Leland / Forest City
Sergent US Army
Born June 11, 1946. Died March 15, 1970 in South
Vietnam.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Carson. Husband of Joyce
(Colby) Carson
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~Photo is from a 1970 news clipping of his obituary; Leibrand, Whitis Private collection - contributed by Ken Moen |
Mrs. Paul Carson
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Sgt Carson was honored posthumously, when his
widow was presented with his medals - Bronze
Star, Army Commendation Medal, Purple Heart,
Army Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Campaign
Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal (presented
by the Republic of Vietnam) and the Combat
Infantryman's Badge. The awards were encased
under glass with a brass plate inscribed with
his name & rank. ~Photo of Mrs. Carson
& partial transcription of the news
article are from the Rake Register,
September 10, 1970
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Obituaries
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Virtual Wall - additional info.
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Forest City / Mason City
Sergent US Army
Born Sept. 23, 1948. Died February 11, 1970 in South
Vietnam.
Son of Delton & Helen Davis. Husband of Mary
Margaret (Langerud) Davis
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Robert 'Bob' R.
Davis was a mortarman in an artillery unit of
the 101st Airborne Infantry division, and was
at an artillery firing position when he was
killed by North Vietnamese sappers 38 miles
north of Da Nang. ~Photo & abstraction
of the news article are from 1970 newspaper
clippings; Leibrand, Whitis Private
collection - contributed by Ken Moen
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Obituary
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Virtual Wall - additional info.
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Buffalo Center
U.S. Air Force
Son of Arthur G. Donnelly SR and Mildred (Johnson)
Donnelly
Obituary
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Forest City / Atlantic, Cass co. IA
First Lieutenant US Marine Corps
Born March 29, 1944. Died August 24, 1968 in South
Vietnam.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Lammers, Atlantic, Iowa.
Husband of Patricia.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Virtual
Wall - additional info. (opens a new window)
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Lake Mills
Sergeant US Army
Born December 1, 1948. Died May 5, 1970 in South
Vietnam
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Okland
Vernon L. Okland
~photo courtesy of the Leibrand & Whities
private collection, contributed by Ken Moen
Obituary
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Virtual
Wall - additional info.
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Rake
Private 1st Class US Marine Corps
Born April 6, 1948. Died December 15, 1967 in South
Vietnam
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Perez
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Pfc Perez was posthumously awarded the
Silver Star, the third highest award a Marine
may receive. The citation presented with the
Silver Star noted that Pfc. Perez was with
his platoon when it ran into a North
Vietnamese unit. As his platoon was advancing
to search for weapons and documents, it ran
into an ambush of a superior number of the
enemy. Perez exposed himself to intense enemy
fire when he went to rescue a comrade. After
obtaining medical aid for the Marine, Perez
returned for another wounded Marine,
continuing to fire his rifle, resulting in
the killing of several enemy soldiers before
he was killed by heavy enemy fire. His
courageous actions resulted in saving the
life of a Marine, in the highest tradition of
the Marine Corps.
~Photo of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Perez and
the partial transcription of the news article
are from the Rake Register, June 20,
1968
~Photo of Ernesto Perez is from the Rake
Register, December 28, 1967
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Obituary
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Virtual
Wall - additional info.
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- Skogerboe, Dennis Michael
Forest City
Second Lieutenant US Army
Born May 9, 1944. Died August 24, 1969 in Hau Nghia
Province, South Vietnam
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Obed Skogerboe. Husband of Nancy
Skogerboe.
Dennis 'Mike' Skogerboe
HS graduation photo, 1962 |
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~photos were contributed by Mike's brother Chuck Skogerboe
Obituary
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Buffalo Center
U.S. Air Force
Son of Lloyd and Hilda (Jutting) Thompson
Obituary
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Buffalo Center / Grand Meadow, Minnesota / Muncie,
Indiana
U.S. Air Force
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