Fred Lamar Whiles Jr.

FRED LAMAR WHILES JR Age: 20Date of Birth: 08/27/1947From: Tulsa, OklahomaMarital Status: Single Private First Class, E-3, Selective Service Military Occupation Specialty: 11B20 – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 10/24/1967Length of Service – Less than one year (194 days) His tour began on April 5, 1968Casualty incident was on May 8, 1968Died of wounds on May 9, […]

Donald Sperl – May 8, 1968

On May 8, 1968, Corporal Donald Sperl, from Juneau, Alaska, was killed in action in Kontum Province, Republic of South Vietnam. The youngest of four children, he was single and 21 years old when he died. Described as having a magnetic personality, Donald was an accomplished basketball player and active in the local theater in […]

Gravesite Visit #3 – Sergeant Duane Johnson – Kerrville, Texas

October 4th, 2020 My son Micah and I left Petersburg at 3:00 PM, headed south on Alaska Airlines flight #64 to Wrangell, Ketchikan and finally Seattle, Washington, where we would stay the night before catching our next flight to San Antonio, Texas.  This trip was the much anticipated beginning of a mission I gave myself […]