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Wall Note Nineteen: 2013 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Interventions Daniel R WALL NOTE NINETEEN: 2013 VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL INTERVENTIONS DANIEL R. ARANT [email protected] DATE OF INFORMATION: 19 JULY 2013 01. PURPOSE. This Wall Note lists the name, date of incident, and Wall location associated with each of the thirty service members that compose the 2013 Wall Interventions. A short summary of the incident associated with each name is included. The names are divided into four categories: (01) name additions, (02) names whose remains have been identified and whose symbol was changed from a plus to a diamond, (03) names whose remains have been identified and who already had a diamond symbol, and (04) a name which did not have a symbol. As of 20 June 2013 the Department of Defense (DOD) military unaccounted for number is 1,614. The Wall “missing” number is 736. See Wall Note Eighteen: U.S. Unaccounted For in Southeast Asia and East Asia (Update Four) for an explanation of why there is an 878 number difference. 02. DISCLAIMER. This Wall Note in not an official publication of the U.S. National Park Service (USNPS), the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), or the DOD. Linda R. M. SEALE and USNPS volunteer Donald ADAM provided proofreading support. Any errors are solely mine. Comments/corrections are solicited. 03. ANNOTATED MAPS/CHARTS. The annotated 1:50,000 scale AMS maps and 1:500,000 scale TPC charts are provided through the courtesy and permission of U.S. Army tanker (1st Battalion, 69th Armor) Viet Nam veteran Ray SMITH. Click on the orange icons on the maps for amplifying information. A. http://www.rjsmith.com/Vietmap.html B. http://www.rjsmith.com/Viet-MR-map.html 04. PHOTOGRAPHS. All photographs were taken by me. USNPS volunteer Donna PRINCE provided photo editing support. 05. SUMMARY. During May 2013, the following Interventions were completed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM). A. Four names were added. B. Thirteen names had their remains identified and their status was changed from “MIA” (plus symbol) to “KIA” (diamond symbol). C. Twelve names had their remains identified, but they were already denoted with diamond symbols. Page 1 of 32 D. One name did not have a symbol; a diamond symbol was added. 06. NAME LIST SUMMARY. The rank/rate held at the time of the incident is followed by the posthumous rank/rate, if applicable. A. FOUR NAME ADDITIONS. (01) ABE3 Clark David FRANKLIN, USN. 15E 094 a. Date of Incident: 24 April 1966. Date of Death: 24 April 1966. (02) Sgt. Dennis R. SIVERLING, USMC (Ret.). 18E 023. a. Date of Incident: 03 February 1966. Date of Death: 18 January 1976. (03) Sp4 Raymond Clark THOMPSON, Sr., USA. 08W 036. a. Date of Incident 06 June 1969. Date of Death: 27 October 2010. (04) PFC Lester J. VEAZEY, USMC (Ret.). 35E 002. a. Date of Incident 20 January 1968. Date of Death: 06 June 1977. B. THIRTEEN NAMES CHANGED FROM “MIA” (PLUS SYMBOL) TO “KIA” (DIAMOND SYMBOL). (01) Lt. Col. Clarence Finley BLANTON, USAF. 11 March 1968. 44E 013. (02) Maj. (Lt. Col.) Robert Mack BROWN, USAF. 07 November 1972. 01W 090. (03) Maj. (Col.) Joseph CHRISTIANO, USAF. 24 December 1965. 04E 036. (04) TSgt. (CMSgt.) William Kevin COLWELL, USAF. 24 December 1965. 04E 036. (05) 1st Lt. (Capt.) Dennis Lee EILERS, USAF. 24 December 1965. 04E 037. (06) Capt. (Maj.) Larry James HANLEY, USAF. 04 November 1969. 16W 029. (07) SSgt. (CMSgt.) Arden Keith HASSENGER, USAF. 24 December 1965. 04E 037. (08) Maj. (Col.) Derrell Blackburn JEFFORDS, USAF. 24 December 1965. 04E 037. (09) Maj. (Col.) Wendell Richard KELLER, USAF. 01 March 1969. 30W 005. (10) 1st Lt. (Maj.) Aado KOMMENDANT, USAF. 08 August 1966. 09E 114. (11) 1st Lt. (Capt.) Virgil Kersh MERONEY, III, USAF. 01 March 1969. 30W 006. (12) MSgt. (CMSgt.) Larry C. THORNTON, USAF. 24 December 1965. 04E 038. (13) Sgt. (SFC) Gunter Herbert WALD, USA. 03 November 1969. 16W 025. Page 2 of 32 C. TWELVE NAMES THAT WERE ALREADY DENOTED WITH A DIAMOND (“KIA”). (01) LCpl. Merlin Raye ALLEN, USMC. 30 June 1967. 22E 086. (02) PFC Daniel Andrew BENEDETT, USMC. 15 May 1975. 01W 129. (03) PFC James Joseph JACQUES, USMC. 15 May 1975. 01W 131. (04) Capt. James Montgomery JOHNSTONE, USA. 19 November 1966. 12E 086. (05) Sgt. John Robert JONES, USA. 05 June 1971. 03W 066. (06) Lt. Richard Lee LAWS, USN. 03 April 1966. 06E 080. (07) PFC James Rickey MAXWELL, USMC. 15 May 1975. 01W 131. (08) Lt. Dennis William PETERSON, USN. 19 July 1967. 23E 092. (09) PFC Richard William RIVENBURGH, USMC. 15 May 1975. 01W 132. (10) Lt. (j.g.) (Lt.) William Edward SWANSON, USN. 11 April 1965. 01E 103. (11) A1C Jerry Mack WALL, USAF. 18 May 1966. 07E 084. (12) Maj. James Lafayette WHITED, USA. 19 November 1966. 12E 093. D. ONE NAME THAT WAS MISSING A STATUS SYMBOL. (01) 2nd Lt. Dennis Michael SKOGERBOE. 24 August 1969. 19W 110. 07. CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING AND DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUR NAME ADDITIONS. A. 03 FEBRUARY 1966. (01) Sgt. Dennis R. SIVERLING enlisted in the Marine Corps on 18 August 1959 at the age of seventeen. Dennis had nine siblings, to include three brothers who also served in the Viet Nam conflict. His last tour in the Marine Corps was with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261). Dennis qualified as a crew chief on the squadron’s Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse helicopters. During the period Dennis was assigned to HMM-261, the squadron made deployments to Viet Nam either to land bases in I Corps or as part of the Special Landing Force (SLF) aboard the U.S. Navy helicopter carrier USS Valley Forge (LPH 8). Page 3 of 32 U.S. MARINE CORPS UH-34D SEAHORSE. 1968. (02) At the end of May 1965, South Vietnamese forces (Army/Ranger/Marine) suffered significant losses at the Battle of Ba Gia. Ba Gia (Quang Ngai Province) was about 20 miles south of Chu Lai (Quang Tin Province). The official U.S. Marine Corps history states that 392 South Vietnamese were killed or missing. In early July 1965 Ba Gia was attacked again, with significant South Vietnamese losses. On 03 July 1965, Sgt. SIVERLING, who had Vietnamese language training, assisted in the evacuation of Vietnamese civilians from the beleaguered Ba Gia outpost. Initially, it was a desperate “mob scene,” but Sgt. SIVERLING was ultimately able to restore calm and played a significant role in the orderly evacuation of the Vietnamese civilians. In August 1965, HMM-261 participated in Operation Starlite, the first regimental-size battle that U.S. forces participated in since the Korean War. The enemy force was the 1st People’s Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF)/Viet Cong (VC) Regiment. ((Note: The October-November 1965 Ia Drang Valley Campaign was fought against People’s Army of Viet Nam (PAVN)/North Vietnamese Army (NVA) units.)) (03) Sgt. SIVERLING was wounded in the abdomen on 03 February 1966 while he was participating in the Marine Corps’ Operation Double Eagle, which was fought in southern I Corps (Quang Ngai Province) in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s Masher/White Wing, which was fought in northern II Corps (Binh Dinh Province). Marine Corps records show that Sgt. SIVERLING was wounded during operations in the vicinity of Van Ly, Quang Nam Province. Some news accounts state the incident area was about three miles to the northeast of Van Ly, in the vicinity of Thach Tru. a. http://www.rjsmith.com/mo-duc-2-nf.html. b. Generally, the SLF was composed of an infantry battalion landing team (BLT), a composite helicopter squadron, and U.S. Navy ships. The SLF participated in both combat and pacification operations. c. One of the Army units participating in Masher/White Wing was the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), commanded by newly-promoted Col. Harold G. MOORE, who had commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry at the 14-16 November 1965 battle at LZ X-Ray. (04) Dennis was a patient in various military hospitals and in the VA hospital in Minneapolis. He eventually settled in his hometown of Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Although he suffered paralysis, he bought a small farm and learned to drive a tractor with just his hands. He also learned to snowmobile. One of Dennis’ brothers, Randy, said: “He did not want anybody to feel pity for him.” Dennis died from his wounds on 18 January 1976. Page 4 of 32 (05) Among Sgt. SIVERLING’s decorations are the Bronze Star, nine Air Medals, and the Purple Heart. He was also awarded the Navy/Marine Corps Combat Aircrewman’s Wings. (06) 18E 023. B. 24 APRIL 1966. (01) ABE3 Clark David FRANKLIN, USN was killed on the morning of 24 April 1966 while working on the flight deck of USS Ranger (CVA-61). The carrier was operating on Dixie Station and was conducting the first operations of the day against targets in South Viet Nam. After an initial report, a clarifying entry in the deck log of Ranger states: “1226. RECEIVED REPORT THAT THE DEATH OF FRANKLIN OCCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF HIS DUTIES AS CATAPULT SUPERVISOR AND AS A RESULT OF HIS BEING STRUCK IN THE BACK BY THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING OF AN F4B AIRCRAFT DURING A CATAPULT LAUNCH.” a. In the early days of the U.S. buildup in Viet Nam, there were not enough land bases/air assets available for strike missions in South Viet Nam. Gen. William C. WESTMORELAND, USA requested that an aircraft carrier be stationed off the coast of South Viet Nam to support ground forces.
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