Lloyd Slack
Lloyd Slack Age: 23Date of Birth: 3/2/1944From: Grand Rapids, MichiganMarital Status: Single Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment4th Infantry Division Specialist Fourth Class, E-4, Selective Service Military Occupation Specialty: 11B20 – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 2/2/1967Length of Service – Less than one year (315 days) His tour began on July 14, 1967Casualty incident was on […]
Robert John Santoro
John Robert Santoro Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry RegimentAttached to Alpha Company, 3-12 Infantry 4th Infantry Division Age: 22Date of Birth: 5/19/1946From: Long Island, New YorkMarital Status: Single Specialist Fourth Class, E-4, Selective Service Military Occupation Specialty: 91B – Medical NCOEnlistment Date – 10/26/1967Length of Service – Less than one year (293 days) His […]
William F Schmees
William F. Schmees Age: 20Date of Birth: 4/10/1947From: Cincinnati, OhioMarital Status: Single Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment4th Infantry Division Specialist Fourth Class, E-4, Selective Service Military Occupation Specialty: 11B20 – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 5/29/1966Length of Service – One year and five months His tour began on May 18, 1967Casualty incident was on November […]
Sanders Key Stroud II
Sanders Key Stroud II Age: 19Date of Birth: 2/2/1947From: Corpus Christi, TexasMarital Status: Single Private First Class, E-3, Selective Service Military Occupation Specialty: 11B20 – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 2/2/1967Length of Service – Less than one year (241 days) His tour began on August 15, 1967Casualty incident was on November 4, 1967 (81 days in Vietnam)Casualty […]
Robert Irwin Brown
Robert Irwin Brown Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division Age: 20Date of Birth: 11/4/1947From: New York, New YorkMarital Status: Married Corporal, E-4, Selective ServicePay Grade at Loss – E-3. Posthumous promotion Military Occupation Specialty: 11B – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 12/12/1967Length of Service – Less than one year (246 days) His tour […]
Roy L Edelstein
Roy L Edelstein Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division Age: 20Date of Birth: 8/25/1947From: Superior, WisconsinMarital Status: Single Private First Class, E-3, Selective Service Military Occupation Specialty: 11B – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 12/3/1967Length of Service – Less than one year (255 days) His tour began on May 25, 1968Casualty was on […]
Seferino Albarez Jr.
Seferino Albarez Jr. Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division Age: 21Date of Birth: 2/24/1947From: Lockhart, TexasMarital Status: Single Private First Class, E-3, Selective Service Military Occupation Specialty: 11B – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 12/13/1967Length of Service – Less than one year (183 days) His tour began on May 25, 1967Casualty was on […]
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 […]