FALLEN
Vietnam
1969
Specialist 4 Danny Leroy Hanson
Stirum, ND
Vietnam
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
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
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
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 Dale George Helgeson
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 01, 1969 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Binh Long, South Vietnam through hostile action by small arms fire.
1969
Specialist 4 Steve Louis Escallier
Portal, ND
Vietnam
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.
1969
Captain John Edward Kelly Jr
Bismarck, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: July 25, 1969 / Age: 25
Captain Kelly was Killed in Action and a ground casualty in Thua Thien, South Vietnam from hostile multiple fragmentation wounds.
1969
Private First Class David James Corcoran
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 25, 1969 / Age: 18
Died in service in Thua Thien, South Vietnam in non-hostile action through an accidental homicide.
1969
Specialist 4 Class Marvin Clarence Briss
Binford, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 28, 1969 / Age: 20
In Long An, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Gun, small arms fire
1969
Private First Class Gilbert Ray Bargmann
Hannover, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:4th Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 19, 1969 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam in hostile action by small arms fire.
1969
Private First Class Gene Thomas Gietzen
Glen Ullin, ND
Vietnam
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 Allan J. Restemayer
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 01, 1969 / Age: 20
Died in service
1969
Specialist 5 Gerald Anthony Decker
Sentinel Butte, ND
Vietnam
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:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 10, 1969 / Age: 20
On April 10, 1969, at 0240 hours, a Spooky Gunship was operating near the Company B night perimeter. At 0428 hours, Company B reported that they had one Bobcat killed and two wounded from stray rounds from the Spooky Gunship and needed a Dust-off.
1969
Boatswain's Mate Third Class Patrick G. Glennon
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Frank E Evans
Date of Loss: June 03, 1969 / Age: 23
Reported Dead in South China Sea.
1969
Sergeant Robert Eugene Schmitz
Martin, ND
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:4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 16, 1969 / Age: 25
In PLEIKU, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE