"North to the Future"
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, fought in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from September 26, 1959 to April 30, 1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations.
This presentation was taken from the records provided by the National Archives and is by alphabetical by the Town of Record. This does not mean the town the men were born in or raised in or even spent time as an adult. It is the town they entered the military in and they listed that as their town of record. Sometimes the men were attending school and sometimes they had new jobs and sometimes they just wanted to start life in a new place.
Surname Another problem when researching the men is the fact they entered the military with their legal names and not necessarily their family names. So if Mom remarried and the boy was not legally adopted by his step-father and even though all his school records show him with his step-father's last name when the man went into the service he used his birth name.
Date of Death Most dates of death are when the man died however if he was declared MIA (missing in action) his death date may reflect when the military finally declared him dead which could be years after he went MIA and probably died.
| TOWN OF RECORD | GIVEN NAME | LAST NAME | RANK | SERVICE | DATE OF DEATH | PLACE OF DEATH | BIRTH | CAUSE OF DEATH | |
| ANCHORAGE AK | WILLIAM FRANCIS | PIASKOWSKI | SP4 | ARMY | 14MAR68 | S.VIETNAM | 14MAY48 | HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS | |
| ANCHORAGE AK | LARRY JOE | PLETT | PFC | ARMY | 20JUL70 | S.VIETNAM | 19JUL49 | HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS | |
| ANCHORAGE AK | DAVID SHELTON | PRENTICE | GSGT | MARINES | 29JUL67 | S.VIETNAM | 28SEP23 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| ANCHORAGE AK | LLOYD STEVEN | RAINEY | CWO | ARMY | 12DEC71 | CAMBODIA | 22OCT38 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| ANCHORAGE AK | FLOYD WHITLEY | RICHARDSON | COL | AIR FORCE | 04OCT79 | N.VIETNAM | 13JUN28 | HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING | |
| ANCHORAGE AK | JOE WAYNE | VANDERPOOL | PFC | MARINES | 01MAR68 | S.VIETNAM | 26OCT49 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| ANCHORAGE AK | WILLIAM FRANCIS | WALTERS | CWO | ARMY | 12JUN70 | S.VIETNAM | 01JAN46 | HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS | |
| BETHEL AK | GEORGE GREGORY | KILBUCK | PFC | ARMY | 27AUG65 | S.VIETNAM | 20AUG43 | HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING | |
| BREVIG MISSION AK | EDWARD NASUESAK | BARR | SN | NAVY | 03MAY69 | S.VIETNAM | 22OCT49 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| CHUGIAK AK | DONALD GEORGE | CHMIEL | SSGT | ARMY | 25AUG70 | S.VIETNAM | 01AUG44 | NON-HOS. DIED-ILL,INJ | |
| COLLEGE AK | DONALD ROBERT | ROBISON | CAPT | ARMY | 12MAR68 | S.VIETNAM | 09AUG40 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| CORDOVA AK | MICHAEL DEAN | BANTA | PFC | ARMY | 02OCT70 | S.VIETNAM | 05OCT49 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| CORDOVA AK | AVID HENRY | ELISOVSKY D | SGT | ARMY | 23JAN66 | S.VIETNAM | 24JUL47 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| CORDOVA AK | DAVID ALEN | LAPE | WO | ARMY | 27NOV67 | S.VIETNAM | 28SEP44 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| DOUGLAS AK | NORMAN LEWIS | LINGLEY | PFC | ARMY | 06NOV66 | S.VIETNAM | 27JAN47 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| EAGLE RIVER AK | LARRY LE ROY | BETTS | 2LT | ARMY | 21NOV69 | S.VIETNAM | 11OCT46 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| ELMENDORF A F B AK | DANIEL FRANKLIN | COX | SP5 | ARMY | 15JAN71 | S.VIETNAM | 04SEP49 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| ELMENDORF AFB AK | MICHAEL THOMAS | HOKE | PFC | MARINES | 21DEC67 | S.VIETNAM | 27AUG48 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| ELMENDORF AFB AK | DONALD RAY | SANDERS | PFC | ARMY | 25MAR67 | S.VIETNAM | 21JAN47 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| FAIRBANKS AK | WILLIAM STEVEN | CHILDERS | WO | ARMY | 03JAN69 | S.VIETNAM | 23MAY47 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| FAIRBANKS AK | DAVID LYNN | FERRY | SP5 | ARMY | 22AUG68 | S.VIETNAM | 25NOV43 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| FAIRBANKS AK | WAYNE ELMER | JONES | CWO | ARMY | 17AUG67 | S.VIETNAM | 01MAY34 | NON-HOS. DIED-MISS. | |
| FAIRBANKS AK | GILBERT | KETZLER Jr. | PFC | ARMY | 10OCT69 | S.VIETNAM | 18JUN48 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| FAIRBANKS AK | KERMIT HAROLD | LA BELLE Jr. | PFC | MARINES | 28JUL67 | S.VIETNAM | 19DEC48 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| FAIRBANKS AK | ROBERT EDWARD | LEE | SP4 | ARMY | 17FEB66 | S.VIETNAM | 24OCT41 | HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS | |
| FAIRBANKS AK | PATRICK M | MC INERNEY | PFC | ARMY | 12MAR69 | S.VIETNAM | 30NOV48 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| FAIRBANKS AK | DAVID REESE | YOUNG Jr. | 2LT | ARMY | 15MAR68 | S.VIETNAM | 27MAR44 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| FT RICHARDSON AK | ANDREW WILLIAM | RICE Jr. | GMG3 | NAVY | 23MAY69 | S.VIETNAM | 23NOV48 | HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING | |
| HYDABURG AK | CLINTON ARTHUR | COOK | SGT | ARMY | 28APR70 | S.VIETNAM | 13OCT48 | HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS | |
| JUNEAU AK | CHARLES F | GAMBLE Jr. | SP4 | ARMY | 28OCT69 | S.VIETNAM | 16NOV48 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| JUNEAU AK | DONALD WALTER | SPERL | CPL | ARMY | 08MAY68 | S.VIETNAM | 12JAN48 | HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS | |
| KETCHIKAN AK | WILLIAM ARTHUR | THOMPSON | CPL | ARMY | 12JUL68 | S.VIETNAM | 09APR49 | HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS | |
| KETCHIKAN AK | ARTHUR JOSEPH | WHITNEY Jr. | PFC | ARMY | 05MAY67 | S.VIETNAM | 14NOV46 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| KODIAC AK | KURT | INT-HOUT | SP4 | ARMY | 29JAN72 | S.VIETNAM | 30NOV51 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| KODIAK AK | DANIEL LEE | HARMON | SP4 | ARMY | 02JUN67 | S.VIETNAM | 31JAN46 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| MC GRATH AK | SAM | IVEY | PFC | ARMY | 16SEP65 | S.VIETNAM | 21MAR42 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| METLAKATLA AK | NORMAN FRANKLIN | RIDLEY | AA | NAVY | 08JAN69 | S.VIETNAM | 03FEB50 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| PETERSBURG AK | DONALD HARRY | KITO | LCPL | MARINES | 08JUL67 | S.VIETNAM | 18MAR42 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| SEWARD AK | HOWARD WAYNE | GULLIKSEN | SSGT | ARMY | 30JAN68 | S.VIETNAM | 12JAN35 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| SOLDOTNA AK | WILLIAM ALBERT | EATON | PFC | ARMY | 18APR70 | S.VIETNAM | 05FEB52 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| SOLDOTNA AK | JERRY VERNE | HORN | SP4 | ARMY | 16SEP67 | S.VIETNAM | 25AUG42 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| SPENARD AK | THOMAS EDWARD | ANDERSON | CPL | MARINES | 06OCT62 | S.VIETNAM | 27JUL39 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER BNR | |
| SPENARD AK | NICK ULYSSES | FLEENER | SP5 | ARMY | 29JUL70 | S.VIETNAM | 06MAR50 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| SPENARD AK | KENNETH BRUCE | MILLHOUSE | SP4 | ARMY | 18DEC68 | S.VIETNAM | 16JAN48 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| SPENARD AK | FREDERICK M | SIMEONOFF | WO | ARMY | 17APR70 | S.VIETNAM | 08SEP47 | NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER | |
| THORNE BAY AK | CHARLES EDWARD | BROWN | PFC | ARMY | 06DEC67 | S.VIETNAM | 03OCT42 | HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING | |
| VALDES AK | WARREN | PAULSEN | BM3 | NAVY | 23JUN69 | S.VIETNAM | 10AUG44 | HOSTILE, KILLED | |
| WRANGELL AK | DAVID DEE JR | BROWN | PFC | MARINES | 16APR68 | S.VIETNAM | 10OCT49 | HOSTILE, KILLED |
Besides the National Archives much more information may be found on these brave
men by visiting:
The Virtual Wall
Vietnam Veterans Memoral - The Wall
POWnetwork.org
