Our Honored Dead

Our KIA

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Notes on our casualties: B Company lost a total of 71 men between 01 November, 1965 and 26 January, 1970. We lost 4 in 1965, 21 in 1966, 17 in 1967, 21 in 1968, 6 in 1969, and one in 1970. The oldest was 1st Sgt David Dickens, who was 35 years and 4 months. Ironically, he was our first casualty. As fate would have it, our last casualty was also our youngest - PFC David Farr on 26 January, 1970, who was 19 years and four months old. The lowest rank was a Pvt E-2, and the highest rank was Captain 0-3. We lost two 2nd Lieutenants, and one 1st Lt. The highest ranking NCO killed was a 1st Sgt, E-8. We actually lost two 1st Sgts. The most common surname of our fallen brothers was Anderson. Here is the entire list by year:

1965
  • Chandler, Connie (1965 - 1965) [Sgt. E-5 KIA 20 Nov '65]
  • Dickens, David (1965 - 1965) [Company 1st Sgt. KIA 01 Nov '65]
  • Emerling, John (1965 - 1965) [KIA 20 Nov '65]
  • Sargent, Kenneth E. 1965 - 1965 [SGT/E5 KIA 20 Nov '65]

    • 1966
  • Clare, Bernard (1965 - 1966) [KIA 12 May '66]
  • Correll, Joseph (1965 - 1966) [Sgt. E-6 KIA 12 Jan '66]
  • Dailey, George (1965 - 1966) [Capt. 03 Company C.O. KIA 12 May '66]
  • Dodson, Sean (1965 - 1966) [KIA 04 Mar '66]
  • Ford, Leonard D.(1965 - 1966) [PVT/E2 KIA 13 Feb '66]
  • Gray, James (1966 - 1966) [Sgt. E-6 KIA 12 May '66]
  • Hensley, John T. (196? - 1966) [PFC/E3 KIA 7 Oct '66]
  • Hibbs, Robert John (1965 - 1966) [2nd Lt., KIA 05 March, 1966] MOH]
  • Lankford, Henry (1965 - 1966) [KIA 06 Mar '66]
  • Lyden, Dennis (1965 - 1966) [KIA 05 Mar '66]
  • Nutt, Richard E. [PFC/E3 KIA 05 Mar '66]
  • Ortwine, Dennis R. [PFC/E3 KIA 05 Mar '66]
  • Page, James H. [SP4/E4 KIA 05 Mar '66]
  • Pittman, Charles T. [SP4/E4 KIA 13 Feb '66]
  • Richards, Don (1966 - 1966) [KIA 21 May '66]
  • Simmermon, Robert (1965 - 1966) [KIA 12 May '66]
  • Scolley, Benjamin (1965 - 1966) [SP4/E4 KIA 12 May '66]
  • Shelton, Charles H. [SP4/E4 KIA 11 Jun '66]
  • Stebbins Jr., Hardy W. [SP4/E4 KIA 09 Nov '66]
  • Winningham, Clifton [PSG/E7 KIA 05 Mar '66]
  • Wise, Wilbur M. [PVT/E2 KIA 27 Jan '66]

    • 1967
  • Anderson, Richard (1967 - 1967) [KIA 17 June '67]
  • Anderson, William (1967 - 1967) [KIA 9 Oct '67]
  • Carson, Mervyn (1966 - 1967) [CPL E-4 KIA 15 Feb '67]
  • Denney, Alan (1967 - 1967) [KIA 17 June '67]
  • Farhat, Alan J. (196? - 1968) [PFC/E3 KIA 17 June '67]
  • Koschal, Greg (1967 - 1967) [3rd Platoon, KIA 28 June '67]
  • Martin, Davie J. [PFC/E3 KIA 15 Feb '67]
  • Miller, Lloyd A. [PFC/E3 KIA 03 May '67]
  • Minton, Bobby [SGT/E5 KIA 17 Jun '67]
  • Morrow, Michael (1966 - 1967) [KIA 17 June '67]
  • Rieck Jr., John J. [PFC/E3 19 Jun '67]
  • Scriven, Samuel (1967 - 1967) [KIA 01 May '67]
  • Sosa,Jr. Victoriano (1967 - 1967) [KIA 17 June '67]
  • Starks, James (1967 - 1967) [KIA 17 June '67]
  • Stout, John (1967 - 1967) [KIA 17 June '67]
  • Tate, Kenneth (1967 - 1967) [KIA 09 Sept '67 - He was in a special recon unit at the time of his death - per Doc Vallejo.]
  • Wayt, Charles (1966 - 1967) [KIA 15 Feb '67]

    • 1968
  • Anderson, Robert K. (196? - 1968) [SGT/E5 KIA 02 Dec '68]
  • Austin, William (1968 - 1968) [3rd Platoon? KIA 13 Oct '68]
  • Chilcote, Bryan (1968 - 1968) [KIA 13 Oct '68]
  • Chilton, Richard (1968 - 1968) [KIA 25 Nov '68]
  • Escageda, Jesus (1968 - 1968) [SP4/E4 KIA 02 Dec '68]
  • Fox Jr., Robert L. (1968 - 1968) [PFC/E3 KIA 30 Nov '68]
  • Gamelin Jr., Ernest U. [PFC/E3 [23 Oct '68]
  • Golden, Jack D. (1968 - 1968) [PFC/E3 KIA 13 Oct '68]
  • Gruber Jr., Martin S. (1967? - 1968) [SP4/E4 KIA 08 August '68]
  • Hagan Jr., Robert A. (196? - 1968) [SP4/E4 KIA 23 Oct '68]
  • Jones Jr., Clifford (1968 - 1968) [Company 1st Sgt. KIA 29 Dec '68]
  • Knack, Richard Carl (1968 - 1968) [1st LT. - 3rd Platoon Leader, KIA 07 June '68]
  • Martin, William G. [PFC/E3 KIA 13 Oct '68]
  • Mathers, Steven A. [SGT/E5 KIA 26 Oct '68]
  • McCaskill, Frederic C "Tex" [PFC/E3 KIA 19 Jun '68]
  • Oquendo-Gutierrez, Ramon [SP4/E4 KIA 09 Jun '68]
  • Pellegrino, John P. [SGT/E5 KIA 13 Oct '68]
  • Pool, Charles (1968 - 1968)
  • Scott, Marvin (1967 - 1968) [3rd Platoon KIA 19 June '68]
  • Sibley, Ralph (1967 - 1968) [2nd Platoon? KIA 26 Mar '68]
  • Wieskus, William (1968 - 1968) [SSG/E6 08 Aug '68]

    • 1969
  • Bresnahan, Alan (1968 - 1969) [CPL E-4 KIA 12 June '69]
  • Fulkerson, Robert A. (196? - 1969) [SP4/E4 KIA 08 Apr '69]
  • Jinks, Raymond A. (196? - 1969) [Sgt E-5 13 May '69]
  • Kobor, Frank (1969 - 1969) [Sgt E-5 KIA 04 Jul '69]
  • Madonna, Dominick J. [SP4/E4 KIA 22 Aug '69]
  • O'Banion, James R. [SP4/E4 KIA 08 Apr '69]

    • 1970
  • Farr, David (1969 - 1970) [KIA 26 Jan '70]

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