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Wall Note Sixteen: 2012 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Interventions WALL NOTE SIXTEEN: 2012 VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL INTERVENTIONS DANIEL R. ARANT [email protected] DATE OF INFORMATION: 23 MAY 2012 01. PURPOSE. This Wall Note lists the names and locations of the twenty-three service members that compose the 2012 Wall Interventions. The names are divided into three categories: (01) Name Additions, (02) Status Changes, and (03) a Spelling Correction. As in previous years, the original 2012 VVMF list included the names of those whose remains were returned and identified and who already had a diamond symbol; the final 2012 VVMF Interventions list did not include this category. Since I already did most of the research regarding these names, I include them in this Wall Note; their stories include examples of the methodology of how remains are returned and identified. Paragraph 05 contains: (01) a list of all the names, (02) date of incident, (03) date of death, (04) date remains were returned, and (05) date remains were identified. Paragraphs 06 and 07 contain a chronological description of the incidents associated with each name. This information may be helpful for rangers and volunteers to answer Wall visitor questions. A. For the “down-in-the-weeds” readers, “value-added” Indochina historical comments may be found in paragraphs: (01) 06.B. (26 May 1966 Incident), (02) 07.A. (15 March 1966 Incident), (03) 07.D. (03 July 1966 Incident), (04) 07.I. (07 February 1968 Incident), and (05) 08. A Special Note. 02. DISCLAIMER. This Wall Note is not an official publication of the U.S. National Park Service (USNPS), the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), or the Department of Defense (DOD). I am in debt to Captain Henry “Hank” Schultz, USN (Ret.) for providing informative information concerning details of the 26 May 1966 U.S. Navy EA-3B Skywarrior incident. As always, nonpareil researcher Bruce Swander was of great assistance in providing me with backup documents vis-à-vis a number of the Interventions cases. My thanks to Linda R. M. Seale for proofreading support. But 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. Page 1 of 34 A. Overall Maps of Viet Nam. (01) http://www.rjsmith.com/Vietmap.html (02) http://www.rjsmith.com/Viet-MR-map.html 04. SUMMARY. During May 2012, the following Interventions were completed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM). A. Ten names were added. B. Twelve names had their remains identified and their status was changed from “MIA” (plus symbol) to “KIA” (diamond symbol). C. Ten names had their remains identified, but they were already denoted with diamond symbols. (These names are not included on the final VVMF Interventions list). D. One name was a corrected name spelling. 05. NAME LIST SUMMARY. The rank held at the time of the incident is followed by the posthumous rank, if applicable. A. TEN NAME ADDITIONS. (01) ATC Joseph William AUBIN, USN. 09E 012. a. Date of Incident: 26 May 1966. Date of Death: 26 May 1966. (02) PFC Johnny Owen BROOKS, USA. 16W 106. a. Date of Incident: 14 November 1969. Date of Death: 24 September 2011. (03) Sp4 David Lawrence “Larry” DECKARD, USA. 28W 094. a. Date of Incident: 24 March 1969. Date of Death: 06 January 2006. (04) Lt. (j.g.) David McLean DESILETS, USN. 10E 077. a. Date of Incident: 04 September 1966. Date of Death: 04 September 1966. (05) ATR3 Richard Carl HUNT, USN. 07E 112. a. Date of Incident: 26 May 1966. Date of Death: 26 May 1966. (06) PFC Larry Morgan KELLY, USA. 19W 095. a. Date of Incident: 22 August 1969. Date of Death: 12 June 2010. (VVMF lists the Wall location as 19W 094 and the date of death as 14 June 2010.) Page 2 of 34 (07) AN Albert Kalahana KUEWA, USN. 02E 042. a. Date of Incident: 18 September 1964. Date of Death: 18 September 1964. (08) Lt. Walter Allan LINZY, USN. 08E 017. a. Date of Incident: 26 May 1966. Date of Death: 26 May 1966. (09) Cpl. Frank A. NEARY, USMC. 15E 096. a. Date of Incident: 24 February 1967. Date of Death: 22 November 2006. (10) ATR3 Richard Dwaine STOCKER, USN. 15E 036. a. Date of Incident: 26 May 1966. Date of Death: 26 May 1966. B. STATUS CHANGES: TWELVE NAMES CHANGED FROM “MIA” (PLUS) TO “KIA” (DIAMOND). (01) Capt. Charles Ronald BARNES, USA. 29W 050. a. Date of Incident: 16 March 1969. b. Remains Returned: 27 June 2000. Remains Identified: 08 August 2011. (02) Capt. (Col.) Leo Sydney BOSTON, USAF. 07E 007. a. Date of Incident: 29 April 1966. b. Remains Returned: 26 April 2000. Remains Identified: 04 April 2011. (03) Lt. (j.g.) (Lt. Cdr.) Edward James BROMS, Jr., USN. 50W 041. a. Date of Incident: 01 August 1968. b. Remains Returned: 04 August 1993. Remains Identified: 12 September 2011. (04) SSgt. (SFC) William Theodore BROWN, USA. 16W 022. a. Date of Incident: 03 November 1969. b. Remains Returned: 13 April 2010. Remains Identified: 06 January 2011. (05) Capt. (Maj.) Thomas Edward CLARK, USAF. 33W 084. a. Date of Incident: 08 February 1969. b. Remains Returned: 16 November 2005. Remains Identified: 03 June 2011. Page 3 of 34 (06) Cdr. Frank Clifford GREEN, Jr., USN. 01W 055. a. Date of Incident: 10 July 1972. b. Remains Returned: 09 December 2008. Remains Identified: 01 November 2010. (07) 1st Lt. (Maj.) Bruce Edward LAWRENCE, USAF. 53W 021. a. Date of Incident: 05 July 1968. b. Remains Returned: 26 June 1998. Remains Identified: 31 May 2011. (08) Sp4 (SFC) James Leslie MORELAND, USA. 38E 007. a. Date of Incident: 07 February 1968. b. Remains Returned: 12 April 1995. Remains Identified: 13 October 2010. (09) Maj. (Col.) Gilbert Swain PALMER, Jr., USAF. 41E 053. a. Date of Incident: 27 February 1968. b. Remains Returned: 17 November 2009. Remains Identified: 19 May 2011. (10) Sp4 (SFC) Donald Monroe SHUE, USA. 16W 024. a. Date of Incident: 03 November 1969. b. Remains Returned: 13 April 2010. Remains Identified: 06 January 2011. (11) Maj. (Lt. Col.) Edward Dean SILVER, USAF. 53W 023. a. Date of Incident: 05 July 1968. b. Remains Returned: 26 June 1998. Remains Identified: 31 May 2011. (12) Capt. (Maj.) Charles Milton WALLING, USAF. 09E 119. a. Date of Incident: 08 August 1966. b. Remains Returned: 13 April 2010. Remains Identified: 30 November 2011. C. STATUS CHANGES: TEN NAMES THAT WERE ALREADY DENOTED WITH A DIAMOND (“KIA”). When the Wall was dedicated on 13 November 1982, the killed in action/body not recovered (KIA/BNR) names were denoted with a diamond (“KIA”) symbol. Therefore, when these remains are returned/identified no status change is required. On an ancillary note, there are many names on the Wall with a diamond symbol with no remains returned/identified. Page 4 of 34 (01) PFC Wayne BIBBS, USA. 01W 040. a. Date of Incident: 11 June 1972. b. Remains Returned: 29 July 2008. Remains Identified: 07 February 2011. (02) Lt. Cdr. William Patrick EGAN, USN. 07E 008. a. Date of Incident: 29 April 1966. b. Remains Returned: 22 December 2009. Remains Identified: 11 February 2011. (03) Sp4 (Sgt.) David Earl LEMCKE, USA. 64E 016. a. Date of Incident: 21 May 1968. b. Remains Returned: 23 June 2011. Remains Identified: 12 September 2011. (04) Maj. (Lt. Col.) Glenn David McELROY, USA. 16E 095. a. Date of Incident: 15 March 1966. b. Remains Returned: 18 November 2008. Remains Identified: 05 February 2010. c. The Army Report of Casualty Summary form states: “He was officially reported as missing as of the fifteenth day of March 1966. … death is presumed to have occurred on the sixteenth day of March 1967.” The VVMF Directory of Names lists the casualty date as 16 March 1967. See entry for Capt. John Michel NASH. (05) Capt. John Michel NASH, USA. 06E 011. a. Date of Incident: 15 March 1966. b. Remains Returned: 18 November 2008. Remains Identified: 05 February 2010. c. The U. S Army Report of Casualty form states: “He was officially reported as missing as of the fifteenth day of March 1966. … death is presumed to have occurred on the sixteenth day of March 1966. The VVMF Directory of Names lists the casualty date as 15 March 1966. See entry for Maj. (Lt. Col.) Glenn David McELROY. (06) Sp4 Marvin Foster PHILLIPS, USA. 11E 020. a. Date of Incident: 26 September 1966. b. Remains Returned: 24 June 2010. Remains Identified: 29 July 2011. (07) MSgt. Ralph Joseph RENO, USA. 08E 126. Page 5 of 34 a. Date of Incident: 03 July 1966. b. Remains Returned: 13 April 2010. Remains Identified: 01 October 2010. (08) Capt. Darrell John SPINLER, USAF. 22E 032. a. Date of Incident: 21 June 1967. b. Remains Returned: 17 November 2010. Remains Identified: 05 January 2011. (09) 1st Lt. David Albert THORPE, USAF. 11E 041. a. Date of Incident: 03 October 1966. b. Remains Returned: N/I. Remains Identified: 05 January 2011. (10) Sp4 Robin Ray YEAKLEY, USA. 01W 041. a. Date of Incident: 11 June 1972. b. Remains Returned: 29 July 2008. Remains Identified: 07 February 2011. D. CORRECTED NAME SPELLING. (01) Cpl. Roland Mark SETTIMI, USA. 24W 036. a. Name corrected from Ronald Mark Settimi. 25W 084. 06. CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING AND DESCRIPTIONS OF INCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TEN 2012 NAME ADDITIONS. A. 18 SEPTEMBER 1964. (01) AN Albert Kalahana KUEWA, USN.
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