Appendix a the Roll of Honor Fort Knox Officer Candidate School Vietnam War Casualties
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Appendix A The Roll of Honor Fort Knox Officer Candidate School Vietnam War Casualties Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier’s debt: He only liv’d but till he was a man; The which no sooner had his prowess confirm’d In the unshrinking station where he fought, But like a man he died. Shakespeare On the following pages is a listing of graduates and company officer cadre of OCS at Fort Knox who died as a result of the Vietnam War. Names listed are those known at the time of the publication of this book. Information relating to changes in the Roll of Honor should be sent electronically to Hugh Preacher at [email protected] or John Moore at [email protected]. Contact by United States mail is as follows: Hugh Preacher John Moore 502 51st St NW 3649 West Rudolf Drive Bradenton, Florida 34209 Tucson, Arizona 85741 Description: Officer Candidate School at Fort Knox was conducted from 1965 to 1968. There were 113 of our classmates and 5 cadre who were casualties in Vietnam. One is a Medal of Honor recipient. Our classmates served our Nation, her citizens, the Army, and most importantly their fellow soldiers with honor and dignity. We will meet them again in Fiddler's Green. Awards/Abbreviations: Awards listed are from a variety of sources and is not a complete listing. MOH-Medal of Honor DSC-Distinguished Service Cross SS-Silver Star DFC-Distinguished Flying Cross AMNM-Airman's Medal BSM-Bronze Star Medal PH-Purple Heart AM-Air Medal ARCOM-Army Commendation Medal Roll of Honor - Cadre 81 Busby, 1LT William Leon Bethany Memorial Cemetery b. Oct. 9, 1939 d. Jan. 21, 1968 HOR Kentucky Louisville, KY TAC Officer Company A1/A2 (Classes 27-66, 6-67, 10-67, & 22-67) Cdr Company A1/A2 (Classes 22-67 & 26-67) - PH - Advisory Tm 21, MACV Crabbe, 1LT Robert John Arlington National Cemetery b. June 12, 1941 d. Apr. 18, 1967 HOR Michigan Arlington, VA TAC Officer B2 (Class 24-66) – BSM(V), AM, PH - HHB, Div Arty, 1st Cav Div Humphries, CPT Gary Dean Rolling Hills Memorial Park b. Oct. 7, 1944 d. Jan. 26, 1969 HOR California El Sobrante, CA XO Company D1/D2 (Classes 25-66, 9-67, 15-67, & 25-67) AM, PH - D Co, 229th ASHB, 11th Avn Gp, 1st Cav Div Carter, MAJ George William National Cemetery of the b. Dec. 4, 1938 d. Apr 24, 1972 HOR Florida Pacific, Courts of the Missing CO Company H1/H2 (Classes 14-67 & 16-67) Honolulu, HI AM, PH – Advisory Tm 22, MACV Parsons, CPT Lionel Eugene Woodlawn Cemetery b. Jan. 21, 1941 d. Nov. 12, 1969 HOR Oklahoma Claremore, OK XO Company E1/E2 (Classes 3-67 & 4-67) Cdr HHC BSM, AM w/OLC, PH - Advisory Tm 19, HQ MACV Roll of Honor – Graduates Abernathy, 1LT Daniel Owen Beverly National Cemetery b. Nov. 1, 1946 d. Aug. 24, 1968 HOR New Jersey Beverly, NJ Class #14-67 H1- PH - A Co, 1/50 Inf, 173rd Abn Bde Adams, 1LT Jerry Dean Greenwood Cemetery b. Jan. 5, 1945 d. Feb. 18, 1968 HOR Indiana Greenwood, IN Class #18-66 C1- AM, PH - C Trp, 3/17 Cav, 1st Avn Bde Ahouse, 1LT William Curry Westover Memorial Park b. Dec. 30, 1945 d. June 8, 1968 HOR Georgia (non-hostile casualty) Cemetery Class #5-67 F2 - D Trp, 7/1 Cav, 1st Avn Bde Augusta, GA Ashburn, 1LT Jerry Allen Port Edwards Municipal b. Feb. 21, 1947 d. June 17, 1969 HOR Wisconsin Cemetery Class #31-67 C2 – BSM w/OLC, ARCOM, PH w/OLC - D Co, 2/12 Inf, 25th Inf Div Port Edwards, WI Baldwin, CPT Norman Earl Lauderdale Memorial Park b. Jan. 6, 1947 d. Aug. 26, 1968 HOR Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL Class #18-66 C1 - DSC, PH - Det B-20, Co B, 5th SF Gp Barker, 1LT Dana Randolph Fort Rosecrans National b. July 21, 1946 d. Feb. 13, 1969 HOR California Cemetery Class #29-67 G2 - BSM, AM, PH - HHC, 198th Inf Bde, Americal Div San Diego, CA Bennett, 2LT Anthony Lee Cottonwood Cemetery b. Nov. 15, 1945 d. May 31, 1968 HOR Arizona Cottonwood, AZ Class #24-67 B2 - BSM, PH - B Trp, 1/17 Cav, 82nd Abn Div Benton, 1LT Johnny William Jerome Cemetery b. May 14, 1947 d. Nov. 25, 1968 HOR Idaho Jerome, ID Class #27-67 G1 - DFC, BSM, AM, PH - Air Cav Trp, 11th ACR Boucher, CPT Robert Charles Whitemarsh Memorial Park b. May 4, 1946 d. Apr. 20, 1969 HOR Pennsylvania Ambler, PA Class #22-66 F1 - SS, BSM, AM w/8OLC, PH - A Trp, 7/1 Cav, 1st Avn Bde Breski, 1LT Joseph, Jr. Lawn Haven Burial Estates b. Sep. 30, 1947 d. June 6, 1969 HOR Pennsylvania Worthington, PA Class #31-67 C2 - BSM, AM, PH - B Trp, 1/9 Cav, 1st Cav Div 82 Briggs, CPT Ronald Daniel Arlington National Cemetery b. Mar. 24, 1944 d. Feb. 6, 1969 HOR Pennsylvania Arlington, VA (non-hostile MIA, remains recovered 1996) Class #20-67 E2 - Advisory Tm 4, MACV Brown, 1LT Bruce Wadleigh Blossom Hill Cemetery b. Feb. 13, 1945 d. Sep. 12, 1968 HOR New Hampshire Concord, NH Class #2-67 B1 - SS, BSM w/OLC, ARCOM, PH - B Trp, 1/1 Cav, Americal Div Buholtz, 1LT Tony Lee Our Lady of Mercy Catholic b. Sep. 22, 1947 d. Mar. 22, 1969 HOR Florida Cemetery Class #27-67 G1 - SS, BSM, AM w/5OLC, PH w/OLC - A Trp, 1/9 Cav, 1st Cav Div Miami, FL Burchfield, CPT Joe Stuart Floral Garden Memorial Park b. July 2, 1946 d. Dec. 2, 1971 HOR Maine High Point, NC Class #9-67 D2 – DFC, BSM w/OLC, AM w/12OLC, PH w/OLC - A Trp, 2/17 Cav, 101st Abn Div Butler, 1LT Thomas Lynn Mount Gilead Church of Christ b. Sep. 8, 1948 d. June 1, 1968 HOR Kentucky Cemetery Class #6-67 A2 – SS,BSM w/OLC,PH - C Trp, 1/1 Cav, Americal Div Tompkinsville, KY Callahan, CPT Raymond Walter, Jr. Grandview Cemetery b. Sep. 11, 1946 d. Feb. 23, 1969 HOR Pennsylvania Johnstown, PA Class #6-67 A2 - BSM, PH - Advisory Tm 67, MACV Calloway, 1LT Hardy Eugene Barrancas National Cemetery b. July 30, 1942 d. Mar. 18, 1969 HOR Florida Pensacola, FL Class #1-68 E1 - DFC, AM w/4OLC, PH - B Trp, 3/17 Cav, 1st Avn Bde Ceres, 1LT Thomas Allen Royal Palm Memorial Garden b. Aug. 29, 1948 d. July 10, 1969 HOR Florida (non-hostile casualty) West Palm Beach, FL Class #25-67 D2 - DFC, BSM, AM - Air Cav Trp, 11th ACR Challberg, 1LT Curtis Paul Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery b. July 23, 1945 d. Aug. 22, 1969 HOR Illinois (non-hostile casualty) Kensett, IA Class #2-68 E2 – DFC, BSM, AM w/5OLC, ARCOM - 213th ASHC, 11th Avn Bn, 12th Avn Gp, 1st Avn Bde Cheney, 1LT Daniel Bernard Evergreen Memorial Garden b. Jan. 28, 1947 d. Jan. 6, 1969 HOR Washington Vancouver, WA Class #29-67 G2 - DFC, AM, PH - A Trp, 3/17 Cav, 1st Avn Bde Cleveland, 1LT Richard Grover Sarasota Memorial Park b. Nov. 14, 1944 d. Nov. 17, 1968 HOR Florida Sarasota, FL Class #25-67 D2 - SS, BSM(V), BSM, PH - D Co, 1/27 Inf, 25th Inf Div Cole, 1LT Richard Wilson Lakeside Memorial Park b. May 8, 1946 d. June 19, 1969 HOR Florida Winter Haven, FL Class #22-67 A2 - BSM, PH - HHT, 3rd Sqdn, 11th ACR Coppernoll, CPT David William Fort Rosecrans National b. July 4, 1943 d. Jan. 8, 1970 HOR California Cemetery Class #19-67 E1 - AMNM, BSM, PH w/OLC - Det B-41, D Co, 5th SF Gp San Diego, CA Crowley, 1LT James Allen, II Saint Michael's Cemetery b. June 19, 1945 d. Oct. 16, 1968 HOR Massachusetts Springfield, MA Class #24-67 B2 – SS, DFC, AM w/OLC, PH - Air Cav Trp, 11th ACR Curran, CPT John Dehaas Santa Fe National Cemetery b. May 12, 1946 d. May 25, 1971 HOR Arizona Santa Fe, NM Class #23-67 C1 - DSC, BSM(V), BSM w/OLC, AM w/25OLC, ARCOM, PH - A Co, 227th AHB, 52nd Avn Bn, 17th Avn Gp, 1st Avn Bde Dance, 1LT Robert Lynn Pierce Brothers Crestlawn b. Dec. 1, 1947 d. Aug. 8, 1969 HOR California Cemetery Class #4-68 A2/D2 - SS, DFC, BSM(V), BSM, AM w/16OLC, PH - B Trp, 7/17 Riverside, CA 83 Cav, 1st Avn Bde Donovan, 1LT Robert Martin Gate of Heaven Cemetery b. Mar. 8, 1946 d. May 15, 1968 HOR Rhode Island East Providence, RI Class #8-67 B2 - PH - HHC, 2/34 Ar, 25th Inf Div Dubbs, 1LT Raymond Arthur Green Lawn Memorial Park b. Aug. 18, 1945 d. Mar. 10, 1968 HOR Pennsylvania Montgomery, PA Class #8-67 B2 - PH - HHT, 3/4 Cav, 25th Inf Div Easton, 1LT John William Fairhaven Memorial Park b. May 2, 1941 d. Sep. 25, 1968 HOR California Santa Ana, CA Class #21-67 F2 - BSM, PH - C Co, 1/69 Ar, 4th Inf Div Economous, 1LT George J., Jr. Elmwood Cemetery b. Dec. 22, 1946 d. Apr. 15, 1968 HOR Utah Hammond, IN Class #10-67 A1 - PH - C Co, 1/35 Inf, 4th Inf Div Feller, 1LT David Kent Mimosa-Pines South Cemetery b. Aug. 28, 1945 d. Apr. 30, 1968 HOR Louisiana Carlyss, LA Class #7-67 C1 - PH - HHT, 17th Cav, 198th Inf Bde, Americal Div Flattery, 1LT Richard Thomas, Jr. Corpus Christi Cemetery b.