Donald Walter Sperl

DONALD WALTER SPERL 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division Killed In Action – 5/8/1968 Age: 21Date of Birth: 01/12/1947From: Juneau, AlaskaMarital Status: Single Corporal, E-4, Selective ServicePay grade at loss E-3. Posthumous promotion Military Occupation Specialty: 91B20 – Medical NCOEnlistment Date – 8/16/1967Length of Service – Less than one […]

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, […]

Albert Franklin O’Bannon Jr.

ALBERT FRANKLIN O’BANNON JR Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division Killed In Action – 5/8/1968 Age: 20Date of Birth: 6/3/1947From: Redlands, CaliforniaMarital Status: Single Sergeant, E-5, Selective ServicePay grade at loss E-4. Posthumous promotion Military Occupation Specialty: 91B20 – Medical NCOEnlistment Date – 1/10/1967Length of Service – One year and four […]

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 #1 – Corporal Donald Sperl, Juneau, Alaska

On May 8th, 2018, I stood beside the gravesite of my wife Garnett’s uncle Donald Sperl. It was the 50th anniversary of his death in Vietnam. I sat there for a few minutes, and reflected on his life. He was 21 years old when he died. He left behind two brothers, a sister and his […]