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SP5 Barry Abrams, USA, died of leukemia in August 2009. BIO
LTC James E. Adams LTC, USA died on July 30, 2016
MSG James L. Akin, USA, died in the early 70's from a heart attack. BIO Photo
SP4 Richard C. Akins, USA, died of cancer on March 31, 2009. BIO
SP4 John D.Allgood, USA, died on 15 June 2006 at the age of 58. BIO
MSgt Lewis N. "Joe" Allison, USAF, died of cancer on July 14, 2002.
SP5 James C. "Jim" Amross, USA, died on April 9, 2014 of a heart attack at age 68.
MSG John Thomas Anderson, USA died in April 1988. BIO TET POW
SP5 Robert A. Andresen, USA died August 30, 2018 from lung cancer. BIO
TSgt John T. Antoniweicz, USAF died at a fairly young age.
JOC Bryant J. Arbuckle, USN, died in 1976 of lung cancer. BIO Photo
SP4 Barry Armstrong, USA, died from exposure to Agent Orange in 2006.
SGT Roger Ashworth, USA, died of cancer on January 15, 2011. BIO
SP4 John Aubuchon, USA, died in 2003 of lung cancer. BIO TET Photo

John was past president of the National Press Club.

SP5 David Austin, USA, died at age 42 in Boston, Massachusetts.
LTC DeForest Ballou III, USA, Network OIC, died of cancer on August 1, 1997.

BIO Photo

Sp4 Steven F. Banks, USA, Network Supply, died of cancer on January 8, 2016 .
SP4 Ronald C. Bartlett, USA TV Director, Saigon passed away on March 4, 2017.
William Blessington, died in 2002.
Sgt Victor LeRoy Blosser, USMC Transmitter Maint. Tech., Nha Trang, passed away on November 3, 2010 at the age of 64. BIO
CW3 Paul J. Blum, USA, died on September 11, 2014, cause unknown.
SFC Erich S. "Shelley" Blunt, died in early 2015, cause unknown.
RM1 Arthur K. Borland, USN Saigon / Qui Nhon (Pleiku?) died on October 24,

2014 BIO

SP5 Paul Alex Bottoms, USA Chu Lai / Saigon, died on March 9, 2019. BIO
ETR-2 Barry Lee Brehm, USN Saigon died of cancer on May 21, 2017. BIO
SSgt. Dan Brereton, USMC, died in 1982 in a car accident.
SFC (LTC) Rutherford "Jack" Brice II, died on April 18, 2014. BIO Photo
SSgt William E. Buck, USMC, died at Fort Myers, FL on April 25, 2012, cause unknown.
CAPT Donald E. Buggrabe, USAF, First OIC of AFRS. Passed away on January 28, 2008. BIO
SSgt Francis K. "Frank" Burke, USMC, Died of the effects of Agent Orange on April 25, 2000. BIO
SP5 Don Busser, USA, died early 1970's while at AFN Stuttgardt. BIO Photo
MSgt Ama B. Canada, USAF, died on August 22. 2011.
MajorJohn J. Canty, USAF Radio OIC, died on April 29, 2017. BIO
Sgt Ronald C. Carita, USMC, died January 23, 1998 of cancer [attributed to

Agent Orange]. BIO Photo

SFC Roger Carroll, USA, died July 30, 2019.
COL Felix Casipit, USA, died in 1990 or so from a heart attack. BIO Photo
SP5 Robert J. "Bob" Casey, USA, died on October 18, 2016, at the age of 73 BIO
SFC John T. Cheeley, USA, died on November 16, 2014, at the age of 75.
JO1 Joseph "Joe" F. Ciokon Jr. USN, died March 4, 2021, at the age of 82. BIO Funeral (Video, 18 min.) Memorial by RADM Charles Brown Conversation upon his Passing Conversation Regarding Memorial Fund Consolidated Web Site: Obituary Viewing Memorial Mass

Military Honors Service Plant Trees in Remembrance

Guest Book Sympathy Card Photo Album

TSgt Donald Cotterell, USAF, died on January 16, 2016.
CAPT Robert Cortez, USAF, passed away on February 5, 2014. BIO
SSgt Adrian J. Cronauer, USAF, died on July 18, 2018 at age 79. BIO
SSGT James A. Cross, USAF, died in November 2002 at age 65 of inoperable brain tumors.
Major Homer "Hal" S. Cutlip, USMC, passed away on September 25, 2015.
PH1 Kenneth E. Couch, USN, died on February 16th, 2015 at the age of 74. BIO
SP5 Bruce E. Dadd, USA , died on October 29, 1999, at the age of 55.
SSG Patrick Daigle, USA, died on September 19. 2010, at the age of 74.
Gabe Dalmath died in 2006 from kidney cancer. Photo
MSG Donald F. "Dizzy" Dalton, USA, died June 20, 1991, in Utah. BIO
TSgt Howard L. Davis, USAF, died May 16, 1995, in North Carolina. BIO
SP5 Thomas Deaner, USA, died of cancer on May 12, 2007. Photo
GySgt Edward A. DeCola, USMC, passed away on November 13, 2012. BIO
GySgt John A. Deering, USMC died of a heart attack on October 8, 2007 in

Tennessee. BIO POW

SFC Acy O. Delaughter, Jr.USA, died of heart failure on May 26, 2006. BIO
1st Lt James V. DiBernardo, USMC, died in November 2009. BIO POW
A1C Tom Dodson, USAF (71-72) TDY from Taiwan. Passed away on August 5, 2014, cause unknown. BIO
MSgt Daniel C. Doherty, USMC (66-68) News Director, Saigon Passed away
July 1, 1996. BIO
John Doremus, AFRTS. died July 6, 1995.
CDR James D. "Jim" Eaves, USN, Network OIC, died of cancer on September 4,

1994.

SP5 John L. Egan, Jr. USA, Saigon, died of cancer on November 11, 2009. BIO
SSgt Owen E. "Ed" Egan, USAF Tuy Hoa / Saigon (68-69) died April 6, 2015. BIO
MSG George Elliot, USA, Saigon, NCOIC, Engineering, is most likely deceased.
SP4 Ron Engelman, USA, died of lung cancer [attributed to Agent Orange] on August

29, 2007.

SP5 David Esch, USA, Saigon, passed away due to prostate cancer on April 2,
2015 BIO
SFC Harry L. Ettmueller, USA, Hue, passed away due to a heart attack on March 15, 2020 in Austin Texas. BIO
SMG Lloyd Eyre, USA, died on September 25, 2004.

Sgt David Fechter, USAF, died at age 58 on April 11, 2009, reason unknown.

SP5 Thomas W. Firchow, USA, passed away on April 26, 2015
MSgt Robert E. French, USMC, died on January 28, 2007
MSgt Howard W. Fuller, USAF, died at age 58 on May 15, 1990. BIO
SFC Gayle Gage, USA, died at age 63 on January 3, 2005. BIO
SP4 Samuel C. Galloway, Jr., USA, passed away on November 21, 2015. BIO
SP5 Gary W. Gears, USA, died February 1991 from a heart attack.
SSgt Costas "Gus" "Dino" Gianaros, USAF, passed away August 3, 2020. BIO
CMSgt Edward Gleisberg, USAF, died on April 6, 2007 of an infection. Photo
JOCS Winfield James "Jim" Gordon, USN died on March 1, 2002. BIO
SFC Donat J."Don" Gouin, USA, Hue died in 2009 from complications of cancer

surgery. BIO POW

CPT Edward Grabowski, USA, died of pulmonary disease on
January 14, 2010. BIO
SP4 Cramer Haas, USA, 66-67, died of a heart attack in January 1990. BIO Photo
SSgt Fred Haber, USA, 68-69 and 71-72, died on March 24, 1996 at the age of 56.

BIO

LTC Henry H. "Hal" Harland, USAF passed away on January 18, 1973. BIO
CPO Dennis L. Harper, USN died of a stroke on May 16, 2020. BIO
SGM Emanuel F. "Manny" Harper, Jr. USA, died of complications from a stroke on

May 16, 2006. BIO Also AFRTS Archive

SP5 Jeffrey O. Hassell, USA, 68-69 died in a car wreck around 1977.
CPT Hugh W. Hastings, USA, 70-71, died on November 21, 2012 at the age of 73.
SSgt Everett Hemnes, USAF, 69-69, died on June 1, 2011.
SP5 Phillip W. Henry, USA, 70, died prior to 2014.

SFC John G. Hernandez, USA, died in September 1983 in Texas.
S1C Frank Holler, USN, died in October 2015. Photo
SSgt Donna Hollowell (Nee Murray), USMC, died in 1998. Photo
GySgt John A. "Jack" Holsomback Jr., USMC, died December 2, 2019 BIO
SGT John Hounslow, Australian Armed Forces, died of cancer on October 21, 2010.
PH2 Carl William Hudgins, Jr. USN KIA road mine explosion Jun 8, 1969. BIO
SP4 Stephen A. Hundt, USA, 71-72, died on July 7, 2005 at age 57.
SSG Ronald F. Huskey, USA, 68-69, died July 22, 20017 at age 88.
SP4 William F. Ilg, Jr. USA, 71-72 died on March 20, 1913 at age 82.
GySgt Arles R. "Jack" Ingram, USMC, 69, died on January 28, 2011.
CW2 Leamon C. Jarmon, USA, 69-70, passed away on January 4, 2009.
SP5 Levon Joe, USA, passed away on October 24, 2012.
Arthur Jones, USA, Network Deputy OIC, 68, died on February 8, 2006.
SPC Paul Kero, USA, died of cancer on February 11, 2011.
1LT James A. "Jim" Kleine, USA, OIC Det 1, 67-68, died in 2017?
MGySgt James G. Kyser, III, USMC 69-70 Died of cardiac problems on February 9, 2014 BIO
TSgt Calvin M. "Cal" LaMartainiere, USAF, 66-67 and 69, died December 9, 2010.

BIO Photo

SSgt Ken Lamerand, USAF, 66-67
MSG Louis P. LaMonica, USA, died around 1995 from natural causes.
Capt John C. Lamson, USMC, died in 1989 after a heart attack. BIO Photo
MSgt Charles "Chuck" Lanford, USAF, died on November 14, 2003 from cancer.
Capt. Donald Leach, USMC, OIC, Da Nang, died November 20, 2012.
JOC John Joseph "Jack" Leigh, USN, died in 2003 from cancer.
Ms. Rosalie R. Lenahan, Special Services, 63-64. date and cause unknown.
Capt. Joseph A. Leonski. ISMC, died of pancreatic cancer on February 14, 2007.
SP5 Levon Joe, USA, passed away on October 24, 2012.
SPC Paul Kero, USA, died of cancer on February 11, 2011.
Jamie Cook Lewis, Volunteer Weather Girl, died in an auto accident on September 12, 2016
CW4 William Lilley, USA, died approx 1975 from natural causes.
Sgt. Richard A. Lillie, USMC KIA road Mine Explosion, June 6, 1969.
1LT G. Irvin "Iv" Lipp, USA died of Leukemia on August 22, 2014.
MSG A. R. Logsdon, USA passed away November 20, 2006.
SP5 Terence J. "Terry" Loughery, USA, 69-70, died on July 13, 2007 from

cancer. Photo

JOC Raymond P. Lucasey, USN, passed away on August 13, 2013.
SP5 Joel R. Lyons, USA News, Saigon 67-68
SP5 Tony Lyons, USA, died of lung cancer on July 29, 2012.
SFC Robrt E. "Bob" MacAthur, USA 69-70, died in 2010.
CWO Gilbert L. MacDonald, USA 72, passed away on October 8, 2018.
SFC Donald "Joe" Maggart, USA, 69-70, died in 1997 from complications of diabetes.
A1C Lee J. Maltenfort, USAF 63-64, died August 3, 2018. BIO STORIES (2)
MSgt Herbert Manchester, USAF, 66 Photo
SSgt Robert "Bob" Mandler, USMC, 68-69 Died in late July 2018.
PO2 George L. Mankowski, USN, 67-68 Died in a plane crash on April 1, 1997.
MGySgt Wayne M. "Matt" Matheson, USMC Died November 1, 1998. Photo
SP4 Roger "Roger Ramjet" / "Rocket Rog" Marcotte, USA Died in July 2014. His

wife passed away in October 2014.

MSG Robert A. "Bob" Martin, USA Died at age 72 on December 11, 2000.
SP4 Robert J. (Bob) Mays, USA, 70 Died of Pancreatic Cancer in September 2019.
Sgt Thomas F. McCune, USMC, died in the 1980's after a heart attack.
MSgt Willis M. "BIll" McGhee, USAF, 71-72 Died December 29, 2006.
GySgt John McKay, USMC, died around 1996 from a heart attack. Photo
PO Don R. McKee, USN, 70-71 Died on January 17, 2008.
MSG Chester C. McNeese, USA, 69 / 70-71 Died in 1997 of kidney failure. Photo
SP5 James R. Miller, USA, 67-69 Passed away due to a heart attack on November 13, 2017.
GySgt West G. Miller, USMC, 66-68, passed away, date and reason unknown.
SP6 Tom Minor, USA, died at age 65 in Kokomo, IN, on August 25, 2014.
MSgt Walter C. Mohnsen, Jr., USAF, 67-68, died on May 7, 2002.
SP5 Robert E. Mottaz, USA, 68-69, died on April 27, 2019.