Vietnam Killed in Action: E thru H
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Builder Second Class (BU2) Jerry Baxter Edmonds Jr. was killed in action on December 31, 1970, in South Vietnam while assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74; he was 23 years old. He was born on September 25, 1948, in Crossville, Tennessee; he enlisted in the United States Navy and served during the Vietnam War. BU2 Jerry Baxter Edmonds Jr. is buried at Green Acres Memorial Gardens in Crossville, Tennessee, and honored and remembered at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed at VVM Wall, Panel 05W, Line 16. His 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 Third Class (BU3) Michael David Estok was killed in action on May 13, 1967, while in Vietnam; he was 20 years old. Estok was from San Bernardino, California and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 8. He was killed when the Ky Ha Airfield he was assigned to was attacked by a Viet Cong forces with mortars and recoilless rifles. BU3 Michael David Estok is buried at Twentynine Palms Cemetery, Twentynine Palms, California, and is honored on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 19E, Line 105. 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 First Class (BU1) Robert Gene Fisher died on March 18, 1968, in South Vietnam, Quang Tri province, of a heart attack. Fisher was 41 years old, from La Puente, California, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10. BU1 Robert Gene Fisher is buried at Ketchum Cemetery, Blaine County, Idaho. Robert is remembered and honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Fisher's name is inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 45E, Line 21. Awards and decorations include the 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 Constructionman (BUCN) David Allen Fleskes was killed in action on August 23, 1968, while serving in Vietnam; he was 20 years old. Fleskes was from Ft. Dodge Iowa and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62. He was killed during an enemy rocket attack on Camp Haskins at Red Beach. BUCN David Allen Fleskes is buried at Corpus Christi Cemetery, Ft. Dodge, Iowa. David is also honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 47w, Line 41. 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) James Francis Galati was killed in action on March 31, 1968, while serving in Vietnam; he was 23 years old. Galati was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 9. He was hit by shrapnel during a mortar attack and would later succumb to his wounds at the station hospital in Da Nang. BUCN James Francis Galati is survived by his parents and two sisters, he is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 47e, Line 21. 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) Anthony John Grasso was killed in action on August 28, 1967, while serving in Vietnam; he was 20 years old. Grasso was from Chicago, Illinois and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11. He was killed during a mortar attack on his compound in the Quang Tri province of South Vietnam. BUCN Anthony John Grasso is buried at Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Illinois. He is also honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 25E, Line 57. 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 Construction Electrician Second Class (CE2) Philip Lee Grieser was killed in action on May 18, 1969, while serving in Vietnam; he was 23 years old. Grieser was from St. Paris, Ohio and was assigned to Seabee Team 1013. He was killed on his third tour when his team came under heavy enemy rocket, mortar, and small arms fire. CE2 Philip Lee Grieser is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Saint Paris, Ohio. He is also honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 24W, Line 41. 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 Chief Equipment Operator (EOC) John Charles Haines Jr was killed in action on March 7, 1967, while serving in Vietnam; he was 35 years old. Haines was from Bordentown, New Jersey, and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4. He was killed when the jeep he was riding in hit a landmine in the Quang Nam Province. EOC John Charles Haines Jr was buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery, in Bordentown, New Jersey; he is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 16e, Line 35. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Navy Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, 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 First Class (BU1) Paul Truville Hallman was killed in action on February 4, 1968, Vietnam; he was 41 years old. Hallman was from Atlanta, Georgia and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 128. He proudly served his country for 20 years, fighting in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. Hallman was killed when the jeep he was riding in struck a land mine near a U.S. Marine encampment northwest of Da Nang. BU1 Paul Truville is buried at at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Locust Fork, Alabama, and honored at the at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 37E, Line 22. Awards and decorations include the Bronze Star w/ Combat "V" Device, Purple Heart, Navy Commendation Medal w/ Combat "V" Device, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Good Conduct Medal w/ Bronze Star Device, World War II Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal w/ 2 Bronze Star Devices, Vietnam Service Medal Ribbon w/ Bronze Star Device, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Korean Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Navy Expert Rifle Medal w/ "E" Device. |
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U.S. Navy Construction Electrician Second Class (CE2) John Peter Hartlage III was killed in action on March 8, 1968, while serving in Vietnam; he was 20 years old. Hartlage was from Savoy, Massachusetts and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5. He was killed by incoming rocket fire while at Dong Ha Combat Base in the Quant Tri Province. CE2 John Peter Hartlage III is buried at Bellevue Cemetery in Adams, Massachusetts. He is also honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name is inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 43E, Line 54. 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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BUL2 Donald Dean Haskins age 22 was killed in acton on October 31, 1965. He served with honor in the United States Navy and served during the Vietnam War. Haskins was born on February 22, 1943, and was from Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa. Haskins had the rank of Petty Officer Second Class. His military occupation or specialty was Builder Light Second Class. The service number assignment was 5485688. In the early morning hours of October 28, 1965, the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Nine (NMCB-9) camp came under a heavy mortar and machine gun attack from the Viet Cong. The attacking force, estimated at 150 to 200, was robust and well organized; however, the Seabees defended their ground, and no penetration of the NMCB-9 camp was made. BUL2 Donald D. Haskins was severely wounded by mortar shrapnel while attempting to take cover. He was air evacuated to the U.S. Air Force Hospital at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. He succumbed to his injuries three days later Donald is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. His name is inscribed on VVM Wall, Panel 03E, Line 9. |
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U.S. Navy Steelworker Third Class (SW3) Kenneth Marvin Hatcher was killed in action on April 19, 1971, while serving in Vietnam; he was 19 years old. Hatcher was from Warrenville, South Carolina, and was assigned to Seabee Team 0319. He was the passenger in a light observation plane that crashed near Xuan Loc in the province of Long Khanh and suffered significant burns all over his body. Hatcher was transported to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in Long Binh, where he would succumb to his wounds. Steelworker Third Class (SW3) Kenneth Marvin Hatcher is honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 04W, Line 134. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, and Vietnam Campaign Medal. |
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U.S. Navy Builder Second Class (BU2) Gregory Phillip Helsley was killed in action on July 23, 1968, in South Vietnam, Quang Nam province; he was 20 years old. He was from Butte, Montana, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 58. BU2 Helsley was two weeks away from completing his tour of duty in Vietnam when he was hit by incoming mortar fire and killed. BU2 Gregory Philip Helsley is honored and remembered at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C. His name is inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 51W, Line 39, and he was buried at Midvale City Cemetery, Midvale, Utah. 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 Light Third Class (BUL3) Mark Edward Hodel was killed in action on March 31, 1968, while serving in Vietnam; he was 19 years old. Hodel was from Fountain Creek, Illinois and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 9. He was killed during a mortar attack on his camp. BUL3 Mark Edward Hodel is buried in Cherokee Memorial Park, in Lodi, California as well as being honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 47E, Line 22. 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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EOHCN Harry Hodges was killed in action on 14 Janauary 1968 while serving with NMCB 9 at Red Beach, DaNang. On the morning of January 14, EONCN Harold G. Hodges, USN, was killed shielding the blast of an enemy grenade from a comrade while attempting to hurl the explosive from his defensive position. This act of heroism merited the Silver Star Medal. Hodges' sacrifice in saving the life of EON3 Joseph G. Stotko, USN, was a tragic reminder of the danger faced daily by NINE's Security Forces. |
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On 4 February 1968, Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael Dennis Hollingsworth was serving with Charlie Company, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 128 (NMCB-128), 3rd Naval Construction Brigade, US Naval Forces Vietnam, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. On that day, LTJG Hollingsworth was killed outright when his jeep was traveling north on Highway 545, three miles west of Red Beach in Quang Nam Province, when it struck an unknown type explosive. The jeep was destroyed in the explosion and its three passengers, Seabees BU1 Paul T. Hallman, LTJG Michael D. Hollingsworth, and Marine CPL Otis L. Phillips died from multiple fragmentation wounds. A squad-sized reaction force with two corpsmen from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines were dispatched to the scene. They swept the area and located the two sailors and the one marine that were killed. |
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SW2 William C. Hoover was killed in action on 10 June 1965 while serving with Seabee Team 1104, Dong Xoai. Hoover was the first Seabee killed in action in Vietnam. Although wounded in the initial Viet Cong mortar barrage, Hoover quickly went to his assigned defense post and began firing at the enemy. He was subsequently killed in the fighting. For his heroism, William C. Hoover was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star. |
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U.S. Navy Builder Third Class Light (BUL3) Charles Austin Hubbard was killed in action on June 6, 1967, while serving in Vietnam; he was 27 years old. Hubbard was from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4. He was killed when the U.S. Marines camp he was assigned to at Khe Sanh came under heavy mortar and rocket fire. BUL3 Charles Austin Hubbard is buried at Memorial Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and is also honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 21E, Line 62. 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 Constructionman (BUCN) Roger Edward Huestis was killed in action on December 14, 1967, while serving in South Vietnam; he was 20 years old. Huestis was from North Merrick, New York, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5. He was killed during a mortar attack on his camp. BUCN Rogers Edwards Huestis is buried at Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, New York, as well as being honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington D.C., with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 31E, Line 92. 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) Nelson Michael Hyler was killed in action on July 3, 1970, while serving in Vietnam; he was 21 years old. Hyler was from Salinas, California, and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62. Prior to enlisting in the Navy, he attended Monterey Peninsula College for two years. He along with two other passengers were killed when their jeep hit a buried landmine. Builder Second Class (BU2) Nelson Michael Hyler is buried at the El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove, California and honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. with his name inscribed on the VVM Wall, Panel 9W, Line 115. Awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal. |
Published: Fri Jun 28 16:41:37 EDT 2024
