North Texas Chapter of the Texas Association of Vietnam Veterans

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.

Commanche County

MANUEL DE LEON DOMINE SGT, ARMY FT SILL, OK 6/7/1946 - 10/25/1970	ROBERT CARLOS PAHCHEKA PFC, MARINE CORPS INDIAHOMA, OK 9/23/1946 - 10/22/1968
THOMAS EUGENE CAMPBELL CAPT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 11/1/1944 - 10/28/1969	CHARLES WESLEY DANIELS JR LCPL, MARINE CORPS LAWTON, OK 1/16/1947 - 9/27/1967	WILFRED ALCIDE DOIRON PSGT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 1/8/1923 - 6/22/1966
JESSE WILLARD DOWLING PFC, ARMY LAWTON, OK 2/11/1950 - 6/3/1968	GARY WILLIAM EMMETT SFC, ARMY LAWTON, OK 5/1/1936 - 3/5/1966	CLIVE LEROY EVANS CPL, MARINE CORPS LAWTON, OK 4/16/1944 - 9/4/1967
CHARLES ELTON FERRELL CAPT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 4/14/1940 - 12/6/1969	JOE DEAN HELVEY MSGT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 2/6/1936 - 5/18/1968	DOUGLAS WAYNE HILL PFC, ARMY LAWTON, OK 2/9/1947 - 7/21/1967
RAYMOND LEON HODGES JR SGT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 8/9/1950 - 8/28/1970	WILLIAM CLIFTON JESSE CWO, ARMY LAWTON, OK 9/25/1949 - 5/2/1972	D J KELSEY SFC, ARMY LAWTON, OK 8/7/1930 - 4/3/1969
ARNOLD DEAN KNIFFIN MAJ, ARMY LAWTON, OK 6/22/1930 - 6/1/1964	THOMAS JACK LANSDEN PFC, ARMY LAWTON, OK 6/4/1946 - 5/8/1968	LAWRENCE RAY LASITER SSGT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 8/18/1929 - 6/19/1967
MAX LISENBY CPL, MARINE CORPS LAWTON, OK 3/13/1948 - 5/26/1969	ABEL LUNA A1C, AIR FORCE LAWTON, OK 6/14/1945 - 10/26/1968	JOHN DAVID MERRIMAN 2LT, MARINE CORPS LAWTON, OK 1/19/1942 - 8/31/1967
LONZO JOSEPH MORAN JR PFC, ARMY LAWTON, OK 8/12/1948 - 9/13/1968	MICHAEL EUGENE MORRIS LCPL, MARINE CORPS LAWTON, OK 7/2/1947 - 1/19/1968	JORGE LUIS NIEVES SP4, ARMY LAWTON, OK 11/3/1948 - 11/16/1968
MARVIN LEWIS NOE SGT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 8/18/1948 - 5/9/1969	THOMAS JAMES PATTON COL, ARMY LAWTON, OK 3/23/1925 - 5/10/1971	RUSSELL EUGENE PESEWONIT PFC, MARINE CORPS LAWTON, OK 3/28/1947 - 7/22/1966
DAVID ARTHUR PETERS CAPT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 9/12/1943 - 4/4/1968	ALBERT C ROBERTS SSGT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 1/4/1935 - 2/28/1966	BOBBY JOHN ROLLINS PFC, ARMY LAWTON, OK 4/10/1949 - 3/9/1969
CLARK VERNON SHAWNEE PFC, ARMY LAWTON, OK 1/5/1950 - 3/28/1971	LEE ALLEN STEDMAN CPL, ARMY LAWTON, OK 9/7/1951 - 4/19/1970	CLYDE DAVID TAYLOR 1LT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 11/28/1939 - 1/5/1966
FRANKLIN PATRIC WILLEFORD HN, NAVY LAWTON, OK 3/17/1943 - 12/14/1968	BOBBY RAY WILLIAMS 1LT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 8/23/1946 - 9/29/1970	HULSA D WOLFE SSGT, ARMY LAWTON, OK 9/13/1928 - 5/13/1967

Jackson County

PAUL CHALMERS JANTO PFC, ARMY ALTUS AFB, OK 6/8/1946 - 6/2/1969	JAMES LEE LOCKE 1LT, ARMY ALTUS, OK 5/7/1943 - 3/26/1969	COY G STAYTON SSGT, ARMY ALTUS, OK 11/20/1940 - 1/4/1968
SAMUEL LEE WABLE SP4, ARMY ALTUS, OK 1/12/1950 - 5/12/1969	JAMES CURTIS MOORE SMS, AIR FORCE BURNS FLAT, OK 9/6/1931 - 12/22/1969	HENRY DUANE ODOM PFC, MARINE CORPS ELDORADO, OK 8/27/1946 - 3/4/1966

Jefferson County

JERRY CLAUD BENNETT 1LT, MARINE CORPS FREDERICK, OK 12/31/1942 - 9/16/1967	BOYD LEE WADE CPL, ARMY RINGLING, OK 12/17/1946 - 1/9/1970	JOHN EDWARD HOOD SP4, ARMY RYAN, OK 9/18/1949 - 3/9/1968
BUFFARD CLIFTON HARRISON SFC, ARMY TERRAL, OK 12/27/1938 - 6/20/1969	MAX RUSSELL BEAVER PFC, ARMY WAURIKA, OK 2/10/1945 - 2/12/1968

Stephens County

CECIL DELBERT BELT JR HM3, NAVY DUNCAN, OK 9/12/1947 - 1/18/1968	GERALD WINSTON BYRNS JR SSGT, ARMY DUNCAN, OK 5/24/1945 - 4/27/1970	JIMMIE WAYNE BOGGS SP4, ARMY MARLOW, OK 11/11/1944 - 9/10/1968
ROBERT EARL CRAYTHORNE SP4, ARMY DUNCAN, OK 2/28/1947 - 6/19/1967	DENNIS RAY FORNEY SGT, ARMY DUNCAN, OK 1/7/1948 - 6/20/1969	ROBERT DEAN FROST SP4, ARMY DUNCAN, OK 7/7/1949 - 2/22/1970
RALPH EDGAR MABRY JR SGT, ARMY DUNCAN, OK 8/19/1947 - 1/30/1968	ROBERT VAN PACK CAPT, ARMY DUNCAN, OK 3/8/1944 - 1/7/1969	PATRICK DALE ROBIRDS PFC, MARINE CORPS DUNCAN, OK 9/27/1948 - 6/25/1969
JAMES ROBERT RUTLEDGE SSGT, ARMY DUNCAN, OK 3/6/1937 - 2/20/1966	RONNIE DEAN SHAW CPL, ARMY COMANCHE, OK 12/19/1946 - 6/6/1969	DAVID MARK STEELE PFC, MARINE CORPS COMANCHE, OK 4/20/1950 - 6/17/1969
RONALD ALLEN SEHESTED 1LT, ARMY MARLOW, OK 2/13/1948 - 4/7/1969	JIMMY DON WEST SFC, ARMY DUNCAN, OK 7/5/1940 - 7/4/1969

The haunting and somber melody playing in the background is "Adagio For Strings" by Samuel Barber. This sad yet unforgettable melody was chosen as the theme for the 1986 Academy Award Winning film Platoon.