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Last Name Full Name Year Service Served Rank Served Service Last Name WIA Full Name Year Service Served Rank Served Service Awards, etc. KIA Date MIA Date Comments, etc. Date 5/23/2021 Ackwith Frederick E. Ackwith 68 USAF Vietnam Adams Merle Albert Adams 43 US Navy WWII CEM/2C Adams Barry Adams 67 US Navy Vietnam E-5 Hul Technician Adams Cheryl Adams 75 USMC Cold War Ft. Ben. Harrison Journalist Adlam Edward Miles Adlam 39 US Army WWII PFC Became Naturalized Adlam Joseph Warren Adlam US Navy WWII Cox Citizen to join US Agee Joe Agee 40 US Navy WWII Ahrens Emil W Ahrens 39 US Army WWII Cpl Akers Joseph Price Akers 41 US Navy WWII CM/1C Alban Kenneth R. Alban 62 USAF Albert Paul R Albert 38 US Army WWII Cpl Albert Charles Augustus Albert 43 Army Air WWII AVA Corps Cadet Allan John Allan US Navy WWII ARM/3C Allen John P. Allen 34 US Army WWII Allen Charles Ray Allen 43 US Navy WWII USS Doyen WWII S PACIFIC Allen Richard (Rich) Allen 69 USAF Vietnam Vietnam Allen William J. Allen 70 National Vietnam Guard Allen Andrew Allen US Army WWII PVT Amann Richard Amann 39 US Army WWII PFC Ammons Marie Ammons 44 USAF Korea 1st Lt Served as a Nurse Ammons Albert Louden Ammons 49 USAF Korea AFC Caswell Tx Amos Jimmy Amos USAF Korea AFC Korea Anderson Howard Anderson 56 USMC Cold War Andrews Samuel Andrews 40 US Navy WWII AM/2C Andrews William Andrews 72 US Navy Vietnam Angel Harold Angel 40 US Army WWII Cpl Angil Samuel Velare Angil 40 US Navy WWII QM/2C WW II Pacific Page 1 of 55 Angil Tom Angil 42 USMC WWII PVT WW II Pacific China Occupation,Asia/P acific Medal, WWII Vitory Medal, Good Conduct Angil John Angil USMC Korea 7th Marine Tegt Korea Anthony Jerry Anthony USMC Vietnam Arbutus John Arbutus US Army WWII Sgt. Arrowwood Robert K. Arrowood Sr. 64 US Army Vietnam Army Medic Asher Elmer Asher US Navy Auffarth Frederick Vincent Auffarth 61 US Navy Vietnam Auffarth Vince Auffarth 68 US Navy Vietnam Austin Steve Austin 74 US Navy Vietnam Auvil Timothy Auvil US Army 2ndLt Bailey Grover Cleveland Bailey Jr 43 US Navy WWII AS Baines Richard A. Baines 36 US Army WWII Baines Alber R. Baines US Army WWII T-4 Baines Richard Baines US Army Baines Robert Baines US Navy WWII MM/3C Baker Albert P.Baker US Army WWII Sgt Balaz Gustave (Gus) Stephen Balaz 45 US Army WWII PVT Graduated Early to serve Balius Louis(Chip) Balius 71 US Navy Vietnam Balsis William R. Balsis 66 US Navy Vietnam Bamberger Joseph E.Bamberger 37 US Army WWII PVT Bamford George F Bamford Jr 39 US Army WWII T-5 77th Inf Signal Japan Occupation at Corps end of war Bandy Robert Frank Bandy 61 US Navy Vietnam Lt Com US Navy Acad Graduate Barberia Joseph J. Barberia 66 US Navy Vietnam Germany Barcikowski Raymond Barcikowski 55 USMC Cold War Barcikowski Eugene Richard Barcikowski US Navy Korea F1C Mediteranean Barnes Ron (Barney) Barnes 65 US Navy Vietnam E-4 USS Laffey Mediteranean, Vietnam (DD724) USS Vietnam, West Campaign Dmato Pac. (DD871)USS Bland(DD926) Page 2 of 55 Barnhill Larry M. Barnhill US Army Vietnam PFC 11th Armored Vietnam Silver Star , Purple 5-Dec-66 Awarded the SILVER Cav Heart, STAR for actions in NDSM,Vietnam RVN on Dec 5, 1966 Campaign Medal, 19 Years Old Vietnam Service Medal Barr Edward William Barr US Army WWII Sgt Bartley William Bartly US Army WWII SSgt Barton Robert Vinson Barton 42 US Navy WWII MM/2C Baskette William Baskette 51 US Navy Korea Bassford Marion Albert Bassford US Navy WWII GM/1C Bates Howard F Bates 40 US Navy WWII MM/1C Bates Melvin Carroll Bates Jr. US Army Vietnam Sgt "A" Binh Dinh Purple 29-Aug-70 20 Years Old Company,4th Vietnam Heart,NDSM,CIB,V Battalion, 503rd ietnam Campaign Infantry173 Medal, Vietnam Airborne Brigade Service Medal Bates David N. Bates 44 US Navy WWII Bathory Gabriel Bathory 64 Vietnam Bathory Franklin Bathory US Army WWII T-3 Bathory Joe Bathory US Army WWII PFC Bathory Alex Bathory US Navy WWII MM/2C Baucom Tom Baucom 79 USAF 79-87 B-52 , Security and NORAD Service Baucom John Baucom Bauer Earl Edward Bauer Jr 45 US Army Korea Japan Occupation Bayle Louis Bayle 49 US Navy Bayne Robert Bruce Bayne 36 US Army WWII PFC 141st Inf., 36th European Bronze Star, 28-Mar-45 28-Mar-45 MIA 1945 Body was Inf. Theater WWII Purple Heart, located and Identified American in 2011 returned to Campaign the US and buriied in Medal,CIB,WWII Oak Lawn Cemetery Victory Medal, European Campaign Medal Bayne Lawrence James Bayne 40 US Navy WWII MM/2C Bayne Calvin Charles Bayne 46 US Navy WWII Bayne Robert D. Bayne 67 USAF Vietnam Sgt. Air Trainig Co Vance AFB, Enid,OK Beachum Calvin Hughes Beachum 42 US Navy WWII QM/2C Beachy Eugene Beachy 61 USMC Vietnam Page 3 of 55 Beasley Charles Albert Beasley 40 Army Air Corp WWII Sgt Beasley Tyrone Beasley 69 USMC Vietnam Beasley Howard Beasley US Navy WWII STM/1C Beasley John Beasley Becker Howard Melvin Becker 43 USMC WWII SSGT Pacific Behe Raymond Behe 66 US Army Vietnam Bennet Bernard(Lee) (BB) Bennet 69 USMC Vietnam LCPL Vietnam 20-Dec-71 Killed in the Line of Duty. Member of a rescue helicopter crew that crashed in Yokota , Japan on Dec 20,1971 Bennet Edward Bennet 77 US Navy Cold War Corpman Served from 83-87 active, then to USNR for years Bennet Roger K. Bennet 70 US Army Vietnam Bennet Robert Bennet 79 USMC Cold War 2nd Lt Graduate of Merchant Marine Academy Bennett Richard Blair Bennett 44 US Navy WWII QM/2C Beradino Nick Beradino 2005 USAF Post 9/11 Berto Samuel F. Berto US Army WWII Sgt Bessent Carl F. Bessent 37 Army Air Corp WWII 2nd Lt ETO and Pacific Bessent Thomas Anthony Bessent 37 US Navy WWII Lt. Bessent Jack Kelly Bessent 40 US Navy WWII Ens. Pacific Best Terry Best USAF Korea Gemany Beverage Bob Beverage 67 US Navy Vietnam ADJ3 Air operations & Midway Navy Va-196 Plane captain search & rescue Island,Widbey Commendation on an A-6 Intruder Attack Squadron Island Deployed Medal aircraft, working on VA-196 Naval on board the Vietnam Service the flight deck of the Aviation Schools USS Enterprise Medal USS Enterprise CVN 65 aircraft Vietnam Two tours in Vietnam carrier Campaign Medal Armed Forces Experditionary Medal National Defense Medal Good Conduct Metal Biddison Carville Adam Biddison Jr. 43 US Army WWII SSGT Biedenkapp Gerald L. Biedenkapp 71 US Army Vietnam Bielawski Vernon Chester Bielawski 38 US Navy WWII MM/1C Page 4 of 55 Biggs Carole Fisher Biggs 78 US Army Cold War Sgt Birmingham Thomas J Birmingham 40 US Navy WWII 1st Lt Birmingham George Birmingham 47 US Navy Korea S1C Bitters Robert Bitters 46 USMC Korea Sgt 1st Marine Div Korea TBD Bitters John Lewis Bitters USMC Korea Sgt Weapons Co,1st Korea CAR,Purple Heart, 28-Feb-52 Killed in Action at the Batt.,5th Korean Srvice battle of the Marines, 1st Medal, NDSM, UN "Punchbowl" Marine Div. Korean Medal Black John George Black 46 Marine WWII Aviation Blackhurst John Edward Blackhurst 43 US Navy WWII QM/3C Pacific Invasion of Philippines Blackshire Richard Blackshire 52 USAF Korea Retired from USAF Blair Thomas E Blair 63 US Navy Vietnam Bloom Norman Leroy Bloom USMC WWII PFC Bloss John Bloss 65 USMC Vietnam LCPL Marine Amp Vietnam 3 Purple Wounded 3 Times Force,1st HeartsNDSM, Batt.,1st Mar. Vietnam Regt, 1st Marine Campaign Medal, Div. Vietnam Service Medal Bocek Leonard Bocek 63 US Army Vietnam Pvt 25th Infantry Div Vietnam NDSM,CIB, 1-Mar-66 21 years old Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal Bochniak Joseph Martin Bochniak 51 USAF Korea Boddiford Joseph A.Boddiford 65 USAF Vietnam Boehenline Bernard Melvin Boehenline 39 Navy Aviation WWII Lt. Bogar Joseph Bogar 41 US Army WWII PFC Bogar Albert Bogar 45 USMC Korea Graduated Early Bogart Ronald Bogart 69 Vietnam Bonincontri Carlo Joseph Bonincontri 42 US Navy WWII GM/2C Pacific Leyte Gulf Boone George Marion Boone Jr 39 US Army WWII Borgadin Florence WAC WWII 2nd Lt Served as a Nurse Borgadine(Borgerding?) Bosak Charles Bosak US Navy WWII S/1C Bottomstone William Bottomstone 34 US Army WWII SSGT Bower Melvin Jackson Bower 43 US Navy WWII S/1C Bower Philip Bower Jr. US Navy WWII S/2C Bowers Michael C Bowers 47 US Navy Korea Page 5 of 55 Bowers Michael Daniel Bowers 48 US Navy Korea Bowers Roy Charles Bowers 48 US Navy Korea Bowler Chuck (Charles) Bowler 67 USAF Vietnam SSGT 2033rd Comm Sq Germany, SE ASIA Service Germany Puerto Rico Medal,Pesidential Thailand Unit Citation Vietnam Bowler Richard Bowler 69 US Navy Vietnam Boycott Charles Dudley Boycott US Navy WWII AS Boyd Earle B. Boyd 35 Boyd Nathaniel Boyd 67 US AF Vietnam Boyd William Boyd 67 USAF Vietnam Boyd Charles(Chuck) Boyd 67 US Army Vietnam Boyd Samuel C. Boyd 71 US Army Vietnam Bramble Harry Bramble 41 US Navy WWII AOM/2C Bramble Henry Bramble 68 US Army Vietnam SP4 Catographer Branagan Martin Branagan 69 US Navy Vietnam Brandenberg Tracey Brandenberg 85 USAF Post 9/11 Iraq,Kuwait 20 years Brasley John Beasley US Navy Brinkley Jonathan Brinkley 99 US Navy USS Kaufman 6 years service Brobst George T. Brobst 41 US Army WWII Capt Broda William Broda 67 US Navy Vietnam Brodka Blaine Brodka 55 USMC Cold War Brokke Dennis Keith Brokke 65 US Army Vietnam Okinawa Brookes John H.
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