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
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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.


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JAMES DOWNING AALUND
SGT, ARMY
HOUSTON, TX
5/11/1945 - 2/28/1970
MICHAEL PETER AARON
PVT, MARINE CORPS
IRVING, TX
3/30/1947 - 8/14/1968
DAVID FLOYD ABLE
SSGT, ARMY
FT WORTH, TX
7/20/1945 - 8/25/1967
PAUL HAROLD ABRAHAM
SGT, ARMY
IRVING, TX
5/24/1930 - 4/2/1969
JESSE RODRIQUEZ ACOSTA
SSGT, AIR FORCE
SAN ANTONIO, TX
8/6/1934 - 5/16/1965
TOM PERRY ACTON
GSGT, MARINE CORPS
BEDFORD, TX
9/6/1930 - 5/23/1968
EDDIE DUANE ACUFF
SP4, ARMY
SAN ANTONIO, TX
9/12/1948 - 6/23/1969
ARTHUR PINA ADAME
SGT, ARMY
SAN ANTONIO, TX
4/8/1949 - 5/22/1970
SANTIAGO D ADAMES JR
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
VICTORIA, TX
2/12/1948 - 9/9/1968
BERT MORRIS ADAMS III
CPL, MARINE CORPS
HOUSTON, TX
8/23/1947 - 4/29/1969
CARL TURNER ADAMS
SFC, ARMY
DIMMITT, TX
2/9/1922 - 3/16/1968
GEORGE GAYRAL ADAMS
SP4, ARMY
HOUSTON, TX
9/25/1945 - 4/18/1968
HUGHIE DARELL ADAMS
MAJ, AIR FORCE
HOUSTON, TX
5/23/1920 - 1/7/1964
MICHAEL DRUE ADAMS
PFC, ARMY
EL PASO, TX
9/12/1950 - 2/20/1969
ROSCOE DAVID ADAMS
PVT, MARINE CORPS
LONGVIEW, TX
11/28/1949 - 7/28/1968
TED WANE ADAMS
PFC, ARMY
HOUSTON, TX
7/31/1944 - 11/15/1966
TERRANCE DEAN ADAMS
CPL, MARINE CORPS
WACO, TX
1/1/1942 - 1/30/1966
ADOLFO AGUILAR
SP4, ARMY
SAN ANTONIO, TX
12/15/1946 - 3/14/1968
ARMANDO AGUILAR
PFC, ARMY
EL PASO, TX
5/18/1945 - 2/9/1967
ARNOLD AGUILAR
PVT, MARINE CORPS
AUSTIN, TX
7/10/1945 - 4/21/1968
NICK ALFRED AGUILAR JR
CPL, ARMY
HOUSTON, TX
10/6/1948 - 4/9/1970
PEDRO RAMIREZ AGUILAR
PFC, MARINE CORPS
ODESSA, TX
1/2/1949 - 12/1/1967
REIMUNDO AGUILAR
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
SAN ANTONIO, TX
9/20/1945 - 5/15/1967
ROBERT AGUILAR
SP4, ARMY
SAN ANTONIO, TX
9/24/1946 - 4/15/1967
JOSE JESUS AGUILLON
SP4, ARMY
DALLAS, TX
9/2/1948 - 5/12/1969
ARTHUR CECILIO AGUIRRE
SSGT, ARMY
KILLEEN, TX
11/22/1928 - 1/26/1967
FIDEL JOE AGUIRRE
SGT, ARMY
RUNGE, TX
8/14/1947 - 3/10/1969
ROBERT ERNEST AHLSTROM
PFC, ARMY
SAN ANTONIO, TX
2/27/1948 - 9/6/1969
JIM LAMARR AILSTOCK JR
SP4, ARMY
LONGVIEW, TX
12/26/1947 - 3/26/1968
JOHN VINCENT AKIN
PFC, ARMY
ROCKPORT, TX
6/10/1948 - 6/15/1968
AMADO ALANIZ JR
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
PAWNEE, TX
4/27/1949 - 3/30/1971
BENITO V ALANIZ
CPL, ARMY
BROWNSVILLE, TX
12/3/1949 - 10/18/1968
LUIS ANGEL ALANIZ
PFC, ARMY
EDINBURG, TX
8/27/1949 - 2/5/1970
PAUL GILBERT ALANIZ JR
PFC, MARINE CORPS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
12/29/1947 - 5/12/1968
JESSIE CHARLES ALBA
SGT, ARMY
PORT LAVACA, TX
9/25/1947 - 5/25/1968
SEFERINO ALBAREZ JR
PFC, ARMY
LOCKHART, TX
2/24/1947 - 6/13/1968
ADOLPH WILLIAM ALBRECHT
CPL, ARMY
AUSTIN, TX
10/8/1947 - 7/11/1968
TERRY HOWARD ALDERSON
SP4, ARMY
FT WORTH, TX
11/6/1942 - 5/6/1968
LAWRENCE LEE ALDRICH
SP4, ARMY
FT WORTH, TX
7/16/1947 - 5/6/1968
LEMUEL LENOEL ALEWINE
GSGT, MARINE CORPS
THORNTON, TX
12/25/1932 - 10/17/1967
DEWEY LEE ALEXANDER
LTJG, NAVY
HOUSTON, TX
1/23/1927 - 10/26/1966
SAMMIE EDWARD ALEXANDER
SFC, ARMY
MILTON, TX
2/4/1938 - 5/17/1970
STAMATIOS G ALEXANDER JR
2LT, ARMY
DUNCANVILLE, TX
6/11/1944 - 4/12/1969
GEORGE ALLEN ALFORD JR
CPL, MARINE CORPS
ALVIN, TX
3/7/1948 - 7/31/1968
TERRY LANIER ALFORD
CWO, ARMY
PASADENA, TX
10/22/1947 - 11/4/1969
RONALD HARRISON ALLBRIGHT
SP4, ARMY
TRINITY, TX
7/22/1948 - 4/26/1970
ANDREW AUGUSTUS ALLEN III
SP4, ARMY
GALVESTON, TX
12/10/1945 - 2/26/1968
CHARLES DAVID ALLEN JR
CAPT, ARMY
KILLEEN, TX
1/26/1947 - 3/16/1971
DANIEL WEBSTER ALLEN JR
SP5, ARMY
FT WORTH, TX
6/19/1949 - 3/6/1971
DONALD RAY ALLEN
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
SAN BENITO, TX
10/12/1948 - 4/19/1968
EARNEST ALLEN JR
SGT, MARINE CORPS
HOUSTON, TX
7/17/1943 - 8/26/1969
EDDIE HUGH ALLEN
PFC, MARINE CORPS
WAXAHACHIE, TX
11/25/1947 - 5/27/1968
JAMES LOUIS ALLEN
PFC, ARMY
BEAUMONT, TX
4/7/1945 - 11/6/1965
JOHN DOSS ALLEN
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
MERCEDES, TX
8/8/1951 - 5/24/1970
JOHN WILLIS ALLEN
PFC, ARMY
HOUSTON, TX
6/5/1945 - 7/15/1967
KEITH WESLEY ALLEN
PFC, ARMY
ATHENS, TX
12/21/1947 - 10/15/1967
TERRY DE LA MESA ALLEN JR
LTC, ARMY
EL PASO, TX
4/13/1929 - 10/17/1967
JAMES SAMUEL ALLISON
PFC, ARMY
LUBBOCK, TX
8/26/1947 - 10/31/1968
SAM STEPHEN ALLISON
SP4, ARMY
ABILENE, TX
9/2/1948 - 7/9/1968
BARRY KENNETH ALLMOND
CAPT, AIR FORCE
FT WORTH, TX
2/2/1946 - 5/11/1972
JUAN ALMANZA
GSGT, MARINE CORPS
SAN ANTONIO, TX
2/9/1936 - 9/10/1967
IGNACIO ALMANZAR JR
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
SAN ELIZARIO, TX
5/29/1945 - 7/9/1965
SAMUEL ALMENDARIZ
MSGT, ARMY
MCALLEN, TX
5/10/1934 - 7/12/1967
JULIAN ALONZO
PFC, MARINE CORPS
SAN ANTONIO, TX
7/9/1940 - 5/15/1967
MANUEL BUSTOS ALONZO
SFC, ARMY
SAN ANTONIO, TX
6/17/1931 - 3/16/1969
LUIS ANTONIO ALTAMIRA
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
SAN ANTONIO, TX
10/26/1950 - 8/1/1970
RAMIRO ALVARADO
SP4, ARMY
SAN ANTONIO, TX
1/6/1945 - 2/27/1968
RAUL ALVARADO JR
1LT, ARMY
EL PASO, TX
5/29/1947 - 3/3/1969
FRANCISCO ALVAREZ
SGT, ARMY
RIO GRANDE CITY, TX
10/29/1946 - 11/25/1968
GUADALUPE MASIAS ALVAREZ
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
DONNA, TX
4/30/1945 - 9/9/1967
IGNACIO ALVAREZ JR
SP4, ARMY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
1/31/1946 - 2/10/1968
JULIAN MARTINEZ ALVAREZ
PFC, ARMY
MCALLEN, TX
2/14/1942 - 1/20/1967
ROBERT ALVAREZ
PFC, MARINE CORPS
CLINT, TX
1/22/1947 - 3/24/1967
ROBERT WARREN ALVERSON JR
SP4, ARMY
VIDOR, TX
2/17/1949 - 10/2/1970
ERNEST BALDONADO AMADOR
SGT, MARINE CORPS
SAN ANTONIO, TX
8/5/1941 - 8/10/1966
SEVERIANO AMADOR
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
9/12/1943 - 5/31/1968
JOHNNY MAC ANDERSON
CPL, MARINE CORPS
AMARILLO, TX
8/19/1949 - 11/10/1968
RICHARD ALLEN ANDERSON
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
HOUSTON, TX
4/16/1948 - 8/24/1969
WILLIAM LARRY ANDREWS
SP4, ARMY
CENTER, TX
10/25/1945 - 2/16/1967
JAMES ALLEN ANGERMILLER
PFC, MARINE CORPS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
5/29/1947 - 2/6/1967
MICHAEL EDWARD ANGERSTEIN
PFC, MARINE CORPS
CARROLLTON, TX
8/12/1948 - 10/27/1967
RUBEN ANGUIANO
PFC, ARMY
SAN ANTONIO, TX
10/1/1948 - 2/13/1969
TONY ANGUIANO
SP4, ARMY
MINERAL WELLS, TX
12/22/1950 - 7/24/1971
JERRY LEON ANTRICH
SSGT, ARMY
WEID, TX
6/20/1930 - 8/10/1969
JUAN ANTU
PFC, ARMY
UVALDE, TX
8/16/1947 - 6/9/1968
ALBERTO TORRES ANZALDUA
SGT, MARINE CORPS
SANTA ROSA, TX
4/10/1946 - 8/10/1969
OSCAR ANZALDUA
PFC, MARINE CORPS
RAYMONDVILLE, TX
7/5/1947 - 8/29/1967
JUAN FRANCISCO ARANDA
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
UVALDE, TX
6/21/1950 - 10/30/1970
MANUEL V ARENAS JR
PFC, ARMY
AMARILLO, TX
4/10/1945 - 7/9/1968
ANTHONY CLARK ARMBRUSTER
SGT, MARINE CORPS
ORANGE, TX
12/4/1944 - 1/9/1969
ROCKY D ARMSTEAD
WO, ARMY
MONAHANS, TX
3/30/1946 - 10/5/1969
JOHN WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
COL, AIR FORCE
DALLAS, TX
12/5/1926 - 11/9/1967
WILLIAM PRESTON ARMSTRONG
SGT, ARMY
JACKSONVILLE, TX
8/1/1949 - 8/2/1968
ROBERT MILTON ARNOLD JR
SP4, ARMY
SAN ANTONIO, TX
7/8/1947 - 8/16/1968
WILLIAM HENRY ARNOLD
CPL, MARINE CORPS
FT WORTH, TX
1/20/1938 - 10/8/1967
JOSEPH CHARLES ARONCE
SP4, ARMY
EL PASO, TX
9/9/1947 - 10/5/1968
MICHAEL LORRELL ARRANTS
2LT, ARMY
AUSTIN, TX
10/13/1948 - 1/31/1970
JESSIE ARREDONDO
SP4, ARMY
ARLINGTON, TX
4/22/1948 - 4/10/1969
JOSE FRANCISCO ARROYO
SP4, ARMY
BROWNSVILLE, TX
5/28/1948 - 6/20/1969
ROBERT FRANKLIN ASHER
SGT, ARMY
SMILEY, TX
9/14/1945 - 10/1/1968
HENRY LEWIS ASHFORD
CPL, MARINE CORPS
HOUSTON, TX
11/18/1945 - 2/23/1969
LAURENCE RAY ASHMORE
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
HOUSTON, TX
5/30/1948 - 3/6/1968
CURTIS MORRIS ASHTON
AE1, NAVY
SWEETWATER, TX
11/30/1946 - 12/27/1969
JAMES ODELL ASHTON
PFC, ARMY
BURAS, TX
8/25/1946 - 6/8/1968
BLAKE EDWARD ASTON
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
DALLAS, TX
3/28/1951 - 9/28/1970
EDWIN LEE ATTERBERRY
LTC, AIR FORCE
DALLAS, TX
3/3/1934 - 8/12/1967
FRANKLIN DELANO AUDILET
WO, ARMY
YORKTOWN, TX
8/24/1936 - 4/1/1968
RILEY CLAYTON AUSTIN
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
HOUSTON, TX
3/13/1948 - 6/17/1968
WILLIAM OLEN AUSTIN
PFC, ARMY
EL PASO, TX
12/10/1948 - 10/13/1968
NORMAN DWANE AUTEN
CWO, ARMY
KINGSVILLE, TX
8/11/1940 - 8/18/1969
JAMES HAROLD AUTREY
SGT, ARMY
DALLAS, TX
2/22/1948 - 4/21/1969
ALBERTO ANGEL AVALOS
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
BROWNSVILLE, TX
11/2/1944 - 6/26/1966
WILLIAM CLAYTON AVERITTE
CPL, MARINE CORPS
DALLAS, TX
2/25/1945 - 4/16/1968
JUAN AVILA JR
PFC, ARMY
BRACKETTVILLE, TX
3/16/1951 - 9/12/1970
RAFIEL AVILA
CPL, MARINE CORPS
VICTORIA, TX
7/2/1948 - 8/2/1968
JIMMY ARDELL AWALT
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
PLAINVIEW, TX
10/25/1948 - 7/22/1968
EDUARDO AYALA
CPL, MARINE CORPS
EL PASO, TX
10/17/1946 - 11/12/1966
TONY JOHN AYALA
PFC, MARINE CORPS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
10/5/1949 - 8/11/1968
JAMES HENRY AYRES
LTC, AIR FORCE
PAMPA, TX
6/30/1937 - 1/3/1971
JESSE STEPHEN AYRES
PFC, ARMY
SILSBEE, TX
7/16/1949 - 6/16/1968
DAVID AZORE
SGT, ARMY
BEAUMONT, TX
12/19/1943 - 5/6/1968



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