Indexing by Ron Yates, 2011
This Viet Nam War Casualty Listing is meant to add meaningful additional information about individuals who gave their full measure in this conflict and not to duplicate the efforts of others. Other sources are available for comprehensive Unit and Organizational details. One example is The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina suffered 95 casualties resulting in death during the Viet Nam era. Of total deaths 19% were caused by Accidents, infectious disease and suicide. This is a significantly lower rate compared to the US Civil War when this rate was about 67%. That means that about 424,000 people died in the Civil War of ‘Non-hostile” causes.
In the Viet Nam era 5 of the deaths were related to vehicular crashes-incidents, 4 were fixed winged aircraft crewmen and two helicopter crewmen. Two deaths were recorded of individuals who died simply being passengers going about their business. One of these very unlucky folks was traveling home as he had completed his tour of duty. Three of our Mecklenburg deaths were the result of drowning and two from self-inflicted mortal wounds.
The oldest person to be killed was 38 years old and the youngest was 19. The US Army represented 64% of the deaths, the Marine Corps had 26% including the Hospital Corpsman serving with the FMF, the Air Force lost 6% and the Navy the remaining 3%. The greatest number of death types among hostile deaths in the Army or USMC was explosive device which is another way to describe “booby traps”.
Casualties
- ALSTON, Bennie
- ANTHONY, Paul Wayne
- BALLARD, Edward Harding
- BELL, Marvin Vincent
- BENNETT, Howard Duncan
- BOWDEN, John Westley
- BRADLEY, Woodrow Wilson
- BREWER, William Glenn
- BROWN, Edward Dean
- BROWN, Nathaniel
- CALDWELL, Robert Edward
- CALLAHAN, Marshall Eugene
- CAMPBELL, Robert Merrill
- CARLYLE, Archie Monroe
- CHAMBLIN, Donald Ray
- COLEMAN, John Lee
- COOK, Glenn Richard
- CRANFORD, Larry Edward
- CULP, David Jr.
- DAVIS, Arthur Lavelle
- DAVIS, Daryl Lee
- DAVIS, George Lewis
- DIAL, Robert Lewis
- EDWARDS, Ted Willis
- FALLOWS, Robert Lane
- FLEMING, Charles Roger
- FRANK, Johnson Francis
- FRAZIER, Barron Allen
- FURR, Donald Michael
- GOLD, Eric Stuart
- GOODWIN, Ronnie Berton
- GREEN, Freddie Wallace
- GREENE, John Marvin
- GRIBBLE, Robert Marshall
- GRIFFIN, Fred Andrew
- GRIFFIN, Ronald Devone
- HARRILL, Randy Alton
- HAUGEN, Warren George
- HAVNAER, Ralph Milton
- HEGWOOD, William David
- HODGES, Terry Alan
- HOLT, Johnny Samuel
- HOOVER, Edward Lee
- HOWIE, Richard S
- HUNEYCUTT, Charles Jerome
- HUNTER, Billy Charles
- IRBY, William Samuel
- JOHNSON, William Allen
- JOHNSTON, Jack Craven
- KEETER, Donald Larry
- KELLY, Harry Allen
- KENNINGTON, Billy Don
- KERLEY, Royd Steve
- KNOX, David Allen
- LANE, Michael Steven
- LAWING, James Mack
- LEAZER, Abbie Eugene
- LLOYD, Douglas
- LOVE, Harry William
- MARTIN, Charles Michael
- MAYO, John
- MCCARTHY, Whilton Anthony
- MCCOLLOUGH, Gary
- MENTON, Charles Russell Jerone
- MORSE, Ansel Wendell
- MOSS, Wiley Barry
- MYRICK, George Franklin
- NANCE, Lewis
- NILES, Ronald Edward
- NORMAN, William Wilson
- OGLESBY, Loomis III
- ORR, Raymond Samuel
- PETTIT, Robert Harold
- PLATTENBURGER, Sidney Edward
- PRICE, George Michael
- ROSS, Robert James
- SAXON, Johnny
- SCHACHNER, David Brennan
- SMITH, William Henry Jr.
- STANSELL, Gerrald Aundre
- STARNES, Keith Newton Jr.
- SULLIVAN, Emery Capers