission by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2011
Vietnam Memorial & Wall, Washington, D.C.
Photograph by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2004
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