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Berrien County Fallen Heroes

Berrien County, Michigan
Vietnam Roll Of Honor

Berkholz, David Dennis 25 July 1945 SP4/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Berrien Springs 31 Jan 1967/S. Vietnam
Hostile - Died of Wounds

 

Borton, Robert Curtis Jr. 24 June 1946 Sergeant/USMC
Rifleman Benton Harbor 24 Aug 1977/S. Vietnam
Hostile - Died While Missing

Brueck, Richard Allen 21 Jan 1947 SP4/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Berrien Springs 9 March 1970/S. Vietnam
Explosive Device/Hostile - Killed

 

Butgereit, Larry Duane 3 Sep 1945 Sergeant/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Benton Harbor 11 Jan 1967/S. Vietnam
Multi-Fragment Wounds/Hostile - Killed

Carver, Randall Allen 18 Sep 1949 SP4/Army
Armor Intelligence Specialist Three Oaks 2 Jul 1970/S. Vietnam
Explosive Device/Hostile - Killed

Clark, Lugene 4 Oct 1947 Pvt 9th Reg. 3 Bat. 
Rifleman Berrien Joined Marines November, 1964.
killed by mortar shell near DaNang 27 September 1965

Cook, Timothy Andrew 1 April 1947 Sergeant/Army
Military Policeman Benton Harbor 20 Sep 1969/S. Vietnam
Other Accident/Non-Hostile - Died of Illness/Injuries

Crossley, Eugene 20 Dec 1947 Corporal/Army
Radio Relay Carrier Attendant
Benton Harbor 31 Oct 1968/S. Vietnam
Artillery/Rocket/Hostile - Killed

Davis, Willie Sonny 7 April 1947 Private/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Benton Harbor 11 Oct 1968/S. Vietnam
Accidental Homicide/Non-Hostile - Died of Illness/Injuries

Dixon, Carl Dean 22 March 1949 PFC/Army
Armor Crewman Niles 8 May 1970/S. Vietnam
Explosive Device/Hostile - Killed

Edinger, James Gard 28 Sep 1948 PFC/USMC
Rifleman Sodus 2 Nov 1967/S. Vietnam
Explosive Device/Hostile - Killed

Fletcher, Charles Eugene 3 April 1946 SP4/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Buchanan 22 March 1967/S. Vietnam
Explosive Device/Hostile - Killed

Froehlich, Laurence E. 26 Dec 1949 First Lieutenant/Air Force
Occupation Not Specidied Sodus 13 May 1975/Thailand
Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes

Haney, Bobby Gene 18 March 1949 Corporal/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Berrien Springs 14 Mar 1970/S. Vietnam
Multi-Fragment Wounds/Hostile - Killed

Harris, Doyle Lee 27 Feb 1945 Corporal/USMC
Rifleman Coloma 7 June 1967/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Hermann, Gregory William 21 March 1951 Chief Warrant Officer/Army
Occupation Not Specidied
Benton Harbor 18 April 1972/S. Vietnam
Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea/Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes

Herndon, Ricky Lynn 1 Feb 1942 Staff Sergeant/Air Force
Occupation Not Specidied
Watervliet 9 June 1967/S. Vietnam
Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea/Hostile - Died While Missing

Herndon, Thomas Hayden 13 Jan 1949 Sergeant/Army
Light Weapons Infantry St. Joseph 2 July 1970/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Hoadley, Larry Francis C. 2 May 1936 Staff Sergeant/USMC
Assault Amphibious Vehicle Crewman Watervliet 1 Sep 1968/S. Vietnam
Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)/Hostile - Died of Wounds

Johnson, Dale Lloyd 27 Sep 1944 Chief Warrant Officer/Army
Occupation Not Specidied Benton Harbor 8 Jun 1969/S. Vietnam
Artillery/Rocket/Hostile - Killed

Johnson, Philip Allen 10 Sep 1948 Corporal/Army
Armor Crewman Coloma 21 Feb 1969/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Kelley, Johnnie Woodrow 7 Nov 1946 Lance Corporal/USMC
Rifleman Galien 4 Sep 1967/S. Vietnam
Multi-Fragment Wounds/Hostile - Killed

Lindemann, James William 3 July 1948 SP4/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Bridgman 15 Apr 1970/S. Vietnam
Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)/Hostile - Killed

Linn, Robert Lewis Jr. 22 Dec 1944 PFC/Army
Light Weapons Infantry
Niles 19 Mar 1967/S. Vietnam
Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea/Hostile - Killed

Major, La Marre Arthur 29 March 1946 PFC/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Benton Harbor 12 March 1967/S. Vietnam
Hostile - Killed

Marosites, Bruce Louis 23 July 1941 SP4/Army
Light Weapons Infantry
Benton Harbor 1 Mar 1966/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Martine, Jay Barklow Jr. 24 Aug 1943 Second Lieutenant/Army
Infantry Unit Commander Buchanan 18 Jul 1967/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Murdock, Carl Thomas 7 Sep 1949 Lance Corporal/USMC
Rifleman Galien 15 May 1968/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

 

Persicke, Allan Wayne 25 Jan 1949 SP4/Army
​Medical Corpsman Benton Harbor 7 Sep 1969/S. Vietnam
Artillery/Rocket/Hostile - Killed

Pruett, James Randall 21 Aug 1946 Sergeant/Army
Light Weapons Infantry
Buchanan 26 Sep 1968/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Pruiett, Thomas Pierre Jr. 16 Nov 1947 PFC/USMC
Rifleman Coloma 31 March 1968/S. Vietnam
Artillery/Rocket/Hostile - Killed

Przybylinski, Gerald 10 Nov 1948 Lance Corporal/USMC
Occupation Not Specidied Buchanan 25 Feb 1969/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Roussos, William Robert 8 July 1947 PFC/USMC
Motor Vehicle Operator Niles 17 Oct 1966/S. Vietnam
Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)/Hostile - Killed

Ruff, Gary Lynn 16 Aug 1949 Fireman/Navy
Fireman Benton Harbor 3 Sep 1970/S. Vietnam
Other Accident /Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes

Sexton, Edward Cicero 19 Nov 1942 PFC/USMC
Rifleman New Buffalo 29 May 1966/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Townley, James Edward Sr. 11 April 1948 PFC/Army
Light Weapons Infantry
Riverside 30 Dec 1969/S. Vietnam
Other Accident /Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes

Treadway, William Michael 5 Jan 1951 PFC/Army
Occupation Not Specidied St. Joseph 12 Aug 1969/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Uebler, Roy Nicholas Jr. 15 Feb 1948 Warrent Officer/Army
Occupation Not Specidied
Berrien Center 23 Jul 1968/S. Vietnam
Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea/Hostile - Killed

Van De Warker, Richard L. 3 Jun 1944 Warrent Officer/Army
Occupation Not Specidied Eau Claire 5 May 1970/S. Vietnam
Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea/Hostile - Killed

Vaughn, Wendell Glen 22 Nov 1943 PFC/Army
Infantry Indirect Fire Crewman Benton Harbor 6 Sep 1967/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Vinnedge, John Robert 21 Feb 1950 SP4/Army
Wheel Vehicle Repairman Niles 5 Oct 1969/S. Vietnam
Drowned/Suffocated/Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes

Watson, Ernest 11 Jul 1944 PFC/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Benton Harbor 15 Feb 1966/S. Vietnam
Multi-Fragment Wounds/Hostile - Killed

Weaver, Jerry Michael 4 Jan 1946 Staff Sergeant/Army
Combat Engineer Niles 16 Jul 1970/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Wells, James Allen 1 Sep 1945 Captain/Army
Occupation Not Specified Niles 16 Sep 1971/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Wetzel, John Thomas 1 Oct 1947 PFC/Army
Light Weapons Infantry Buchanan 28 Feb 1967/S. Vietnam
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire/Hostile - Killed

Williams, Frank Edward 19 May 1928 SFC/Army
Armor Intelligence Specialist Benton Harbor 1 June 1968/S. Vietnam
Artillery/Rocket/Hostile - Killed

Wood, Donald Frank 1 March 1943 AE1/Navy
Occupation Not Specified
Coloma 1 April 1968/S. Vietnam​

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