The Vietnam War was fought from 1959 to April 30, 1975 between the Communist North Vietnam and their allies, and the government of South Vietnam with the support of the United States and other member nation sof the Southeast Asia Treat Organization (SEATO). The United States entered into the war to prevent a Communist takeover of South Vietnam, with U.S. military advisors arriving in 1950. The United States' involvment escalated in the early 1960's with combat units deployed beginning in 1965. The United States' involvement peaked in 1968 during the time of the Tet Offensive. Although all parties involved signed a peace treaty in January of 1973, hostile engagements continues. The North Vietnamese army captured Saigon in April of 1975. North and South Vietnam were reunited the following year.

The Vietnam War was the longest military conflict in United States History. The Vietnam War resulted in the heavy loss of human life: 3 to 4 million Vietnamese on both sides; 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians; and, 58,159 American soldiers with another 304,000 who were wounded.

NAME	RANK/GRADE	BRANCH	HOMETOWN	DATE of BIRTH	DATE of CASUALTY
HACKER Vernon
MERRITT Charles Everett	CPL	Army Co A 14th Inf 25th Inf Div	Runnells	05 May 1949	K.I.A. 28 Dec 1969 S. Vietnam Interment Merritt Cemetery
REECE Howard Wayne	LCPL	Marines	Shannon City	21 Aug 1946	K.I.A. 16 Feb 1967 S. Vietnam
SAVILLE Jacob
SISSEL Charles Edward	PFC	Army	Kellerton	13 Nov 1946	K.I.A. 29 Dec 1965 S. Vietnam
SON Michael Pren	EN/3	U.S. Coast Guard	Mount Ayr	07 Feb 1952	19 Jun 1973 car accident on day of discharge
YASHACK Ronald Allen	PFC	Army	Diagonal	05 Sep 1947	K.I.A. 24 May 1969 S. Vietnam

 

The Wall Remembered, by Sharon R. Becker, 2004

SOURCE:
U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War

Compiled by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2009