Texas Association of Vietnam Veterans
North Texas Chapter

Texas Association of Vietnam Veterans North Texas Chapter


Our Fallen.....

"Taps........"
Wichita County
Surrounding Counties
The Rest of Texas
North of the Red
The Rest of Oklahoma
In Operation Desert Storm
In Operation Enduring Freedom
In Operation Iraqi Freedom
In Operation New Dawn
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Below are the names of our fallen, who gave all they had to give, and paid the ultimate price for freedom. It is to them that we dedicate these pages.

The information given includes, name, rank, branch of service, home of record, date of birth, and date killed in action.


The Rest of Oklahoma

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HARLIS CALVIN SALES
SGT, ARMY
CHICKASHA, OK
12/29/1949 - 6/21/1969
TOMMY GERALD SANDEFUR
CWO, ARMY
TULSA, OK
6/24/1936 - 2/1/1968
FREDERICK WRIGHT SANDERS
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
9/12/1947 - 12/6/1967
JIMMY DOYLE SANDERS
CPL, ARMY
DEL CITY, OK
2/26/1950 - 1/3/1970
KENNETH EUGENE SANDERS
PFC, ARMY
PORUM, OK
6/10/1946 - 11/3/1966
PHILLIP DUANE SANDERS
SGT, ARMY
COWETA, OK
12/25/1948 - 5/15/1969
RONALD LLOYD SANDERS
SP5, ARMY
MIAMI, OK
12/31/1943 - 2/23/1969
BASIL LEE SAUNDERS
PFC, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
7/31/1946 - 10/24/1967
WILLIAM MICHAEL SAUNDERS
PFC, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
9/14/1949 - 3/23/1968
WILLIAM ROSS SAVAGE
WO, NAVY
TULSA, OK
8/5/1928 - 6/24/1966
JACKIE LEE SAWNEY
SP4, ARMY
TULSA, OK
8/3/1950 - 1/10/1971
JAMES RAY SCALF
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
HEADRICK, OK
4/17/1944 - 4/19/1967
DAVID LEE SCHOUWEILER
PFC, MARINE CORPS
TULSA, OK
9/16/1948 - 9/19/1967
DONALD EUGENE SCOTT
SSGT, ARMY
TULSA, OK
12/30/1931 - 7/28/1971
MARTIN RONALD SCOTT
COL, AIR FORCE
TULSA, OK
4/10/1931 - 3/15/1966
PERRY JAY SCOTT
SGT, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
6/28/1950 - 4/18/1969
JIMMIE CHARLES SCROGUM
SGT, ARMY
OKMULGEE, OK
11/21/1946 - 7/9/1969
CLIFFORD SEALS
CPL, ARMY
EUFAULA, OK
1/31/1949 - 8/17/1969
WILLIAM ARTHUR SEIGLE
CPL, ARMY
TULSA, OK
5/27/1948 - 5/27/1969
IVAN J SHACKELFORD JR
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
MULDROW, OK
8/12/1946 - 4/21/1967
RICKY LEE SHACKELFORD
SP4, ARMY
DEL CITY, OK
10/12/1947 - 6/9/1968
FRANCIS LOE SHAFER JR
CAPT, MARINE CORPS
NEWKIRK, OK
10/9/1938 - 3/30/1968
PATRICK LEE SHANNON
TSGT, AIR FORCE
OWASSO, OK
2/23/1935 - 3/11/1968
CLARENCE LEE SHAW
SP4, ARMY
ARDMORE, OK
5/13/1947 - 11/7/1967
ROLAND JUNIOR SHAW
SP4, ARMY
TULSA, OK
12/17/1946 - 3/11/1967
DON TYRONE SHEARER
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
6/9/1949 - 7/4/1968
JAMES HARVEY SHELTON
2LT, MARINE CORPS
HOMINY, OK
10/16/1930 - 4/21/1967
JOHN OTIS SHERRILL
2LT, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
7/24/1945 - 3/25/1968
EDWARD HERBERT SHERROD
PFC, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
1/5/1949 - 8/28/1969
JAMES CURTIS SHIELDS
PFC, MARINE CORPS
KIOWA, OK
2/19/1949 - 10/9/1969
RONALD WAYNE SHIELDS
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
ENID, OK
3/9/1949 - 2/13/1968
DREW DOUGLAS SHIPLEY
SGT, ARMY
MIAMI, OK
3/28/1946 - 12/10/1967
DALE EDWARD SHIRLEY
PFC, ARMY
STILWELL, OK
6/29/1948 - 3/11/1968
KENNETH DOYLE SHOOPMAN
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
11/19/1947 - 12/26/1968
DANNY JEAN SHORES
SP4, ARMY
EDMOND, OK
2/14/1947 - 10/6/1970
LARRY RAY SHORT
SP4, ARMY
GUTHRIE, OK
1/1/1949 - 2/23/1969
JAMES EARNEST SHUYLER
PFC, ARMY
BUFFALO, OK
10/15/1945 - 6/9/1966
CHARLES KENNETH SIDES
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
2/26/1945 - 3/26/1965
ROY DEAN SIKKINK
LTJG, NAVY
TULSA, OK
5/26/1944 - 7/19/1969
CHARLES EUGENE SILLAWAY
CPL, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
4/29/1941 - 10/17/1967
RONALD WAYNE SIMMONS
SP4, ARMY
BLACKWELL, OK
9/10/1947 - 9/2/1967
NORMAN PAUL SINGER
CAPT, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
1/6/1940 - 5/18/1969
J D SINGLETON
SP4, ARMY
BOKCHITO, OK
2/19/1947 - 9/6/1967
TROY NELSON SITTON
PFC, ARMY
HUGO, OK
9/14/1948 - 2/6/1969
KENNETH W SKINNER III
PFC, ARMY
DEL CITY, OK
5/1/1948 - 6/16/1968
JOHNNIE LEE SLOAN
PFC, ARMY
CHOCTAW, OK
8/10/1946 - 9/28/1965
MICHAEL LEE SLOAN
SP4, ARMY
BIG CABIN, OK
1/9/1948 - 3/29/1968
DONALD PAUL SLOAT
SP4, ARMY
COWETA, OK
2/6/1949 - 1/17/1970
ARVEL RAY SMART
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
MAYSVILLE, OK
12/3/1949 - 8/8/1969
ALBERT JOSEPH SMITH
LTC, ARMY
ANADARKO, OK
11/9/1931 - 6/16/1969
ALLAN LESLIE SMITH
MAJ, ARMY
NORMAN, OK
9/30/1937 - 5/10/1970
ALLEN JAY SMITH
CPL, ARMY
CHOCTAW, OK
6/27/1950 - 10/15/1970
CHARLES LESLIE SMITH
PFC, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
6/10/1950 - 3/4/1969
DONALD BOYD SMITH
SGT, ARMY
MCALESTER, OK
10/30/1941 - 8/28/1966
ERVIN DALE SMITH
SP4, ARMY
YUKON, OK
12/21/1947 - 12/9/1968
FREDERICK PHILLIP SMITH
CAPT, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
3/6/1946 - 2/13/1971
HOWARD HORTON SMITH
COL, AIR FORCE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
6/25/1930 - 9/30/1968
JACK MILTON SMITH
2LT, ARMY
BARTLESVILLE, OK
7/8/1946 - 11/12/1967
JAMES HOWELL SMITH
PFC, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
6/22/1950 - 6/3/1969
JAMES ROBERT SMITH
CPL, MARINE CORPS
ADAIR, OK
9/17/1946 - 9/10/1967
JAMES RONALD SMITH
SP4, ARMY
MOORE, OK
12/1/1948 - 11/29/1969
MYRON FRANCIS SMITH
1LT, AIR FORCE
MCALESTER, OK
4/7/1943 - 12/17/1967
RICKEY DOVIE SMITH
PVT, MARINE CORPS
TULSA, OK
5/20/1949 - 5/1/1968
SAMMY RAY SMITH
SGT, ARMY
EL RENO, OK
10/23/1946 - 4/16/1968
TOMMY DAVE SMITH
SFC, ARMY
HARTSHORNE, OK
11/22/1934 - 4/24/1971
WILLIAM GENE SMITH
SP4, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
12/1/1948 - 10/26/1968
RAYMOND EUGENE SMOOT
SP5, ARMY
BOISE CITY, OK
5/24/1945 - 11/18/1966
CARL MICHAEL SNEED
SGT, ARMY
TULSA, OK
9/18/1948 - 6/12/1969
JACK LEE SNODGRASS
SSGT, MARINE CORPS
PERRY, OK
3/22/1943 - 5/2/1968
JAMES ARTHUR SNOOK
SP4, ARMY
TULSA, OK
5/20/1947 - 11/29/1967
RONALD SOCKEY
SP4, ARMY
RED OAK, OK
10/4/1947 - 3/25/1968
MELVIN DEWAYNE SODOWSKY
2LT, ARMY
FAIRVIEW, OK
4/20/1946 - 12/10/1967
FREDDIE LEON SONAGGERA
2LT, ARMY
HEAVENER, OK
7/18/1943 - 4/17/1968
STEPHEN DUANE SPARKS SR
1LT, ARMY
TULSA, OK
1/11/1944 - 9/11/1968
JERRY WAYNE STANBERRY
PFC, MARINE CORPS
MAUD, OK
9/23/1949 - 2/23/1969
HARLEY ROY STANDRIDGE
CPL, ARMY
TEMPLE, OK
9/7/1947 - 12/16/1967
JOHN DELBERT STARRETT
SGT, ARMY
BARTLESVILLE, OK
1/19/1947 - 10/4/1970
WALTER EDWIN STEELE
AN, NAVY
CHICKASHA, OK
4/29/1946 - 7/29/1967
CURTIS ADRON STEPHENS
SFC, ARMY
BOISE CITY, OK
9/30/1931 - 7/7/1969
DAVID RICHARD STEPHENSON
PFC, ARMY
SAND SPRINGS, OK
7/1/1948 - 6/22/1967
STEVE LEE STEWARD
SGT, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
2/12/1948 - 4/6/1970
GEORGE WILLIAM STINSON JR
PFC, ARMY
ADAIR, OK
9/8/1946 - 12/17/1966
GEORGE EDWARD STIVERS
2LT, ARMY
TULSA, OK
9/10/1942 - 11/11/1967
JOHN BONAT STIZZA
MAJ, ARMY
MCALESTER, OK
6/26/1939 - 1/21/1970
JOHN ROBERT STOCKDALE
SP5, ARMY
TULSA, OK
11/15/1946 - 7/10/1968
LILBURN RAY STOW
MAJ, AIR FORCE
VICI, OK
5/20/1929 - 4/26/1968
AUBREY EUGENE STOWERS JR
MAJ, AIR FORCE
SENTINEL, OK
10/1/1941 - 3/21/1968
LENARD STREET JR
PFC, MARINE CORPS
HOLDENVILLE, OK
12/11/1948 - 4/3/1968
JOHN CLARENCE STROME
SP4, ARMY
TONKAWA, OK
2/23/1944 - 8/25/1968
GEORGE BUSTER SULLENS JR
PFC, ARMY
PRYOR, OK
8/25/1948 - 11/1/1967
FORREST DARRYL SUMTER
CPL, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
7/14/1950 - 3/16/1970
ARTHUR LAVERN SUTTON
SSGT, ARMY
CANTON, OK
7/29/1948 - 11/7/1970
LOWHMAN SOLON SUTTON
PFC, ARMY
CLAREMORE, OK
2/9/1949 - 7/30/1968
R C EARL SWEETEN
SFC, ARMY
SULPHUR, OK
11/12/1929 - 11/12/1969



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