Our Roll of Honor - Casualties (Graduates & Cadre)
Last Updated on: Tuesday, January 03, 2023 08:11:34 AM

     Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.     ~ Daniel Webster     
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1LT Daniel Owen Abernathy died 08/24/68, 21 yrs old from NJ. 47W Line 058
Class 14-67 H1
PH
A Co, 1/50 Inf, 173rd Abn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ

1LT Jerry Dean Adams died 02/18/68, 23 yrs old from IN. 39E Line 079
Class 18-66 C1
AM, PH
C Trp, 3/17 Cav, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, IN

1LT William Curry Ahouse died 06/08/68, 22 yrs old from GA. 58W Line 001
Class 5-67 F2
(non-hostile casualty)
D Trp, 7/1 Cav, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Westover Memorial Park Cemetery, Augusta, GA

1LT Jerry Allen Ashburn died 06/17/69, 22 yrs old from WI. 22W Line 062
Class 31-67 C2
BSM w/1 OLC, ARCOM, PH w/1 OLC
D Co, 2/12 Inf, 25th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Port Edwards Municipal Cemetery, Port Edwards, WI

CPT Norman Earl Baldwin died 08/26/68, 21 yrs old from FL. 46W Line 28
Class 18-66 C1
DSC, PH
Det B-20, Co B, 5th SF Gp
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View: Grave Site at Lauderdale Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL


1LT Dana Randolph Barker died 02/13/69, 22 yrs old from CA. 32W Line 024
Class 29-67 G2
BSM, AM, PH
HHC, 198th Inf Bde, Americal Div
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View: Grave Site at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA


2LT Anthony Lee Bennett died 05/31/68, 23 yrs old from AZ. 62W Line 008
Class 24-67 B2
BSM, PH
B Trp, 1/17 Cav, 82nd Abn Div
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View: Grave Site at Cottonwood Cemetery, Cottonwood , AZ


1LT Johnny William Benton died 11/25/68, 21 yrs old from ID. 38W Line 054
Class  27-67 G1
DFC, BSM, AM, PH
Air Cav Trp, 11th ACR
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View: Grave Site at Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, ID


CPT Robert Charles Boucher died 04/20/69, 23 yrs old from PA. 26W Line 013
Class 22-66 F1
SS, BSM, AM w/8 OLC, PH
A Trp, 7/1 Cav, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, PA


1LT Joseph Breski Jr. died 06/06/69, 21 yrs old from PA. 23W Line 083
Class  31-67 C2
BSM, AM, PH
B Trp, 1/9 Cav, 1st Cav Div
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View: Grave Site at Lawn Haven Burial Estates, Worthington, PA.


CPT Ronald Daniel Briggs died 08/20/74, 30 yrs old from PA. 33W Line 070
Class  20-67 E2
MIA, remains recovered 1996 (non-hostile casualty)
Advisory Tm 4, MACV
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View: Grave Site at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.


1LT Bruce Wadleigh Brown died 09/12/68, 23 yrs old from NH. 34W Line 035
Class  2-67 B1
SS, BSM w/1 OLC, ARCOM, PH
B Trp, 1/1 Cav, Americal Div
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View: Grave Site at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, NH.

1LT Tony Lee Buholtz died 03/22/69, 22 yrs old from FL. 28W Line 009
Class  27-67 G1
SS, BSM, AM w/5 OLC, PH w/1 OLC
A Trp, 1/9 Cav, 1st Cav Div
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View: Grave Site at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic, Miami, FL.

CPT Joe Stuart Burchfield died 12/02/71, 25 yrs old from ME. 02W Line 082
Class 9-67 D2
DFC, BSM w/1 OLC, AM w/12 OLC, PH w/1 OLC
A Trp, 2/17 Cav, 101 Abn Div
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View: Grave Site at Floral Garden Memorial Park, High Point, NC.

1LT William Leon Busby died 01/21/68, 28 yrs old from KY. 35E Line 089
TAC Officer A1/A2 (Classes 27-66, 6-67, 10-67, & 22-67)
Commander A1/A2 (Classes 22-67 & 26-67)
PH,  Advisory Tm 21,  MACV
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View: Grave Site at Bethany Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, KY.
1LT Thomas Lynn Butler died 01/21/68, 22 yrs old from KY. 62W Line 020
Class 6-67 A2
SS, BSM w/1 OLC, PH
C Trp, 1/1 Cav, Americal Div
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View: Grave Site at Mt. Gilead Church of Christ, Tompkinsville, KY.

CPT Raymond Walter Callahan, Jr. died 02/23/69, 22 yrs old from PA. 32W Line 092
Class  6-67 A2
BSM, PH
Advisory Tm 67, MACV
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View: Grave Site at Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, PA.

1LT Hardy Eugene Calloway died 03/18/69, 27 yrs old from FL. 29W Line 066
Class 1-68 E1
DFC, AM w/4 OLC, PH
B Trp, 3/17 Cav, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, FL.

MAJ George W. Carter died 04/24/72, 38 yrs old from FL. 01W Line 005
Cdr Company H1/H2, class 14-67 & 16-67
AM, PH, (MIA, declared dead, remains not recovered)
Advisory Team 22, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
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View: Name Inscribed at Courts of the Missing Memorial, Honolulu, HI.

1LT Thomas Allen Ceres died 07/10/69, 21 yrs old from FL. 21W Line 092
Class 25-67  D2
DFC, BSM, AM,  (non-hostile casualty)
Air Cav Trp, 11th ACR
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View: Grave Site at Royal Palm Memorial Garden, West Palm Beach, FL.

1LT Curtis Paul Challberg died 08/22/69, 24 yrs old from IL. 19W Line 091
Class 2-68 E2
DFC, BSM, AM w/5 OLC (non-hostile casualty)
213th ASHC, 11th Avn Bde, 12th Avn Gp, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Kensett, IA.

1LT Daniel Bernard Cheney died 01/06/69, 21 yrs old from WA. 35W Line 042
Class 29-67 G2
DFC, AM, PH
A Trp, 3/17 Cav, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Evergreen Memorial Garden, Vancouver, WA.

1LT Richard Grover Cleveland died 11/17/68, 24 yrs old from FL. 39W Line 078
Class  25-67 D2
SS, BSM (V) w/ 1OLC, PH
D Co, 1/27 Inf, 25th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, FL.

1LT Richard Wilson Cole died 06/19/69, 23 yrs old from FL. 22W Line 086
Class A 22-67 A2
BSM, PH
HHT, 3rd Sqdn, 11th ACR
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View: Grave Site at Lakeside Memorial Park, Winter Haven FL.

CPT David William Coppernoll died 01/08/70, 27 yrs old from CA. 14W Line 011
Class 19-67 E1
AMNM, BSM, PH
Det B-41, D Co, 5th SF Gp
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View: Grave Site at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA.

1LT Robert John Crabbe died 04/18/67 25 yrs old from MI. 18E Line 045
TAC Officer  B2 (Class 24-66)
BSM (V), PH
HHB, Div Arty, 1st Cav Div
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View: Grave Site at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

1LT James Allen Crowley, II died 10/18/68, 23 yrs old from UT. 41W Line 066 Class 24-67 B2
SS, DFC, AM w/1 OLC, PH
Air Cav Trp, 11th ACR
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View: Grave Site at St. Michaels Cemetery, Springfield, MA.

CPT John Dehaas Curran died 05/25/71, 25 yrs old from AZ. 03W Line 054
Class 23-67 C1
DSC, BSM (V) w/2 OLC, AM w/25 OLC, ARCOM, PH
A Co, 227th AHB, 52nd Avn Bn, 17th Avn Gp, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM.

1LT Robert Lynn Dance died 08/08/69, 22 yrs old from CA. 20W Line 112
Class 4-68 A2/D2
SS, DFC, BSM (V) w/1 OLC, AM w/16 OLC, PH
B Trp, 7/17 Cav, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Cemetery, Riverside, CA.

1LT Robert Martin Donovan died 05/15/68, 22 yrs old from RI. 60E Line 021
Class 8-67 B2
PH
HHC, 2/34 Ar, 25th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence, RI.

1LT Raymond Arthur Dubbs died 03/10/68, 23 yrs old from PA. 44E Line 005
Class 8-67 B2
PH
HHT, 3/4 Cav, 25th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Green Lawn Memorial Park, Montgomery, PA.

1LT John William Easton died 09/25/68, 27 yrs old from CA. 42W Line 010
Class 21-67 F2
BSM, PH
C Co, 1/69 Ar, 4th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA.

1LT George J. Economous, Jr. died 04/12/68, 21 yrs old from UT. 50E Line 005
Class 10-67 A1
PH
C Co, 1/35 Inf, 4th Inf  Div
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View: Grave Site at Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, IN.

1LT David Kent Feller died 04/30/68, 22 yrs old from LA. 53E Line 010
Class 7-67 C1
PH
HHT, 17th Cav, 198th Inf Bde, Americal Div
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View: Grave Site at Mimosa-Pines south cemetery, Carlyss, LA.

1LT Richard Thomas Flattery, Jr. died 05/20/68, 22 yrs old from IA. 64E Line 004
Class 8-67 B2
BSM, AM, PH
D Trp, 1/9 Cav, 1st Cav Div
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View: Grave Site at Corpus Christi Cemetery, Ft. Dodge, IA.

1LT Lawrence Buford Flowers died 10/01/67, 23 yrs old from GA. 27E Line 036
Class 21-66 E2
(non-hostile casualty)
31st Supply Co, 96th S&S Bn, Army Spt Cmd
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View: Grave Site at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN.

1LT James Durward Flurry died 05/02/69, 26 yrs old from TN. 26W Line 098
Class 30-67 D1
DFC, AM w/10 OLC, PH
C Trp, 7/17 Cav, 1st Ave Bde
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View: Grave Site at Shiloh National Military Cemetery, Shiloh, TN.

CPT Jean Clifton Foster died 11/21/68, 24 yrs old from TX. 38W Line 025
Class 23-66 F2
AM w/13 OLC, (non-hostile casualty)
74th Avn Co, 210th Avn Bn, 12th Avn Gp, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX.

1LT Peter Joseph Gallo died 03/30/68, 22 yrs old from CA. 47E Line 010
Class 3-67 E1
BSM, PH
C Trp, 3/5 Cav, 9th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

1LT Robert James Gillespie, Jr. died 03/30/68, 26 yrs old from MA. 49W Line 047
Class 22-67 A2
SS, BSM, PH
A Trp, 1/4 Cav, 1st Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Mt. Hope Cemetery North Attleboro, MA.

1LT Johnie Reese Godwin, Jr. died 11/29/68, 22 yrs old from AL. 37W Line 005
Class 19-67 E1
SS, BSM (V) w/1 OLC, PH
HHC, 1/5 Inf, 25th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery, Ft. Gibson, OK.

1LT Lawrence Douglass Greene died 1/30/68, 25 yrs old from KY. 35E Line 071
Class 18-66 C1
BSM (V) w/1 OLC, PH
D Co, 4/503 Inf, 173rd Abn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

CPT John Howard Guthridge died 08/29/69, 34 yrs old from PA. 18W Line 007
Class 6-67 A2
BSM (V) w/1 OLC, AM, ARCOM, (non-hostile casualty)
B Trp, 1/4 Cav, 1st Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Woodlawn Cemetery, Milroy, PA.

!LT Edward Francis Guthrie died 05/2/68, 23 yrs old from OK. 54E Line 9
XO HQ & HQ Company School Brigade
PH
2ND PLT, C CO, 3RD BN, 21ST INFANTRY, 196TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV
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View: Grave Site at the Dennison Cemetery, Idabel, OK.

1LT John Currie Hansen died 07/15/69, 23 yrs old from OR. 21W Line 125
Class 1-68 E1
DFC, BSM, AM, PH
C Trp, 1/9 Cav, 1st Cav Div
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View: Grave Site at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR.

1LT Peter Mykal Hansen died 11/29/67, 22 yrs old from MA. 31E Line 004
Class 22-66 F1
PH
Co, 2/34 Ar, 25th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at St. Marys Cemetery, Canton, MA.

CPT Robert Edward Harper died 10/13/70, 23 yrs old from TX. 07W Line 032
Class 6-67 A2
PH
B Co, 1/52 Inf, 198th Inf Bde, Americal Div
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View: Grave Site at Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX.

1LT Vincent Vanastyne Hauser died 12/06/67, 22 yrs old from Ca. 31E Line 047
Class 14-66 B1
PH
D Trp, 1/9 Cav, 1st Cav Div
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View: Grave Site at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA.

1LT Joe Raymond Hines died 05/22/68, 21 yrs old from FL. 65E Line 011
Class 13-67 G2
PH
A Co, 1/5 Inf, 25th Inf  Div
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View: Grave Site at Woodlawn Cemetery, Whigham, GA.

1LT Leslie Edmund Hines, III died 08/24/68, 29 yrs old from WA. 46W Line 003
Class 14-67 H1
BSM, PH
E Trp 2nd Sqdn, 11th ACR
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View: Grave Site at Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, WA.

CPT Olan Joseph Howe died 05/04/70, 26 yrs old from TX. 27W Line 97
Class 32-67 B1
BSM, PH
B Trp 2nd Sqdn, 17th Cav, 101st Abn Div
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View: Grave Site at A. J. Powell Memorial Cemetery, Hominy, OK.

CPT Leo John Huber, III died 05/18/69, 24 yrs old from LA. 24W Line 43
Class 14-67 H1
DFC, AM, PH
D Trp, 1st Sqdn, 1st Cav, Americal Div
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View: Grave Site at Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, LA.

1LT Bruce Norman Huff died 05/06/68, 24 yrs old from IL. 56E Line 009
Class 13-67 G2
PH
A Co, 1/12 Cav, 1st Cav Div
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View: Grave Site at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL.

1LT Jeffery Andrew Hults died 02/12/68, 22 yrs old from NC. 39E Line 006
Class 18-66 C1
BSM, PH
A Co, 2/34 Ar, 25th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Kankakee, IL.

CPT Gary Dean Humphries died 01/26/69 24 yrs old from CA. 34W Line 084
XO Company D1/D2 (Classes 25-66, 9-67, 15-67, & 25-67)
AM, PH
D Co, 229th ASHB, 11th Avn Gp, 1st Cav Div
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View: Grave Site at Rolling Hills Memorial Park El Sobrante, CA.

1LT Donald Albert Jones died 07/26/68, 25 yrs old from NC.  50W Line 014
Class 22-66 F1
BSM, PH w/1OLC
HHT, 2/1 Cav, 4th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Floral Garden Memorial Park, High Point, NC.

1LT Donald William Kemble, IV died 11/28/67, 22 yrs old from MI.  30E Line 101
Class 22-66 F1
AM, (non-hostile casualty)
D Trp, 1/10 Cav, 4th Inf Div
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View: Grave Site at Our Mother Of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery, Carbondale, PA.

1LT Albert Lewis Koon died 05/15/69, 22 yrs old from OH. 24W Line 017
Class 26-67 A1
BSM, AM w/16 OLC, (non-hostile casualty)
114th Avn Co, 13th Avn Bn, 1st Avn Bde
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View: Grave Site at Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, OH.

Major James Foley Lewis, Jr. died 04/18/83, 39 yrs old from MS. CIA Memorial Wall
CIA Employee - POW Mar 75 to Oct 75 Vietnam - killed in terrorist bombing Beirut, Leb.
Class 9-66 A1
BSM, AM
5th Special Forces Group
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View: Grave Site at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

Casualty Notes:

  • The average age of Fort Knox OCS Vietnam casualty was 23.6 years (excluding cadre).
  • The rank of casualties (including cadre) was 6 second lieutenants, 85 first lieutenants, 26 captains & 2 majors.
  • 1LT Robert Leslie Poxon, Class 28-67 F1, was a posthumous recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
  • 2LT Roger William Rabey, Class 16-66 D1, was the first casualty, in 1967.
  • 1LT Samuel Walter Parnelle III, Class 9-67 D2, was the youngest casualty at age 20.
  • CPT John Howard Guthridge, Class 6-67 A2, was the oldest casualty at age 34.
  • CPT Frederick Nicholas Suttle Jr., Class 4-67 E2, was the last casualty, in 1972.
  • CPT Edward Francis Miles, Class 6-67 A2, was added to "The Wall" in 2010.  He died in 2004 from wounds received in 1969.
  • MAJ George W. Carter, CDR H1/H2, and 1LT Leslie B. Sayre, Class 24-66, are the only casualties whose remains were not recovered.
  • MAJ James Foley Lewis, Class 9-66 A1, died in the Beirut bombing in 1983 and is on the CIA Wall.
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