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US Heroes from Thomas Jefferson High School, Richmond, VATRANSCRIPT
To the Honor and Enduring memory of the students of
Thomas Jefferson High School who gave their
lives in the service of their country
WORLD WAR II
James M Applegate ID T-066008
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Flight Officer
Service US Army Air Forces 13th Squadron 4th Combat Cargo Group
Died Monday August 13 1945
Buried at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Plot C Row 1 Grave 572
Status Died Not In Battle
Warren G Birnbaum Jr ID O-716622
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 427th Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber Group Heavy
Died Wednesday June 28 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot B Row 23 Grave 63
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Oliver W Bishop ID 14164280
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 290th Infantry Regiment 75th Infantry Division
Died Monday December 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 1 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Earl M Blanchard ID 06595491
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Electricians Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Tuesday June 05 1945
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Jay Killian Bowman JrBRANCH OF SERVICE US Army Air Forces
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
NAVIGATOR B-17 FLYING FORTRESS STATIONED AT FRAMLINGHAM ENGLAND 390TH GROUP 568TH SQUADRON FROM 1944 TO 1945 SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON 13TH MISSION DIED IN ATTEMPT TO ELUDE CAPTURE CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION OVER GERMANY JANUARY 19 1945 AND DECLARED DEAD FEBRUARY 5 1946 AWARDED TWO PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS THE AIR MEDAL AND AN ADDITIONAL OAK LEAF CLUSTER HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH ATTENDED VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1945 UNTIL GOING INTO THE US ARMY AIR FORCES AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT
Stuart C Brauer ID 0-548763
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army US Infantry
Died Wednesday April 11 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Frank H Britton II ID 13033111
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Aviation Cadet
Service US Army Air Forces
Status Died Not In Battle
Lewis B Cardoza ID 00870137
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
Died Wednesday October 18 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON THAT WAS SUNK WAS PICKED UP BY THE USS SANTA FE AND THEN LOST HIS LIFE AS HE MANNED A GUN TURRET DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE SANTA FE OCTOBER 19 1944
Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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James M Applegate ID T-066008
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Flight Officer
Service US Army Air Forces 13th Squadron 4th Combat Cargo Group
Died Monday August 13 1945
Buried at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Plot C Row 1 Grave 572
Status Died Not In Battle
Warren G Birnbaum Jr ID O-716622
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 427th Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber Group Heavy
Died Wednesday June 28 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot B Row 23 Grave 63
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Oliver W Bishop ID 14164280
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 290th Infantry Regiment 75th Infantry Division
Died Monday December 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 1 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Earl M Blanchard ID 06595491
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Electricians Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Tuesday June 05 1945
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Jay Killian Bowman JrBRANCH OF SERVICE US Army Air Forces
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
NAVIGATOR B-17 FLYING FORTRESS STATIONED AT FRAMLINGHAM ENGLAND 390TH GROUP 568TH SQUADRON FROM 1944 TO 1945 SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON 13TH MISSION DIED IN ATTEMPT TO ELUDE CAPTURE CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION OVER GERMANY JANUARY 19 1945 AND DECLARED DEAD FEBRUARY 5 1946 AWARDED TWO PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS THE AIR MEDAL AND AN ADDITIONAL OAK LEAF CLUSTER HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH ATTENDED VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1945 UNTIL GOING INTO THE US ARMY AIR FORCES AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT
Stuart C Brauer ID 0-548763
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army US Infantry
Died Wednesday April 11 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Frank H Britton II ID 13033111
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Aviation Cadet
Service US Army Air Forces
Status Died Not In Battle
Lewis B Cardoza ID 00870137
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
Died Wednesday October 18 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON THAT WAS SUNK WAS PICKED UP BY THE USS SANTA FE AND THEN LOST HIS LIFE AS HE MANNED A GUN TURRET DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE SANTA FE OCTOBER 19 1944
Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Warren G Birnbaum Jr ID O-716622
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 427th Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber Group Heavy
Died Wednesday June 28 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot B Row 23 Grave 63
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Oliver W Bishop ID 14164280
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 290th Infantry Regiment 75th Infantry Division
Died Monday December 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 1 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Earl M Blanchard ID 06595491
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Electricians Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Tuesday June 05 1945
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Jay Killian Bowman JrBRANCH OF SERVICE US Army Air Forces
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
NAVIGATOR B-17 FLYING FORTRESS STATIONED AT FRAMLINGHAM ENGLAND 390TH GROUP 568TH SQUADRON FROM 1944 TO 1945 SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON 13TH MISSION DIED IN ATTEMPT TO ELUDE CAPTURE CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION OVER GERMANY JANUARY 19 1945 AND DECLARED DEAD FEBRUARY 5 1946 AWARDED TWO PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS THE AIR MEDAL AND AN ADDITIONAL OAK LEAF CLUSTER HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH ATTENDED VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1945 UNTIL GOING INTO THE US ARMY AIR FORCES AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT
Stuart C Brauer ID 0-548763
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army US Infantry
Died Wednesday April 11 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Frank H Britton II ID 13033111
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Aviation Cadet
Service US Army Air Forces
Status Died Not In Battle
Lewis B Cardoza ID 00870137
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
Died Wednesday October 18 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON THAT WAS SUNK WAS PICKED UP BY THE USS SANTA FE AND THEN LOST HIS LIFE AS HE MANNED A GUN TURRET DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE SANTA FE OCTOBER 19 1944
Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Oliver W Bishop ID 14164280
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 290th Infantry Regiment 75th Infantry Division
Died Monday December 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 1 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Earl M Blanchard ID 06595491
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Electricians Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Tuesday June 05 1945
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Jay Killian Bowman JrBRANCH OF SERVICE US Army Air Forces
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
NAVIGATOR B-17 FLYING FORTRESS STATIONED AT FRAMLINGHAM ENGLAND 390TH GROUP 568TH SQUADRON FROM 1944 TO 1945 SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON 13TH MISSION DIED IN ATTEMPT TO ELUDE CAPTURE CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION OVER GERMANY JANUARY 19 1945 AND DECLARED DEAD FEBRUARY 5 1946 AWARDED TWO PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS THE AIR MEDAL AND AN ADDITIONAL OAK LEAF CLUSTER HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH ATTENDED VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1945 UNTIL GOING INTO THE US ARMY AIR FORCES AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT
Stuart C Brauer ID 0-548763
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army US Infantry
Died Wednesday April 11 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Frank H Britton II ID 13033111
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Aviation Cadet
Service US Army Air Forces
Status Died Not In Battle
Lewis B Cardoza ID 00870137
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
Died Wednesday October 18 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON THAT WAS SUNK WAS PICKED UP BY THE USS SANTA FE AND THEN LOST HIS LIFE AS HE MANNED A GUN TURRET DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE SANTA FE OCTOBER 19 1944
Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Earl M Blanchard ID 06595491
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Electricians Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Tuesday June 05 1945
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Jay Killian Bowman JrBRANCH OF SERVICE US Army Air Forces
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
NAVIGATOR B-17 FLYING FORTRESS STATIONED AT FRAMLINGHAM ENGLAND 390TH GROUP 568TH SQUADRON FROM 1944 TO 1945 SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON 13TH MISSION DIED IN ATTEMPT TO ELUDE CAPTURE CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION OVER GERMANY JANUARY 19 1945 AND DECLARED DEAD FEBRUARY 5 1946 AWARDED TWO PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS THE AIR MEDAL AND AN ADDITIONAL OAK LEAF CLUSTER HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH ATTENDED VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1945 UNTIL GOING INTO THE US ARMY AIR FORCES AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT
Stuart C Brauer ID 0-548763
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army US Infantry
Died Wednesday April 11 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Frank H Britton II ID 13033111
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Aviation Cadet
Service US Army Air Forces
Status Died Not In Battle
Lewis B Cardoza ID 00870137
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
Died Wednesday October 18 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON THAT WAS SUNK WAS PICKED UP BY THE USS SANTA FE AND THEN LOST HIS LIFE AS HE MANNED A GUN TURRET DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE SANTA FE OCTOBER 19 1944
Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Jay Killian Bowman JrBRANCH OF SERVICE US Army Air Forces
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
NAVIGATOR B-17 FLYING FORTRESS STATIONED AT FRAMLINGHAM ENGLAND 390TH GROUP 568TH SQUADRON FROM 1944 TO 1945 SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON 13TH MISSION DIED IN ATTEMPT TO ELUDE CAPTURE CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION OVER GERMANY JANUARY 19 1945 AND DECLARED DEAD FEBRUARY 5 1946 AWARDED TWO PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS THE AIR MEDAL AND AN ADDITIONAL OAK LEAF CLUSTER HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH ATTENDED VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1945 UNTIL GOING INTO THE US ARMY AIR FORCES AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT
Stuart C Brauer ID 0-548763
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army US Infantry
Died Wednesday April 11 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Frank H Britton II ID 13033111
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Aviation Cadet
Service US Army Air Forces
Status Died Not In Battle
Lewis B Cardoza ID 00870137
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
Died Wednesday October 18 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON THAT WAS SUNK WAS PICKED UP BY THE USS SANTA FE AND THEN LOST HIS LIFE AS HE MANNED A GUN TURRET DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE SANTA FE OCTOBER 19 1944
Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Stuart C Brauer ID 0-548763
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army US Infantry
Died Wednesday April 11 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Frank H Britton II ID 13033111
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Aviation Cadet
Service US Army Air Forces
Status Died Not In Battle
Lewis B Cardoza ID 00870137
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
Died Wednesday October 18 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON THAT WAS SUNK WAS PICKED UP BY THE USS SANTA FE AND THEN LOST HIS LIFE AS HE MANNED A GUN TURRET DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE SANTA FE OCTOBER 19 1944
Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
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Frank H Britton II ID 13033111
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Aviation Cadet
Service US Army Air Forces
Status Died Not In Battle
Lewis B Cardoza ID 00870137
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
Died Wednesday October 18 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON THAT WAS SUNK WAS PICKED UP BY THE USS SANTA FE AND THEN LOST HIS LIFE AS HE MANNED A GUN TURRET DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE SANTA FE OCTOBER 19 1944
Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Lewis B Cardoza ID 00870137
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Marine Corps United States Marine Corps
Died Wednesday October 18 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED ABOARD USS HOUSTON THAT WAS SUNK WAS PICKED UP BY THE USS SANTA FE AND THEN LOST HIS LIFE AS HE MANNED A GUN TURRET DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE SANTA FE OCTOBER 19 1944
Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
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- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Bernard Pitzer CarterID 0-377553
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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George Theodore Charland JrEntered the Service From Glen Allen Virginia
Rank Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St Louis Missouri Plot 82 0 20 buried 04191949
Information
23 OCT 44 AC PB4Y-1 Location RAF Station DunkswellUK BUNO 63919 Cause Anti-submarine patrol Crew was briefed at 0000 for a 0200 take-off on a operational mission Engines were started and then stopped in order to investigate landing light which would not retract The flight was cancelled and because of delay and another mission was assigned Crew left plane on he taxiway with a guard and proceeded to briefing room The pitot tube covers were removed at 0130 and were not replaced Dewpoint during that period was 49 and intermittent showers were prevalent The crew returned to plane at about 0415 turned up and taxied out to runwayEngines were tested and turbo-superchargers run up Observers stated that operation of engines seemed normal at the time and during initial take-off run Plane became airborne after using about 4500-ft of the 6000-ft runway Plane reached an altitude of 50-ft on crossing the end of the runway and climbing steadily to an altitude of about 250 to 300-ft Torching of one of the starboard engines was evidenced and soon thereafter the plane commenced a gradual descent The left wing slowly dropped and emergency power applied Observers stated landing lights were turned on Plane crashed and exploded at a point 5250 from point of take-off and 20deg left of the runway direction Crew killed Pilot Lt(jg) John C Hillman A-V(N) USNR Lt(jg) Armand E Trafton A-V(N) USNR Ens Edwin Claude CreegerJr A-V(S) USNR Amm1c Clyde Eugene Rodgers USNR Amm2c George Theodore CharlandJr USNR Rm1c William Odell Finch USNR Rm2c John Campbell Howatt USNR Amm3c Leroy Lawrence Wemette USNR Rm3c Ralph Harry Cole USN and Aom3c Brenton Massey Jr USNR Contributed by Terry pb4y-2sbcglobalnet [25AUG2001]
Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Robert E Clayton ID 13032387
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces 91st Bomber Squadron 19th Bomber Group Light
Died Saturday June 06 1942
Buried at Manila American Cemeter Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot N Row 5 Grave 72
William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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- Slide 95
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William S Coats JrID O1305897
Entered the Service From Henrico Co Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Sunday July 09 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France Plot G Row 2 Grave 34
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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Frank Walker DeckerBRANCH OF SERVICE US Navy
HOMETOWN Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
LOST IN A TYPHOON OFF OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 17 1945 WHILE ON A MINESWEEPING OPERATION
PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr ID 33860175
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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Douglas W Diggs ID 0-799728
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 19th Bomber Squadron 22nd Bomber Group Medium
Died Sunday September 12 1943
Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Plot D Row 6 Grave 158
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SHOT DOWN OVER NEW GUINEA
Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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Stephen Gordon EllisRank Sergeant
Branch of Service US Marines
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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John Woodville Ferguson Jr
Entered the Service From Fairfax County Virginia
Rank Seaman Second Class
Service US Coast Guard
Status Died Not In Battle
Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
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Melvin L FlammiaRank Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
STAFF SERGEANT WOUNDED ON D-DAY SERVED WITH THE 29TH DIVISION 116TH REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT ST LO
Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
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Irving Flax ID 13032630
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Staff Sergeant
Service US Army Air Forces 6th Squadron 1st Ferry Group
Died Monday March 08 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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Joseph T Folkes ID O-796117
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Captain
Service US Army Air Forces 319th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group
Died Wednesday November 07 1945
Memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Awards Air Medal with 11 Gold Stars Purple Heart
William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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William Henry Fox
Rank Fire Controlman First Class
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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John A Gibson JrRank Corporal
ID 33519247
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
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John N Gibson JrID 0-794653
Rank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Arlington County VARichmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA
Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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Alfred Parker Goddin Jr Rank Captain
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON LUZON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART
Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Cabell W GoolsbyID 13033044
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
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- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Hugh P Gresham Jr ID 02667726
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Pharmacistrsquos Mate Second Class
Service US Navy
Died Friday July 21 1944
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA Buried At Sea
Awards Purple Heart
Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Robert Lancaster Guy ID 0-448995
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Group Medium
Died Tuesday November 02 1943
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED OVER RABAUL HARBOR WHILE FLYING A B-52 BOMBER
Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Stuart H Hall ID 0-096180
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Monday January 22 1945
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Ensign Stuart H Hall (NSN 0-96180) United States Navy was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity
James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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James Tunstall Hatke
Entered the Service From Rockbridge County VA Home of Residence ndash Richmond VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army
Status Died Not In Battle
Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
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Henry F HawkinsID 0-790920
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed in a plane crash in Alabama World War II (92042)
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Stewart E Hazelgrove ID 13064399
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON A TRAINING MISSION PRIOR TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT 12-23-1944 Report Number B-26B 41-32058
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Joseph Montgomery Holland ID 13065990
Entered the Service From Windsor Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 746th Tank Battalion
Died Saturday June 10 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 44
Awards Purple Heart
Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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Sidney W Ironmonger Jr ID 0-797836
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group
Died Sunday May 02 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Activity During WWII
Fighter Pilot Killed In Action In The South Pacific
Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Travis W IsaacsRank First Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army Co D 182nd Inf Regt Americal Division
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action March 30 1945 Cebu Philippine Islands
Awards Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
During the attack on enemy positions the machine gun platoon of whom Travis was platoon leader was in direct support of the leading rifle troops As the attack advanced it became necessary to move the machine guns forward with the front lines Travis went forward to select positions for the guns On several occasions he was forced to expose himself and was fired upon by enemy machine guns and mortars However he continued on his mission disregarding his personal safety until he was killed by an enemy sniper The action which was short but violent took place in the hills immediately north of Cebu City Cebu Philippine Islands
Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Robert V Jeffress ID 06582396
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Seaman First Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Saturday November 07 1942
Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery
Location Draguignan (Var) France
Awards Purple Heart
In memory of those who lost their lives in USS Thomas Stone AP-59
Heading for the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in convoy KMF-1 the troop transport USS Thomas Stone AP-59 was torpedoed by an unknown U-boat (possibly U-205) on November 7 1942 She was hit on the port side in the stern The hole in her side was not as bad as the damage done to her steering and propulsion gear The rudder was all but destroyed and her propeller shaft was broken she was dead in the water with an unseen enemy lurking somewhere filled with American soldiers
Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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Charles E Jennings ID O-817686
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 339th Bomber Squadron 96th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday August 25 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz)
Belgium
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3
Awards Purple Heart
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Maj Milton JoelldquoFlying Wolfrdquo38th FS - October 1942 - 29 November 1943 (Killed in Action)
ID O-416308
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Major
Service US Army Air Forces 38th Fighter Squadron 55th Fighter Group
Died Monday November 29 1943
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Silver Star Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Maj Milton Joel (cont) The main body of the group was proceeding toward home when Major Joel was heard calling for help from far behind us Lt Gilbride and I turned back to help but it took several minutes for us to reach the fight As we drew near we could see five P-38s engaged and each had from one to three Me-109s on its tail Just before we went into the fight one P-38 rolled over and went down with its left engine leaving a very long and very heavy trail of black smoke and with a 109 directly behind As my wingman and I flew into the middle of the engagement the EA were surprised into rolling away from the ships they were attacking and we were all able to take a heading for home At this time there were four P-38s left besides my wingman and myself As we started home we were followed by EA and we tried to out run them One of the four P-38s ran away from the rest and disappeared The five of us remaining were eventually caught by the EA and engaged again
After we saw the one P-38 go down smoking I did not again recognize Major Joels voice on the radio The five of us that later were engaged by the pursuing EA were Capt Ayers Capt Beaird Lt Erickson Lt Gilbride and myself On this attack I lost one engine that had been going bad and when I recovered the only other P-38 visible in the area was piloted by Lt Erickson We came out together
Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Meriwether Jones ID O-448999
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 742nd Bomber Squadron 455th Bomber Group Heavy
Died Friday April 21 1944
Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery
Location Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz) Belgium
Plot D Row 11 Grave 45
Awards Silver Star Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Meriwether Jones (Cont)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN 1942 COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY AIR
CORPS SERVED WITH THE 742ND BOMBER SQUADRON 455TH BOMBER GROUP HEAVY KILLED IN ACTION OVER
BUCHAREST RUMANIA APRIL 21 1944 BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NEUPRE BELGIUM
AWARDED THE SILVER STAR PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
John H Kearney ID 33636569
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 115th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division
Died Thursday December 07 1944
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Location Margraten Netherlands
Plot J Row 6 Grave 2
Awards Purple Heart
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
William C King ID 0-427747
Rank Second Lieutenant
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died In Battle
Virginia War Memorial Files
William Clifton King
Rank Captain
Branch Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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Lewis W Layne Jr ID 33641934
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private
Service US Army 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Died Saturday July 01 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 20
Awards Purple Heart
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Alfred L Lorraine Jr ID 0-263667
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday February 06 1946
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Purple Heart
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Charles R Marsh ID O-718375
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces 534th Bomber Squadron 381st Bomber Group Heavy
Died Thursday August 03 1944
Memorialized at Cambridge American Cemetery
Location Cambridge England
Awards Air Medal Purple Heart
Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
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Vincent K Mays
ID T-192584
Rank Flight Officer
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Fairfax County VA Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Jimmie W Monteith Jr ID O1285793
Entered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 16th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division
Died Tuesday June 06 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot I Row 20 Grave 12
Awards Medal of Honor Purple Heart
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944 near Colleville-sur-Mer France 1st Lt Monteith landed with the initial assault waves on the coast of France under heavy enemy fire Without regard to his own personal safety he continually moved up and down the beach reorganizing men for further assault He then led the assault over a narrow protective ledge and across the flat exposed terrain to the comparative safety of a cliff Retracing his steps across the field to the beach he moved over to where 2 tanks were buttoned up and blind under violent enemy artillery and machinegun fire Completely exposed to the intense fire 1st Lt Monteith led the tanks on foot through a minefield and into firing positions Under his direction several enemy positions were destroyed He then rejoined his company and under his leadership his men captured an advantageous position on the hill Supervising the defense of his newly won position against repeated vicious counterattacks he continued to ignore his own personal safety repeatedly crossing the 200 or 300 yards of open terrain under heavy fire to strengthen links in his defensive chain When the enemy succeeded in completely surrounding 1st Lt Monteith and his unit and while leading the fight out of the situation 1st Lt Monteith was killed by enemy fire The courage gallantry and intrepid leadership displayed by 1st Lt Monteith are worthy of emulation
Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
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- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
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- Slide 95
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Alvin Reade Moore
Rank Seaman Second Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Joseph R Moore ID 20360603
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Technical Sergeant
Service US Army 121st Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry
Division
Died Wednesday December 12 1945
Status Finding Of Death
Memorialized at Henri-Chapelle American
Cemetery
Location Henri-Chapelle Belgium
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
John R Pierce Jr
ID 33126401
Rank Aviation Cadet
Hometown Montgomery County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Newton L Porter Jr
ID 13034437
Rank Staff Sergeant
Hometown Henrico County VA
Military Branch US Army
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Ralph S Powell ID 0-796592
Entered the Service From Henrico County VA
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Wednesday May 26 1943
Memorialized at Honolulu Memorial
Location Honolulu HI USA
Status FOD Finding Of Death NAVIGATOR ON B-24 LOST AT SEA
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Ralph S Powell (Cont)ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of Virginia was the Navigator on a B-24 that was lost at sea in the Pacific
B-24D 42-40519 380th BG 530th B Sq Corpening Crew Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field Oahu HI on 26 May 1943 for an
intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean It never reached Canton Island The final destination was Amberly Field Australia The cause is unknown The B-24 aircrafts Daisy Mae and the
Green Hornet took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane Subsequently the B-24D Green Hornet also
ditched in the Pacific The story of the Green Hornet crew is told in the 1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis
Zamperinis memoir Devil At My Heels
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Richard Christian Rennie ID 33631899
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Sergeant
Service US Army 397th Infantry Regiment 100th Infantry Division
Died Saturday November 18 1944
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery
Location Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot A Row 15 Grave 19
Awards Bronze Star Purple Heart
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Edgar R J Richardson
ID 0-735664
Rank Second Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status DNB Died In Line Of Duty Non Battle
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Ralph Rocchiccioli ID O1296427
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank First Lieutenant
Service US Army 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division
Died Thursday May 25 1944
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot G Row 13 Grave 14
Awards Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Status Killed In Action
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Robert Charles Schmidt
Rank Ensign
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Navy
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Stanley E Shaw
ID 20361729
Rank Corporal
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Rufus Carl Smoot JR
Rank Seaman Apprentice
Branch of Service US Navy
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Died In Recruit Training Stateside
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
John M Steinbrecher Jr
Rank Corporal
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status Killed In Action
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Frederick A Stille Jr
Rank Technician Fifth Grade
Branch of Service US Army
Hometown Richmond VA
Status DIED SERVING HIS COUNTRY MARCH 22 1944
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Raymond I Straus JrEntered the Service From Richmond VA
Rank Ensign
Service US Navy
Status Unknown No listing in the national Records this is only information through Virginia War Memorial
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Paul E Stryker JrID 0-887155
Rank First Lieutenant
Military Branch US Army Air Corps
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Killed In Action
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
Died in Service of Country Missing in Action over Germany on 12-1 P-47 Pilot 9th Air Force
80+ Missions Air Medal w11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Harry M Sutherlin ID 06585768
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Torpedomans Mate Third Class
Service US Navy United States Naval Reserve
Died Wednesday December 27 1944
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)Bombing Attack near New Britain
While providing support for the landings on Cape Gloucester New Britain two bombs from Japanese dive bomber struck Brownson on the ships centerline near the 2 stack Almost immediately after the bomb hit a tremendous explosion occurred
within the ship leveling the entire superstructure The ship listed 10-15ordm settled rapidly amidships with bow and stern canted upward Brownson sank 17 minutes
after the bomb hit The ship lost 108 of her crew in the incident The survivors were rescued by friendly forces
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Lloyd N Terrell ID 13014663
Entered the Service From Maryland
Hometown Lynchburg VA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army Air Forces Army Air Corps
Died Thursday January 29 1942
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery
Location Fort Bonifacio Manila Philippines
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Maurice L Tyler Jr ID 13063933
Entered the Service From RichmondVA
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 222nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division
Died Sunday April 01 1945
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery
Location St Avold (Moselle) France
Plot G Row 11 Grave 27
Awards Distinguished Service Cross Purple Heart
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1944 UNTIL TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE HE WAS IN THE 222ND INFANTRY REGIMENT 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY APRIL 1 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont) The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Maurice Linwood Tyler (ASN 13063933) United States Army for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Regimental Headquarters 222d Infantry Regiment 42d Infantry Division in action against enemy forces On 1 April 1945 near Vockenrot Germany Private Tyler an automatic rifleman in an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon was acting as scout in an escape jeep during a forward reconnaissance mission Advancing towards the enemy the platoon was suddenly subjected to intense German machine gun fire that destroyed the inter-platoon radio set and disrupted communications Private Tyler and the men in the escape-vehicle were ordered to withdraw for reinforcements Returning with reinforcements to aid the members of his platoon pinned down by the enemy machine gun fire Private Tyler advanced to within 200 yards of the German positions where he opened fire with his automatic rifle and inflicted several casualties Immediately the enemy returned withering fire from all flanks Private Tyler with complete disregard for his personal safety calmly directed machine gun fire on the hostile positions Completely ignoring the fire concentrated on himself he advanced directly into the hail of enemy bullets firing short bursts from his automatic weapon and designating targets for the machine gunner Disregarding an order to withdraw to safety Private Tyler pushed steadily forward against the German positions until he was mortally wounded His courageous actions reflect the highest credit upon himself and exemplify the finest traditions of the United States Infantryman
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Carl V VaughanID 33521339
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 12th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division
Died Saturday July 08 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery
Location Colleville-sur-Mer France
Plot A Row 14 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
Entered the Service From Richmond Virginia
Rank Aviation Radioman 2nd Class
Service US Navy
Status Killed In Action
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Macdowell Daniel Washington
Rank Private
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Herbert E Wilkinson
ID 7023187
Rank Private
Military Branch US Army
Hometown Henrico County VA
Status Died Not In Battle
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Beverly Kone Winston Jr
ID 33639635
Entered the Service From Henrico County Virginia
Rank Private
Service US Army
Status Killed In Action
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Henry Spiller Winston III
Rank Private First Class
Hometown Richmond City VA
Military Branch Army
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Edward B Wray ID 33093237
Entered the Service From Virginia
Rank Private First Class
Service US Army 143rd Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division
Died Thursday September 23 1943
Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location Nettuno Italy
Plot F Row 8 Grave 13
Awards Purple Heart
Status Killed In Action
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
Branch of Service US Marine Corps
Hometown Richmond VA
Status KIA
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
KOREAN WAR
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Alexander Randall Hagner IIICorporal
32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT
7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS OCTOBER 16 1952
SERVICE NUMBER RA13416722
BORN APRIL 18 1932
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
BURIAL LOCATION
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY RICHMOND VA
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
PFC Stuart Brooks Christian21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
M CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
DATE OF LOSS JULY 11 1950
SERVICE NUMBER RA13319576
BORN FEBRUARY 22 1931
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RICHMOND VA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE CHOCHIWON
Comments Private First Class Christian was a member of Company M 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri North Korea on July 11 1950 forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni North Korea on March 21 1951 His remains were not recovered
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
VIETNAM WAR
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Tony Page BlanksHome of Record Richmond VA
Date of birth 08061946
Service United States Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
ID No 2204324
Unit D CO 1ST BN 4TH MARINES 3RD MARDIV III MAF
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Tony Page Blanks (Cont)CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour
Incident Date 02191967
Casualty Date 02191967
Age at Loss 20
Location Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
John Alexander Connell Home of Record Native of Southport North Carolina
Date of birth Jan 14 1945
Service Army Reserve
Rank 1LT
Unit served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
Casualty Date died from small arms fire or grenade on August 20th 1968
Age at Loss 23 years old
Remains panel 47W line 007 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
John Alexander Connell (Cont)The Community Service Center at Sunny Point a Military Ocean Terminal is named in 1st Lt
John Connells honor
This building number S-15 is named the John Alexander Connell Community Service Center in commemoration of First Lieutenant John Alexander Connell who was a resident of Southport
North Carolina at the time of his entry into the US Army Active Service
John Alexander Connell was the Son Of Suzanne McLaurin and Allen Arthur Connell 505 Brunswick Street Southport NC
He served with Alpha Company 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment Bobcats 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning USARV
He was awarded The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB)The Bronze Star Medal with V device for Valor and One Oak Leaf Cluster The Purple Heart Medal for his combat wounds
The Good Conduct Medal The National Defense Service Medal The Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars The Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal Ribbon with
Device(1960) The Combat Infantrymans Badge(CIB) The Expert Badge with Rifle Bar The Sharpshooter Badge with Machine Gun Bar The Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and
The National Order Merit from the Republic of Vietnam
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Spotswood de WittHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01241942
Service Army (Reserve)
Grade at loss O2
Rank First Lieutenant
ID No OF104702
MOS 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander
Unit C BTRY 6TH BN 29TH ARTY RGT 4 INF DIV
Casualty Date Wednesday 12211966
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire ndash Ground Casualty
15 Dec 1999
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Spotswood de Witt (Cont)1LT Spotswood de Witt was a member of C Battery 6th Battalion 29th Field Artillery and was born on Saturday January 24 1942 He was killed in action on Wednesday December 21 1966 in the Province of Tuy Hoa South Vietnam He was the first combat casualty loss of 6-29 FA in Vietnam He was single and from Richmond Virginia (The Wall Panel 13E-Row 067)
Spot was assigned to the battalion directly from West Point without the usual trip through the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course The battalion Operations and Training Officer MAJ Bill Johnson took Spot under his wing and taught him the skills that he needed This led to a closeness between Bill and Spot that others did not have
On the morning of December 12 1966 C Battery was ordered to relocate to another firing position As was customary a Forward Observer Team accompanied the Engineer mine removal team that cleared mines from the road to be traveled to the new position Spot volunteered as the FO Upon completion all returned to the battery position and joined the march column as it moved out
Bill Johnson was overhead in a helicopter to observe the relocation He was talking with Spot by radio discussing dangerous points in the route of march when Spot was shot by a sniper Bill landed as quickly as possible but Spot was dead Bill hastily organized a patrol and tried unsuccessfully to find the sniper
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Michael Fleming FollandHome of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Friday 04151949
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Corporal
ID No 230649853
MOS 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service Less than one year
Unit 3RD PLT D CO 2ND BN 3RD INFANTRY 199 INF BDE
Start Tour Sunday 04061969
Casualty Date Thursday 07031969
Age at Loss 20
Remains Body recovered
Reason Multiple fragmentation wounds
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Michael Fleming Folland (Cont) MEDAL OF HONOR
Posthumously to
MICHAEL FLEMING FOLLAND
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty Corporal Folland distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons platoon of
Company D during a reconnaissance patrol mission As the patrol was moving through a dense jungle area it was caught in an intense crossfire from heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions As the patrol reacted to neutralize the ambush it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be used in the cramped fighting area Corporal Folland dropped his recoilless rifle ammunition and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy bunkers The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire Corporal Folland stood up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions with grenades Before the officer could throw a grenade an enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the grenade from the position When a second enemy grenade landed in the position Corporal Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow
soldiers Seeing that no one could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode Corporal Folland with complete disregard for his safety threw himself on the grenade By his dauntless courage
Corporal Folland saved the lives of his comrades although he was mortally wounded by the explosion Corporal Follands extraordinary heroism at the cost of his life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military
service and reflects great credit upon himself his unit and the US Army
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Richard Sherwin Johnson Home of Record Richmond Virginia
Date of birth Saturday 01041936
Service Army (Regular)
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
Start Tour Not recorded
Casual Date Sunday 01171965
Age at Loss 29
Remains Body Recovered
Reason Gun Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
-
Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)MILITARY DATA
Service Army (Regular)
Grade at loss O3
Rank Captain
ID No O95098
MOS 82163 Air Ops Officer (G3 S3) (Ranger Qualified)
LenSvc Between 6 and 7 years
Unit SD-5891 HQ MACV ADVISORS
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Two advisors assigned to the ARVN forces in Hoai Duc District Binh Thuy Province were killed in action on 17 Jan 1965 CPT Richard S Johnson of Richmond VA and 1LT Thurston A Griffith of Los Alamos NM
- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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- Slide 1
- World War II
- James M Applegate
- Warren G Birnbaum Jr
- Oliver W Bishop
- Earl M Blanchard
- Jay Killian Bowman Jr
- Stuart C Brauer
- Frank H Britton II
- Lewis B Cardoza
- Bernard Pitzer Carter
- George Theodore Charland Jr
- Robert E Clayton
- William S Coats Jr
- Frank Walker Decker
- PVT Floyd E Delaney Jr
- Douglas W Diggs
- Stephen Gordon Ellis
- John Woodville Ferguson Jr
- Melvin L Flammia
- Irving Flax
- Joseph T Folkes
- William Henry Fox
- John A Gibson Jr
- John N Gibson Jr
- Alfred Parker Goddin Jr
- Cabell W Goolsby
- Hugh P Gresham Jr
- Robert Lancaster Guy
- Stuart H Hall
- James Tunstall Hatke
- Henry F Hawkins
- Stewart E Hazelgrove
- Joseph Montgomery Holland
- Sidney W Ironmonger Jr
- Travis W Isaacs
- Robert V Jeffress
- Charles E Jennings
- Maj Milton Joel ldquoFlying Wolfrdquo
- Maj Milton Joel (cont)
- Meriwether Jones
- Meriwether Jones (Cont)
- John H Kearney
- William C King
- Lewis W Layne Jr
- Alfred L Lorraine Jr
- Charles R Marsh
- Vincent K Mays
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr
- Jimmie W Monteith Jr (Cont)
- Alvin Reade Moore
- Joseph R Moore
- John R Pierce Jr
- Newton L Porter Jr
- Ralph S Powell
- Ralph S Powell (Cont)
- Richard Christian Rennie
- Edgar R J Richardson
- Ralph Rocchiccioli
- Robert Charles Schmidt
- Stanley E Shaw
- Rufus Carl Smoot JR
- John M Steinbrecher Jr
- Frederick A Stille Jr
- Raymond I Straus Jr
- Paul E Stryker Jr
- Harry M Sutherlin
- Harry M Sutherlin (Cont)
- Lloyd N Terrell
- Maurice L Tyler Jr
- Maurice L Tyler Jr (cont)
- Carl V Vaughan
- Frederick Joseph Waldron Jr
- Macdowell Daniel Washington
- Herbert E Wilkinson
- Beverly Kone Winston Jr
- Henry Spiller Winston III
- Edward B Wray
- Pvt Herbert Coffman Wyatt Jr
- Korean WAR
- Alexander Randall Hagner III
- PFC Stuart Brooks Christian
- Vietnam War
- Tony Page Blanks
- Tony Page Blanks (Cont)
- John Alexander Connell
- John Alexander Connell (Cont)
- Spotswood de Witt
- Spotswood de Witt (Cont)
- Michael Fleming Folland
- Michael Fleming Folland (Cont)
- Richard Sherwin Johnson
- Richard Sherwin Johnson (Cont)
- Slide 94
- Slide 95
- Slide 96
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