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Gregg County Vietnam Soldiers Killed

ADAMS, ROSCOE DAVID  PVT E1 Marine Corps Regular  Age 18  Single, Negro, Male
Born Nov. 28, 1949  From LONGVIEW  Tour of duty began June 30, 1968. Casualty on July 28, 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty, explosive device. Body was recovered. Religion - Protestant.

AILSTOCK, JIM LAMARR JR    SP4 E4 Army Regular  Engineer Command  Age 20 Single, Caucasian, Male  Born Dec. 26, 1947  From LONGVIEW  Tour of duty began Jan. 25, 1968. Casualty was Mar. 26, 1968 in Vinh Long, South Vietnam. Non-Hostile, Ground Casualty, Accidental Self-destruction. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

BARNETT, ROBERT RUSSELL    CPT 03 Air Force Regular  Age 32  Divorced, Caucasian, Male  Born Oct. 5, 1933  From GLADEWATER   Length of service 10 years. Tour of duty began on April 7, 1966. Casualty was on April 7, 1966 in Laos. Hostile, Fixed Wing-Pilot Air Loss, Crash on Land. Body was not recovered. He played football 1951-1955 at Baylor University. Married his sophmore year in college. Had 2 daughters.

BRADBERRY, DUDLEY FRANCIS  BMCM E9 Navy Regular  Age 48, Single, Caucasian, Male  Born Feb. 3, 1923    From KILGORE  Length of service 26 years. Casualty was on Sept. 21, 1971 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam. Non-Hostile, Ground Casualty....Heart Attack. Body was recovered. Religion - Protestant.

CAMPBELL, CLYDE WILLIAM  CPT 02 Air Force Regular  Age 24, Married, Caucasian, Male  Born July 26, 1944  From LONGVIEW   Tour of duty began Mar. 1, 1969. Casualty was Mar.1, 1969 in Laos. Hostile, died while missing. Fixed Wing - Pilot Air Loss, Crash on Land. Body was not recovered.

CAVER, JOHN WAYNE  SGT E5 Army Regular 173rd Airborne Brigade. Age 19, Single, Caucasian, Male.  Born Jan. 23, 1948 From LONGVIEW. Length of service 1 year. Tour of duty began Nov. 3, 1966. Casualty was Oct. 31, 1967 in Phu Yen, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Gun, Small Arms Fire. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

DENT, BILLY RAY  SGT E4 Army Regular  101st Airborne Division. Age 19, Married, Caucasian, Male. Born Dec. 2, 1948. From KILGORE. Length of service 1 year. Tour of duty began Dec. 3, 1967. Casualty was Sept. 16, 1968 in Hau Nghia, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Gun, Small Arms Fire. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

FYFFE, THOMAS CLEO PFC E3 Army Selective Service 1st Cav. Division (AMBL). Age 20, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born Oct. 13, 1947.  From LONGVIEW. Tour of duty began May 20, 1968. Casualty was July 24, 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Non-Hostile, Ground Casualty. Accidental Self-Destruction. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

GARRETT, NORMAN RAY PVT E2 Army Regular. Age 22, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born June 23, 1942.  From LONGVIEW. Casualty was Feb. 15, 1965 in South Vietnam. Hostile, died of wounds. Ground Casualty, Artillery, Rocket or Mortar. Body was recovered.

GILLOCK, RAYMOND RICHARD SP5  E5 Army  Selective Service 1st Cav. Division (AMBL). Age 22, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born Mar. 3, 1946.  From LONGVIEW. Length of service 1 year. Tour of dugy began July 14, 1967. Casualty was Mar. 28, 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Multiple Fragmentation wounds. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

HAMMOND, EARL NEWSOM  SFC E6 Army Regular 1st Cav. Division (AMBL). Age 40, Married, Caucasian, Male. Born Mar. 9, 1927.  From KILGORE. Length of service 14 years. Tour of cuty began May 22, 1966. Casualty was Mar. 20, 1967 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Gun, Small Arms Fire. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

HERRINGTON, CARWAIN L. SGT E5 Army Selective Service 25th Infantry Division. Age 23, Married, Caucasian, Male. Born Dec. 29, 1946. From KILGORE. Tour of duty began Dec. 1, 1969. Casualty was May 18, 1970 in Cambodia. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Multiple Fragmentation Wounds. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

HOLLOWAY, RICHARD ALTON  SP4 E4 Army Selective Service 1st Cav. Division (AMBL). Age 27, Married, Caucasian, Male. Born Oct. 31, 1940. From LONGVIEW. Length of service 1 year. Tour of duty began Sept. 1, 1967. Casualty was Dec. 2, 1967 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Multiple Fragmentation Wounds. Body was recovered. Religion - Protestant.

LITTLE, GARLAND PAUL  PFC E2 Marine Corps Regular. Age 19, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born Apr. 17, 1948. From LONGVIEW. Length of service 1 year. Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Multiple Fragmentation Wounds. Body was recovered. Religion - Protestant.

LOCKHART, HARRY JAMES  PFC E2 Marine Corps Regular  Age 20, Single, Negro, Male. Born June 8, 1947. From KILGORE. Casualty was July 2, 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Artillery, Rocket or Mortar. Body was recovered. Religion - Protestant.

MITCHELTREE, ROBERT G. JR  PFC E3 Army Selective Service 101st Airborne Division. Age 22, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born Dec. 30, 1947. From LONGVIEW. Tour of duty began Nov. 10, 1969. Casualty was Jan. 19, 1970 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Gun, Small Arims Fire. Body was recovered. Religion - Presbyterian.

MOLPUS, JAMES DAVIS  1LT 02 Army Reserve  Age 21, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born Feb. 8, 1947. From LONGVIEW. Length of service 2 years. Tour of duty began Feb. 25, 1968. Casualty was May 2, 1968 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Artillery, Rocket or Mortar. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

NORTHCUTT, WILLIAM BUCKALEW  PFC E2 Marine Corps Regular  Age 18, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born July 31, 1948. From LONGVIEW. Casualty was Aug. 23, 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Gun, Small Arms Fire. Body was recovered. Religion - Protestant.
Son of Frances Ray Northcutt.

POSTON, RAYMOND ROGER  SP4 E4 Army Regular 1st Cav. Division (AMBL)  Age 21, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born Aug. 4, 1944. From KILGORE. Length of service 2 years. Tour of duty began on Dec. 16, 1965. Casualty was Feb. 15, 1966 in South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Gun, Small Arms Fire. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

REEVES, ALVIS OREN  SFC E6 Army Regular. Age 34, Married, Caucasian, Male. Born Apr. 3, 1932. From WHITE OAK. Length of service 16 years. Tour of duty began on Sept. 26, 1966. Casualty was Dec. 4, 1966 in South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Gun, Small Arms Fire. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

RUCKER, JOHN ONEAL  SGT E4 Air Force Regular  Age 21, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born Mar. 17, 1951. From KILGORE. Casualty was Jan. 27, 1973 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Artillery, Rocket or Mortar. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

STUCKEY, BENNY DAVIS  SGT E4 Army Selective Service 9th Infantry Division. Age 25, Married, Caucasian, Male. Born Oct. 16, 1943. From LONGVIEW. Length of service 1 year. Tour of duty began Feb. 24, 1969. Casualty was June 29, 1969 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Other explosive device. Body was recovered. Religion - Episcopal, Anglican.

SUMMERS, FRANKLIN DALLAS  CPT 03 Army Reserve MACV Advisors. Age 27, Married, Caucasian, Male. Born Sept. 18, 1942. From LONGVIEW. Length of service 4 years. Tour of duty began June 29, 1969. Casualty was Apr. 12, 1970 in Khana Hoa, South Vietnam. Non-Hostile, Ground Casualty. Suicide. Body was recovered. Religion - Protestant.

WATKINS, JAMES LEE   LCPL E3 Marine Corps Selective service. Age 22, Single, Negro, Male. Born Jan 8, 1945. From LONGVIEW. Length of service 1 year. Casualty was Jan 28, 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Hostile, died of wounds. Ground Casualty. Gun, Small Arms Fire. Body was recovered. Religion - Protestant.

WEATHERS, BOBBY LYNN  LCPL E3 Marine Corps Regular.  Age 20, Single, Caucasian, Male. Born Feb. 4, 1948. From LONGVIEW. Length of service 2 years. Tour of duty began on Feb. 28, 1968. Casualty was Mar. 17, 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Non-Hostile, Ground Casualty. Vechile Crash. Body was recovered. Religion - Protestant.

WHITLOCK, HALLEY DON  PFC E3 Army Regular 25th Infantry Division. Age 20, Single, Caucasian, male. Born Apr. 2, 1946. From GLADEWATER. Tour of duty began May 24, 1966. Casualty was Oct. 8, 1966, South Vietnam. Hostile, Ground Casualty. Gun, Small Arms Fire. Body was recovered. Religion - Baptist.

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