Vietnam War Deaths

The Gold Star Family Registry lists 853 Iowans among the Americans who died in the Vietnam War, 1955-1975. The list below includes those known to be from Chickasaw County.

This information is confirmed and supplemented by the National Archives list. Middle names and ranks below come from this source.


FirstLastHomeDeathBranchBurial
PFC Bernard FrancisDeutschIonia7/19/1969ArmySt. Boniface Cemetery, Ionia
Private Tim LaverneFritzeeNashua6/19/1968MarinesSunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City
SP4 John GeraldHeiselmanNew Hampton3/6/1968ArmyNew Hampton Cemetery, New Hampton
PFC Duane JosephKuehnIonia9/15/1968ArmySt. Boniface Cemetery, Ionia


Korea Stamp