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List of Heroes

Last Name First & Middle Rank Service

1 COBURN William H. PFC USA

2 COX Elbert Elisah Jr. Sgt USMC

3 DIXON John Henry SP4 USA

4 ELLIOTT Vanderbilt Jr. SP4 USA

5 GOFF Henry Larry Sgt USMC

6 HINTON Luther Anderson SP4 USA

7 JENKINS Claude Thomas PFC USA

8 JONES Ronald Wayne SGT USA

9 KIDD Melton Lavone PFC USMC

10 LEE Fred Vincent LCpl USMC

11 LOWERY Clem Spencer Jr. SGT USA

12 MASSENGILL Larry Dale LCpl USMC 13 MEEKINS Raymond Christopher SGT USA

14 MIDGETT Dewey Allen PVT USA

15 PROSTELL Richard Louis PFC USMC

16 RAY Kermit Anthony LCpl USMC

17 RIDDICK Daniel Alexandria PFC USMC

18 ROBINSON Donald Rayford PFC USMC

19 SHIELDS Martin Dean PFC USMC

20 SIGNETT James Guerdon SP4 USA

21 SMITH Thurman Horace Pvt USMC

22 STAPLES Louis Franklin LCpl USMC

23 SUTTON George Stanley SP4 USA

24 VAUGHAN Council Delano SSG USA

25 YATES David Earl 1LT USA

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Private First Class

WILLIAM “Billy” H. COBURN US Army

Born: April 26, 1946 Died: February 23, 1966

Unit: A Co, 1st Bn, 12th CAV, 1st CAV DIV Location: Kim Son Valley

Buried: Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Plot: Walnut Lot 373 Sp 4

Memorial Wall: Panel 5E, Row 64 Website: www.virtualwall.org/dc/CoburnWH01a.htm

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Sergeant

ELBERT ELISAH COX Jr. US Marine Corps

Born: July 24, 1942 Died: May 1, 1968

Unit: E Co, 2nd Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd MARDIV Location: Quong Tri

Memorial Wall: Panel 53E, Row 29 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dc/CoxEE02a.htm

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Specialist 4

JOHN HENRY DIXON US Army

Born: February 13, 1949 Died: May 16, 1968 Unit: B Co, 2 Bn, 3 INF “The Old Guard”, 199 INF BDE

Location: Long An Memorial Wall: Panel 61E, Row 9

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dd/DixonJH01a.htm

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Specialist 4

VANDERBILT ELLIOTT Jr. US Army

Born: July 18, 1947 Died: March 11, 1969

Unit: D Co, 1st Bn, 69th Armor, 4th INF DIV Location: Kontum

Buried: Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Portsmouth

Memorial Wall: Panel 29W, Row 7 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/de/ElliottVx01a.htm

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Sergeant

HENRY LARRY GOFF US Marine Corps

Born: January 21, 1948 Died: May 25, 1968 Unit: E Co, 2nd Bn, 4th Marines, 3rd MARDIV

Location: Quong Tri Buried: Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Plot:

Wisteria Lot 188 Sp 2 Memorial Wall: Panel 68W, Row 1

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dg/GoffHL01a.htm

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Specialist 4

LUTHER ANDERSON HINTON US Army

Born: January 22, 1947 Died: June 26, 1969 Unit: 126 S&S Co, 57th TRANS Bn, 26th GS Group

Location: Quang Tin Memorial Wall: Panel 21W, Row 18

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dh/HintonLA01a.htm

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Private First Class

CLAUDE THOMAS JENKINS US Army

Born: March 16, 1947 Died: April 12, 1969 Unit: A Co, 1st Bn, 52nd INF, 198th INF BDE, AMERICAL

Location: Quang Nam Memorial Wall: Panel 27W, Row 64

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dj/JenkinsCT01a.htm

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Sergeant

RONALD WAYNE JONES US Army

Born: September 6, 1951 Died: January 11, 1970 Unit: L Co, 75th INF “Rangers”, 101st ABN DIV

Location: Quang Tri Buried: Greenlawn Memorial Gardnes, Chesapeake,

Plot: Good Shepherd, Sec 1 Memorial Wall: Panel 14W, Row 27

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dj/JonesRW05a.htm

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Private First Class

MELTON LAVONE KIDD US Marine Corps

Born: November 26, 1945 Died: June 9, 1968

Unit: F Co, 2nd Bn, 1st Marines, 1st MARDIV Location: Quang Tri

Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Chesapeake Memorial Wall: Panel 58W, Row 10

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dk/KiddML02a.htm

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Lance Corporal

FRED VINCENT LEE US Marine Corps

Born: May 9, 1945 Died: June 1, 1967 Unit: L Co, 3rd Bn, 9th Marines, 3rd MARDIV

Location: Quang Tri Buried: Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake

Memorial Wall: Panel 21E, Row 28 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dl/LeeFV01a.htm

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Sergeant

CLEM SPENCER LOWERY Jr. US Army

Born: November 23, 1941 Died: May 30, 1968 Unit: E Co, 3rd Bn, 12th INF, 4th INF DIV

Location: Kontum Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, VA

Memorial Wall: Panel 63W, Row 16 Website: www.virtualwall.org/dl/LoweryCS01b.htm

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Lance Corporal

LARRY DALE MASSENGILL US Marine Corps

Born: January 12, 1950 Died: September 19, 1968 Unit: A Co, 1st Amtrac Bn, 3rd MARDIV

Location: Quang Tri Buried: Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Plot: Maple

Grove Lot 394 Space 4 Memorial Wall: Panel 43W, Row 39

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dm/MassengillLD01a.htm

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Sergeant

RAYMOND CHRISTOPHER MEEKINS US Army

Born: December 16, 1948 Died: March 31, 1970

Unit: C Co, 4th Bn, 12 INF, 199th INF BDE Location: Bien Hoa

Buried: Azalea Memorial Gardens, Columbia, NC Memorial Wall: Panel 12W, Row 63

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dm/MeekinsRC01a.htm

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Private

DEWEY ALLEN MIDGETT US Army

Born: December 29, 1947 Died: November 25, 1967 Unit: 335 AHC, 145 AVN Bn, 12 AVN Gp, 1 AVN BDE

Location: Binh Dinh Buried: (MIA) Honolulu National Memorial, HI

Memorial Wall: Panel 30E, Row 86 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dm/MidgettDA01a.htm

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Private First Class

RICHARD LOUIS PROSTELL US Marine Corps

Born: September 10, 1946 Died: July 17, 1968 Unit: F Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 3rd MARDIV

Location: Quang Tri Memorial Wall: Panel 52W, Row 43

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dp/ProstellRL01a.htm

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Lance Corporal

KERMIT ANTHONY RAY US Marine Corps

Born: July 10, 1946 Died: April 26, 1967 Unit: K Co, 3rd Bn, 3rd Marines, 3rd MARDIV

Location: Quang Tri Buried: Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake

Memorial Wall: Panel 18E, Row 97 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dr/RayKA01a.htm

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Private First Class

DANIEL ALEXANDRIA RIDDICK US Marine Corps

Born: July 5, 1949 Died: November 17, 1968 Unit: H Co, 2nd Bn, 26th Marines, 1st MARDIV

Location: Quang Nam Memorial Wall: Panel 38W, Row 4

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dr/RiddickDA01a.htm

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Private First Class

DONALD RAYFORD ROBINSON US Marine Corps

Born: January 19, 1950 Died: September 8, 1968

Unit: H&S Co, 2nd Bn, 5th Marines, 1st MARDIV Location: Quang Nam

Buried: Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake Memorial Wall: Panel 44W, Row 6

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dr/RobinsonDR01a.htm

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MARTIN DEAN SHIELDS US Marine Corps

Born: April 28, 1949 Died: November 17, 1968 Unit: 2nd Plt, D Co, 1st Bn, 26th Marines, 1st MARDIV

Location: Quang Nam

Buried: Chesapeake Memorial Gardens, Plot: Garden of the Word

Memorial Wall: Panel 38W, Row 5 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/ds/ShieldsMD01a.htm

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Specialist 4

JAMES GUERDON SIGNETT US Army

Born: December 26, 1949 Died: April 4, 1968 Unit: HHC, 1st Bn, 505th PARA INF, 82nd ABN DIV

Location: Thua Thien Buried: Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk

Memorial Wall: Panel 48E, Row 11 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/ds/SignettJG01a.htm

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THURMAN HORACE SMITH US Marine Corps

Born: May 28, 1943 Died: September 22, 1968

Unit: K Co, 3rd Bn, 5th Marines, 1st MARDIV Location: Thua Thien

Buried: Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake Memorial Wall: Panel 43W, Row 67

Website: www.VirtualWall.org/ds/SmithTH03a.htm

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Lance Corporal

LOUIS FRANKLIN STAPLES US Marine Corps

Born: January 26, 1947 Died: February 5, 1968 Unit: E Co, 2nd Bn, 26th Marines, 3rd MARDIV

Location: Quang Tri Buried: Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Plot: G-223-8

Memorial Wall: Panel 37E, Row 45 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/ds/StaplesLF01a.htm

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GEORGE “Butch” STANLEY SUTTON US Army

Born: May 3, 1947 Died: February 10, 1968 Unit: D Co, 1st Bn, 16th INF, 1st INF DIV

Location: Binh Duong

Buried: Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Plot: Walnut Lot 523 Sp 1

Memorial Wall: Panel 38E, Row 73 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/ds/SuttonGS01a.htm

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Staff Sergeant

COUNCIL DELANO VAUGHAN US Army

Born: January 30, 1939 Died: November 15, 1970 Unit: D Co, 1st Bn, 46th INF, AMERICAL DIV

Location: Quang Tin Buried: Southampton Memorial Park, Plot: 94 in Devotion I

Memorial Wall: Panel 6W, Row 63 Website: www.VirtualWall.org/dv/VaughanCD01a.htm

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First Lieutenant

DAVID EARL YATES US Army

Born: April 28, 1947 Died: July 13, 1969 Unit: B Co, 2nd Bn, 1st INF, 169th INF BDE, AMERICAL

Location: Quang Nam Memorial Wall: Panel 21W, Row 115

Website: www.virtualwall.org/dy/YatesDE01a.htm