Vietnam Killed in Action: A thru D
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U.S. Navy Equipment Operator Third Class (EO3) Leonard Michael Ackerman was killed in action on March 20, 1970, while serving in Vietnam he was 21 years old. Ackerman was from Fraser, Michigan, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7. He was the driver of a 2 ½ ton cargo truck when it hit a 100-pound mine and was killed. EO3 Leonard Michael Ackerman is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan; and is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 12w, Line 24. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Builder Third Class (BU3) Class Arthur Lloyd Adams Jr. was killed in action on August 23, 1968, while serving in Quang Nam province, Vietnam; he was 21 years old. He was from Loveland, Colorado, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62. He was killed during an enemy rocket attack at Camp Haskins just northwest of Da Nang. BU3 Arthur Lloyd Adams Jr. is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., his name is inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 47w, Line 36. Awards and decorations include Commendations the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Steelworker Second Class (SWF2) Edward Cody Adams was killed in action on April 15, 1968, while serving in Khe Sanh, Vietnam; he was 23 years old. Adams was from Pennsboro, West Virginia, and was assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 301. Adams was killed during an artillery attack; he and several other men were working in the equipment area when the attack was launched, and he was hit by shrapnel from a round impacting nearby. SWF2 Edward Cody Adams is buried in Hardman Chapel Cemetery in Smithville, West Virginia, and he is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 50E, Line 10. Awards and decorations include The Navy Commendation Medal with "V" Device, Combat Action Ribbon, Purple Heart, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnamese Gallantry Cross Unit Citation. |
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Restituto Poblete Adenir was killed in action on October 29, 1965, while serving in Vietnam; he was 26 years old. Adenir was born in the Philippines and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 9. He was killed during an attack that NMCB-9 occupied at the time and would eventually be named in his honor. The ceremony for this would take place on November 21, 1965; Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Restituto Poblete Adenir is honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 3E, Line 4. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the Navy Good Conduct Medal (second award). |
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U.S. Navy Construction Electrician Third Class (CE3) Harold E. Asher was killed in action on December 31, 1970, while serving in Vietnam; he was 20 years old. Asher was from Tulsa, Oklahoma and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74. He was killed by small arms fire, when the convoy he was riding in was ambushed by Viet Cong forces. CE3 Harold E. Asher is buried at Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 05W, Line 15. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer (EOCS) Donald Joseph Barnes was killed in action on June 6, 1967, while serving in Vietnam; he was 35 years old. Barnes was from West Philadelphia and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11. He was killed during a mortar attack on Khe Sanh Combat Base while checking for a missing Seabee during the attack. EOCS Donald Joseph Barnes is buried in section 12, grave 1525 at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. and his name can be found inscribed on panel 21E, row 60 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) also in Washington, D.C. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Constructionman (BUCN) Edgar Peter Beck Jr was killed in action on December 31, 1970, while serving in Vietnam; he was 20 years old. Beck was from Gowanda, New York, and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74. He was killed during an ambush of a Naval supply boat near Kinh Thot Not Canal. BUCN Edgar Peter Beck Jr is buried at Acacia Park Cemetery, North Tonawanda, New York; he is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. his name is inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 05w, Line 15. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Constructionman (BUCN) Daniel Joseph Bermingham was killed in action on August 23, 1968, while serving in South Vietnam; he was 21 years old. Bermingham was from Batavia, New York, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62. He was killed when enemy rocket fire came into Camp Haskins at Red Beach and hit his location. Constructionman Bermingham is buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery and Mausoleum in Batavia, New York; and is also honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. His name is inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 47W, Line 37. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Seaman (SN) Richard Lewis Blevins was killed in action on February 1, 1968, while serving in Vietnam; he was 23 years old. Blevins was from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. While providing guard duty, Blevins was fatally injured by incoming rockets and killed instantly. Seaman Richard Lewis Blevins is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 36E, Line 45. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Constructionman (BUCN) Murlin Eugene Boon was killed in action on January 20, 1967, while serving in Vietnam; he was 21 years old. Murlin was from Watonga, Oklahoma, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62; he was killed when his base came under enemy mortar attack. Constructionman Murlin Eugene Boon is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Watonga, Oklahoma; he is also honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. His name is inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 14E, Line 55. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Builder Second Class (BU2) John William Borders Jr was killed in action on March 8, 1968, while serving in Vietnam; he was 28 years old. Borders was from Saugus, California and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5. He was killed when a mortar round struck the hut, he was sleeping in. BU2 John William Borders Jr is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California. He is also honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 43e, Line 51. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Steelworker Third Class (SW3) Forrest Earl Cain was killed in action on August 5, 1967, while serving Da Nang, Vietnam; he was 22 years old. Cain was from Williamsfield, Illinois, and was assigned to NSA Da Nang, Vietnam. While traveling through the Phu Vang area and trying to make their way to Hue, he and another Sailor were ambushed with small arms fire. This caused their jeep to go out of control and crash, killing both Cain and the other Sailor. SW3 Forrest Earl Cain is buried at East Linwood Cemetery in Galesburg, IL, he is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 24E, Line 80. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Equipment Operator Third Class (EO3) Francis Edward Camden Jr was killed in action on January 20, 1967, while serving in Vietnam; he was 19 years old. Camden was from Wheaton, Maryland, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62. He was killed during a mortar attack on the Phu Bai Combat Base. EO3 Francis Edward Camden Jr is buried at Rockbridge Memorial Gardens in Rockbridge County, Virginia; and is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 14e, Line 55. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Yeoman Third Class (YN3) Douglas Carroll Coker was killed in action on August 20, 1967, while serving in Vietnam; he was 24 years old. He was from Little Rock, Arkansas, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. During his second tour to Vietnam, Coker would be killed during an artillery attack on his camp in the Phu Bai region. YNC Douglas Carroll Coker is buried at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Saline County, Arkansas, and honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 25E, Line 68. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Equipment Operator First Class (EO1) Henry Conrad Cousineau was killed in action on January 4, 1968, while serving in Vietnam; he was 47 years old. Cousineau was from Swansea, Massachusetts, and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 6. He was killed in action while serving as a door gunner with C. Btry. 2nd BN 20th Arty (ARA) of the 1st Cav Div. EO1 Henry Conrad Cousineau is buried at Saint Patrick’s Cemetery in Somerset, Massachusetts, and is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 33e, Line 35. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Air Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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LT William Covington was killed in action while a member of the 30th NCR, in Chu Lai, RVN on 7 January 1969. Lt. Covington, a graduate of the Naval Academy, was a member of the Ninth Company at the Naval Academy and of the varsity swimming team, president of the Academy Antiphonal Choir, and had a foreign exchange cruise with the Danish Navy before he was graduated in June 1965. A member of the Civil Engineer Corps, he had a tour of duty at the Naval Shipyard at Norfolk, Va., and in 1968 received a Master's degree in civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Stationed in Vietnam since Oct. 1968, Lt. Covington served as liaison officer for four Seabee Battalions with the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, based at DaNang. |
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U.S. Navy Constructionman (BUCN) Richard Lloyd Davis was killed in action August 26, 1968, while serving in Vietnam; he was 20 years old. Davis was from New London, Wisconsin, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7. He was killed when his based was hit with an artillery attack. BUCN Richard Lloyd Davis is buried at Most Precious Blood Cemetery, New London, Wisconsin. Richard is also honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed at the VVM Wall, Panel 46w, Line 28. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Builder Third Class (BU3) George Robert DeShurley was killed in action on March 31, 1968, while serving in Thua Thien-Hue province, South Vietnam; he was 24 years old. DeShurley was from Roswell, New Mexico and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 9. He was killed when his camp came under heavy mortar and recoilless rifle attack. BU3 George Robert DeShurley is buried in South Park Cemetery in Roswell, New Mexico, and is also memorialized at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall and is located on Panel 47E Line 20. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and Vietnam Campaign Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Chief Steelworker (SWC) Gordon John Dibble was killed in action on October 23, 1967, while serving in Vietnam; he was 39 years old. Dibble was from Los Angeles, California, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 121. He was killed when the jeep he was driving along with 2 other Seabees from NMCB-121, hit a landmine near Phu Bai Combat Base. As the driver, Dibble was killed immediately, as was BU3 Jon R. Morvay. LT Joseph J. Rhodes was critically injured and sent to Medical Battalion, Third Marine Division at Phu Bai Combat Base where he later passed away. SWC Gordon John Dibble is buried at Southern Memorial Park in Biloxi, Mississippi, he is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 28E, Line 54. Awards and decorations include Commendations that were awarded are the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Navy Good Conduct Medal, and Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
Published: Fri Jun 28 16:41:13 EDT 2024
