FALLEN
Vietnam Conflict
1969
Seaman Darrell L. Johnson
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 01, 1969 / Age: 21
Died in service in San Ramon, California
1969
Specialist 4 Lawrence Robert Esser
Minot, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 12, 1969 / Age: 21
He was killed in action in Kien Hoa, South Vietnam in hostile action by artillery rocket mortar.
1969
Corporal David James Kuhn
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:21st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 23, 1969 / Age: 19
Corporal Kuhn was killed in action through hostile actions in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.
1969
Specialist 4 Gerald Frank Coulthart
Hamilton, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile)
Date of Loss: April 28, 1969 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam in hostile action through multiple fragmentation wounds.
1969
Specialist 4 Merlin James Laber
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:46th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 14, 1969 / Age: 21
Killed in action through hostile small arms fire in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.
1969
Sergeant Robert Alvin Brothen
Minot, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 27, 1969 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Binh Duong, South Vietnam in hostile action by small arms fire.
1969
Specialist 4 Danny Leroy Hanson
Stirum, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 08, 1969 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Long An, South Vietnam through hostile action.
1969
Corporal Peter Binstock Jr
New England, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 03, 1969 / Age: 21
Died in service in Quang Nam, South Vietnam in non-hostile action when a strap broke on a water trailer that was being lifted and hit him.
1969
Specialist 4 Randy Lee Hansen
Williston, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 596th Signal Company
Date of Loss: April 06, 1969 / Age: 20
He died in service in Thua Thien, South Vietnam through non-hostile action in a car crash.
1969
Captain Ernest E Bartolina Jr.
Bismarck, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:III Marine Amphibious Force
Date of Loss: February 07, 1969 / Age: 26
In Quang Nam, South Vietnam
Hostile, Helicopter - Pilot
Air loss, Crash on land
1969
Sergeant Douglas G. Dally
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: May 18, 1969 / Age: 23
Died in service
1969
Sergeant Patrick Joseph Buck
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:18th Fighter Intercept Squadron
Date of Loss: July 20, 1969 / Age: 26
Died in service in Valley City, ND.
1969
Lance Corporal Larry Joseph Sikorski
Fairmount, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery H
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: February 25, 1969 / Age: 21
At approximately 0530H Fire Support Base Russell came under attack by hostile forces with mortars and rifle fire. Larry died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the chest area from mortar fire.
1969
Private First Class Gene Thomas Gietzen
Glen Ullin, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: May 21, 1969 / Age: 19
Southeast of Hill 55 near the hamlet of Chau Lau in Dien Ban District during Operation OKLAHOMA HILLS, a Marine patrol tripped a wire which was connected to a claymore type AP (anti-personnel) mine causing an explosion.
1969
Specialist 4 Steve Louis Escallier
Portal, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:229th Assault Helicopter Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile)
Date of Loss: October 31, 1969 / Age: 19
He died in service in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam in non-hostile action in a helicopter crash on land, he was a crew member.