Fayette’s 50 Fallen
Forever Remembered…
Welcome to our tribute to the heroes of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Our site stands as a living memorial honoring the bravery and sacrifice of the 50 Vietnam Veterans from this county who gave their lives in service to our nation. Through this site, we pay homage to these courageous individuals, ensuring their legacies endure. Join us in honoring these fallen heroes, whose selflessness and valor exemplify the true spirit of patriotism and courage.
Resources
UPCOMING EVENTS
Veterans Appreciation Breakfast
Saturday, July 13, 2024
8:30 – 11 am
Amvets Post #103
Fayette County’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial:
Department of Defense Vietnam Veterans Memorial Website:
Fayette County Veteran Affairs Office
2 West Main Street
Uniontown, PA 15401
724.430.1241
Fayette County VA Clinic:
627 Pittsburgh Road, Suite 2
Uniontown, PA 15401
724.439.4990
US Department of Veteran Affairs
Archive of Veterans Service Records:
Vietnam Wall of Faces:
Pennsylvania Gold Star Veterans Site:
Meet Our Fayette 50…
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Francis
Ray
Addis
Connellsville
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Specialist 4
Date of Birth: 06/03/1949
Date of Casualty: 06/19/1970
Location of Casualty: Province Unknown
Additional Information: A Troop 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Black Horse
William
Edgar
Anderson
Acme
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Specialist 4
Date of Birth: 06/02/1947
Date of Casualty: 10/09/1967
Location of Casualty: Binh Long Province
Additional Information: CoB, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Ronald
Charles
Bakewell
East Millsboro
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 01/17/1948
Date of Casualty: 08/02/1968
Location of Casualty: Quang Tri Province
Additional Information: CoC 1st Battalion 5th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Earl
Duane
Barkley
Indian Head
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 10/15/1950
Date of Casualty: 11/09/1971
Location of Casualty: Thua Thien Province
Additional Information: CoE, 1st Battalion 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Infantry Operations and Intelligence Specialist
David
Bartock
Connellsville
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 04/28/1948
Date of Casualty: 03/10/1967
Location of Casualty: Quang Ngai Province
Additional Information: CoB. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st MARDIV
Kenneth
Ray
Belsar
McClellandtown
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 03/11/1945
Date of Casualty: 01/17/1968
Location of Casualty: Dinh Tuong Province
Additional Information: Command Operations Center 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Earl
Frederick
Burke
Uniontown
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Sergeant First Class
Date of Birth: 04/27/1930
Date of Casualty: 02/07/1968
Location of Casualty: Quang Tri Province
Additional Information: Co.C, 5th Special Forces Airborne, Special Forces Qualified, Infantry Operations and Intelligence Silver Star Citation for Gallantry
John
Edward
Camino
Brownsville
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 01/25/1948
Date of Casualty: 06/16/1967
Location of Casualty: Phuoc Long Province
Additional Information: Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Johnny Camino Drive in Brownsville is named in his honor.
Frank
Andrew
Cassin
Newell
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 09/17/1949
Date of Casualty: 08/24/1970
Location of Casualty: Tay Ninh Province
Additional Information: Co.D., 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Division, "Wolfhounds"
Joseph
Allan
Clingerman
Dunbar
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 10/08/1948
Date of Casualty: 05/06/1968
Location of Casualty: Binh Dinh Province
Additional Information: E Troop, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. From Youngstown, Ohio
Glen
Wilson
Domer
Connellsville
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of Birth: 08/04/1948
Date of Casualty: 04/13/1969
Location of Casualty: Quang Nam Province
Additional Information: 3rd Platoon Co.H, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force.
Lawrence
George
Eans
Dunbar
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 02/13/1948
Date of Casualty: 12/11/1968
Location of Casualty: Quang Nam Province
Additional Information: Combat Engineer. Co.B, 1st Engineering Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force.
John
William
Earnesty
Everson
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth: 10/02/1928
Date of Casualty: 12/11/1966
Location of Casualty: Province Unknown
Additional Information: CoC, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. Route 3087 Bridge over Jacob's Creek is named (together with Joseph A. Petrarca) in John's memory.
Denny
Ray
Easter
Brownsville
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 08/28/1950
Date of Casualty: 01/13/1971
Location of Casualty: Quang Tin Province
Additional Information: 3rd Platoon COB 5th Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade Americal Division An interchange in Brownsville is named Corporal Denny Ray Easter Memorial in his honor.
Merle
Clayton
Eicher
Smithfield
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Field Operator
Date of Birth: 10/17/1947
Date of Casualty: 01/21/1968
Location of Casualty: Quang Tri Province
Additional Information: 2nd Platoon C Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Recon Team: Little Gull.
Joseph
George
Evans
Uniontown
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 04/02/1945
Date of Casualty: 03/05/1966
Location of Casualty: Quang Ngai Province
Additional Information: Headquarters Service Co, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force
Carl
Eugene
Fell
Bristol (Bucks County)
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Specialist 4
Date of Birth: 04/11/1943
Date of Casualty: 06/28/1966
Location of Casualty: Province Unknown
Additional Information: 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry (Wolfhounds), 25th Infantry Division
Daniel
Eugene
Fike
Uniontown
Branch of Service: Marines
Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of Birth: 03/12/1948
Date of Casualty: 10/18/1968
Location of Casualty: Quang Nam Province
Additional Information: COA, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.
James
Roy
Fisher
Star Junction
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth: 02/05/1942
Date of Casualty: 05/15/1968
Location of Casualty: Hau Nghia Province
Additional Information: 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Troop C, Armor Crewman. Vietnamese Gallantry Cross recipient.
Robert
Orme
Franklin
Dawson
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Specialist 5
Date of Birth: 02/01/1932
Date of Casualty: 09/14/1965
Location of Casualty: Province Unknown
Additional Information: 169th Transportation Detachment, 24th Transportation Battalion, 124th Transportation Command, US Army Support Command (Cam Ranh Bay) 1st Logistical Command. Four Years in the Navy-Army Reserve
George
Christian
Gray
Grindstone
Branch of Service: Air Force
Rank: Senior Master Sergeant
Date of Birth: 02/06/1926
Date of Casualty: 03/29/1969
Location of Casualty: Binh Dinh Province
Additional Information: 37th Air Police Squadron, 17th Tactical Fighter Wing, 13th Air Force
Larry
Owen
Hardin
Belle Vernon
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Specialist 4
Date of Birth: 01/18/1950
Date of Casualty: 01/05/1971
Location of Casualty: Pleiku Province
Additional Information: UH-1 Helicopter Repairer, 57th Assault Helicopter Company, 52nd Aviation, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Battalion
William
Donald
Hicks
Smock
Branch of Service: Air Force
Rank: Senior Master Sergeant
Date of Birth: 11/29/1929
Date of Casualty: 05/16/1965
Location of Casualty: Bien Hoa Province
Additional Information: 34th Tactical Group, 13th Air Force, 405th Organization Maintenance Squad, Airfield at Bien Hoa, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross recipient.
Kenneth
Brian
Kooser
Connellsville
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 12/22/1946
Date of Casualty: 07/07/1967
Location of Casualty: Quang Tri Province
Additional Information: Rifleman 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines HS Company, Operation Buffalo, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross recipient.
James
Clyde
Kraynok
Connellsville
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 07/21/1946
Date of Casualty: 08/18/1968
Location of Casualty: Tay Ninh Province
Additional Information: Squad Leader 4th Platoon CoA, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Thomas
Michael
Kubica
Smock
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 10/10/1947
Date of Casualty: 11/07/1968
Location of Casualty: Kontum Province
Additional Information: 4th Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Co. E
Gary
Franklin
Lewis
Revere
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Specialist 4
Date of Birth: 04/07/1947
Date of Casualty: 01/02/1966
Location of Casualty: Province Unknown
Additional Information: 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate). First soldier from Fayette County to be killed in Vietnam.
Ronald
Raymond
Lowry
Lemont Furnace
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of Birth: 09/24/1948
Date of Casualty: 11/26/1968
Location of Casualty: Quang Tri Province
Additional Information: 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Company C, 1st Platoon
Richard
Thomas
Malaspina
Hibbs
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 04/01/1945
Date of Casualty: 09/30/1966
Location of Casualty: Quang Nam Province
Additional Information: CoD, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines
James
Robert
McDonough
Uniontown
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Specialist 5
Date of Birth: 12/07/1942
Date of Casualty: 05/07/1968
Location of Casualty: Hau Nghia Province
Additional Information: Armor Crewman C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Calvary
Michael
David
Miner
Brownfield
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 09/21/1947
Date of Casualty: 09/13/1967
Location of Casualty: Dinh Tuong Province
Additional Information: 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Medical Corpsman, Vietnam Military Merit Medal, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Cited for Gallantry. He has a park, "Mickey's Park" named in his honor in Brownfield, PA.
Russell
Wayne
Naugle
Republic
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of Birth: 05/12/1949
Date of Casualty: 02/15/1968
Location of Casualty: Quang Nam Province
Additional Information: Machine Gunner. CoC. 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force, Silver Star for Heroism.
Clyde
Keith
Nelson
Connellsville
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth: 12/13/1946
Date of Casualty: 08/09/1972
Location of Casualty: Quang Tri Province
Additional Information: Helicopter Mechanic/Crew Member. Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device (V) for Acts of Heroism and Valor.
William
Joseph
O'Brien
Connellsville
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 02/21/1946
Date of Casualty: 03/22/1967
Location of Casualty: Pleiku Province
Additional Information: 4th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, Company B, Airborne Qualified Infantryman.
Ricky
Edward
Persley
Masontown
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 04/14/1951
Date of Casualty: 06/01/1970
Location of Casualty: Quang Nam Province
Additional Information: Combined Action Platoon 2-4-2 , Combined Action Company 2-4, 2nd Combined Action Group, Combined Action Program, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force, Platoon 361 from Paris Island Base, South Carolina.
Joseph
A.
Petrarca
Scottdale
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 03/22/1948
Date of Casualty: 03/17/1969
Location of Casualty: Bien Hoa Province
Additional Information: 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Co.E. Route 3087 Bridge over Jacob's Creek is named in Joseph's memory. Route 3087 Bridge over Jacob's Creek is named (together with John William Earnesty) in John's memory.
Melvin
Lewis
Rimel
Dawson
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Gunnery Sergeant
Date of Birth: 05/16/1934
Date of Casualty: 01/21/1968
Location of Casualty: Quang Tri Province
Additional Information: Infantry Unit Leader Infantry Unit Leader, Kilo Company, 326 USMC, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines Company K, KIA on Hill 861 in Sanh Khe. Nickname: "Bull"
Charles
G.
Roberts
Brownsville
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth: 03/15/1943
Date of Casualty: 11/22/1967
Location of Casualty: Binh Thuan Province
Additional Information: 1st Calvary, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry CoB.
Samuel
Dale
Shimek
Uniontown
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Specialist 4 Infantryman 1st Cavalry
Date of Birth: 11/03/1947
Date of Casualty: 12/09/1968
Location of Casualty: Binh Long Province
Additional Information: Company A, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Missing in Action.
James
Arthur
Stell
Point Marion
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 03/02/1948
Date of Casualty: 07/20/1968
Location of Casualty: Binh Dinh Province
Additional Information: 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate), 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry, Company B, Paratrooper, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross recipient.
Wilbur
Eugene
Swindell
Connellsville
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth: 02/06/1941
Date of Casualty: 09/14/1966
Location of Casualty: Quang Tin Province
Additional Information: Co.H, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Amphibious, Force Infantry Unit Leader
Julius
Joseph
Valent, Jr.
Uniontown
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of Birth: 09/10/1945
Date of Casualty: 03/21/1966
Location of Casualty: Quang Ngai Province
Additional Information: Antitank Assaultman Co.L. 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force
Wayne
Emerick
Walsh
Fairbank
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 05/11/1951
Date of Casualty: 08/08/1970
Location of Casualty: Quang Tin Province
Additional Information: C.Co. 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry, 196th Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal)
John
Paul
Wanto
Hibbs
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth: 12/25/1948
Date of Casualty: 03/21/1970
Location of Casualty: Thua Thien Province
Additional Information: Infantryman 101st Airborne, 506th Infantry, Company A, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment.
Horace
Lee
Wardell
Uniontown
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private
Date of Birth: 04/06/1950
Date of Casualty: 08/20/1970
Location of Casualty: Binh Dinh Province
Additional Information: Combat Engineer, 84th Engineer Battalion
Louis
Gerard
Wheeler
Uniontown
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 07/29/1948
Date of Casualty: 03/16/1969
Location of Casualty: Thua Thien Province
Additional Information: Field Artillery Surveyor, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Artillery, 101st Airborne Division.
Michael
Edward
Widener
Connellsville
Branch of Service: Air Force
Rank: Airman First Class
Date of Birth: 08/06/1943
Date of Casualty: 06/25/1969
Location of Casualty: Gia Dinh Province
Additional Information: 34th Air Base Squadron, 33rd Tactical Group, 13th Air Force
George
Wycensky, Jr.
McClellandtown
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 03/10/1946
Date of Casualty: 09/22/1966
Location of Casualty: Province Unknown
Additional Information: Hq Co 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Andrew
Richard
Yasenosky
Leckrone
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth: 09/26/1927
Date of Casualty: 12/03/1966
Location of Casualty: Province Unknown
Additional Information: 27th Engineer Battalion, 79th Engineer Group, 18th Engineer Brigade. Airborne Qualified Heavy Construction Equipment Operator. Awarded Silver Star for Exemplary Courage Under Fire
Barry
Alan
Zavislan
Uniontown
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Captain
Date of Birth: 09/25/1937
Date of Casualty: 03/06/1967
Location of Casualty: Binh Tuy Province
Additional Information: Headquarters, Military Assistance Command Vietnam Advisors, Team 87.
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