A Co. 1/8 4th Infantry Division
Vietnam 1966-1967





Chester Wilford Knight
Home-Smith Flat,Ca
Date of Birth 11-10-1945
Marital Status-Married
US Army Rank SP4.E4
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-October,24,1966
Age at time of loss-20
Country-South Vietnam
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John Harvey Hoeffs
Home- Oceanside,Ca.
Date of Birth 02-25-1946
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank SP4-E4
Start of Tour-November 28,1966
Date of Casualty-November-28-1966
Age at time of loss-20
Country-South Vietnam
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Ross Michael Bee
Home- Georgetown,ID
Date of Birth June-24-1946
Marital Status- Single
US Army-Rank SP5.E5
Start of Tour-September,15,1966
Date of Casualty-January,19,1967
Age at time of loss-20
Country-South Vietnam
Province,Phu Yen
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Joseph Edwards
Home-Erie,Pa.
Date of Birth June,25,1944
Marital Status-Single
US Army-Rank SGT.E5
Start of Tour-September.15,1966
Date of Casualty-January,19,1967
Age at time of loss-22
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Phu Yen
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David Michael Quey
Home-Manchester,CT
Date of Birth August,3,1946
Marital Status-Single
US Army-Rank.Sgt.E5
Start of Tour-September,15,1966
Date of Casualty-January,19,1967
Age at time of loss-20
Country-South Vietnam
Province,Phu Yen
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James Vincent Ralston
Home-Bradford,Pa.
Date of Birth December 12.1945
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank SGT.E5
Start of Tour-September,15,1966
Date of Casualty-January,19.1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province,Phu Yen
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Thomas Joseph Barbee
Home-Chelsea,OK.
Date of Birth December 12.1945
Marital Status-Single
US Army.Rank-SP4-E4
Start of Tour-September,15.1966
Date of Casualty-January,24-1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province,Phu Yen
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Floyd Barker Jr
Home-Winchester,KY.
Date of Birth 11-10-1945
Marital Status-Married
US Army Rank PFC E3
Start of Tour-December-11-1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-19
Country-South Vietnam
Province,Pleiku
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James Andrew Cunningham
Home-College Grove,TN.
Date of Birth July,9.1945
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank PFC E3
Start of Tour-November,24,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22,1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Blair Edward Dennis
Home-Sacramento,CA.
Date of Birth November,27,1944
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank PFC E3
Start of Tour-September,15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22,1967
Age at time of loss-22
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Ralph Gray
Home-Medford,NY.
Date of Birth April 16,1948
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank PFC E3
Start of Tour-September,15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22,1967
Age at time of loss-18
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Jacob Andrew Horn
Home-Inez,KY.
Date of Birth January,7,1942
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank PFC E3
Start of Tour-September,15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22.1967
Age at time of loss-25
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Richard Dennis Kaminski
Home-Lincoln Park,MI.
Date of Birth July 17 1945
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank PFC E3
Start of Tour-September,15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Gary Melvin Ladd
Home-Cottage Grove,OR.
Date of Birth July 20-1946
Marital Status-Married
US Army Rank-PFC E3
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-October,24,1966
Age at time of loss-20
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Raul Montes
Home-Los Angeles.Ca.
Date of Birth May 9,1944
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank SP4-E4
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22.1967
Age at time of loss-22
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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John Arthur Mott
Home-IOLA,KS.
Date of Birth January 13-1944
Marital Status-Married
US Army Rank SP4-E4
Start of Tour-January 2 1967
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-23
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Timothy Xavier Murphy
Home-Sacramento,Ca.
Date of Birth October 1,1945
Marital Status-Married
US Army Rank Sgt.E5
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Jerry Lee Pickworth
Home-Shiloh,OH.
Date of Birth March 8 1946
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank PFC E3
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Dennis Albert Prentice
Home-San Pablo,Ca.
Date of Birth May 5 1945
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank SP4 E4
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22,1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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William D Sands III(Company Commander)
Home-Daisy,Ga.
Date of Birth January 27,1940
Marital Status-Married
US Army-Rank Captain
Start of Tour-May 20-1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-27
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Richard Samuel Sedies
Home-Seattle,Wa.
Date of Birth August 18-1943
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank SP 4 E4
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-23
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Thomas Eric Shannon
Home-St.Paul.Mn.
Date of Birth May 7 -1944
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank 2 LT.(FO)
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-22
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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David Vasquez
Home-San Juan,CA.
Date of Birth September 19,1945
Marital Status-Single
US Army Rank SP4 E4
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Ralph Michael Wentzel
Home-Reading,Pa.
Date of Birth July 19-1947
Marital Status-Single
US Army -Rank -PFC E3
Start of Tour-Febuary 15-1967
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-19
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Junior Wilkerson
Home-Waterbury,CT.
Date of Birth September 10-1941
Marital Status-Single
US Army-Rank-PFC E3
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-25
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Billy Joe Witzkoski
Home-Houston,TX.
Date of Birth August 8-1947
Marital Status-Single
US Army-Rank-PFC E3
Start of Tour-February 16-1967
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-19
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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John Zupan
Home-Hempstead,NY.
Date of Birth May 29-1942
Marital Status-Single
US Army-Rank-PFC E3
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-March 22-1967
Age at time of loss-24
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Richard Albert Cassin
Home-Torrington,CT.
Date of Birth August 7-1943
Marital Status-Single
US Army-Rank-SGT E5
Start of Tour-October- 5-1966
Date of Casualty-May 4-1967
Age at time of loss-23
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Michael Sessa Jr.
Home-New York,NY.
Date of Birth March 25 1948
Marital Status-Single
US Army-Rank-PFC E3
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-May 18 1967
Age at time of loss-19
Country-South Vietnam
Province Pleiku
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John Atkins
Home-Elmer,NJ.
Date of Birth May 25 1945
Marital Status-Single
US Army-Rank-SP4 E4
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-May 20 1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Michael Wayne Ramsey
Home-Port Chicago,CA.
Date of Birth January 29-1946
Marital Status-Single
US Army-Rank-SP 4 E4
Start of Tour-September 15,1966
Date of Casualty-May 22-1967
Age at time of loss-21
Country-South Vietnam
Province-Pleiku
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Gary Dean Little
Home-Leavenworth,KS.
Date of Birth October 25-1944
Marital Status-Married
US Army-Rank-SP5-E5
Start of Tour-August 6-1966
Date of Casualty-July 8,1967
Age at time of loss-20
Country-South Vietnam
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I would like to say that these were the best soldiers and friends any one could ask for.They will be missed but never forgotten.
John Nelson
A Co.1/8 4th.Infantry Division
3rd.Plt.3rd.Sqd. Vietnam 1966-1967


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