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
North of the Red
The Rest of Oklahoma
In Operation Desert Storm
In Operation Enduring Freedom
In Operation Iraqi Freedom
In Operation New Dawn
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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.


The Rest of Oklahoma

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JAMES EDWIN BAILEY
SSGT, ARMY
BARTLESVILLE, OK
4/28/1928 - 9/4/1964
EDWARD GLEN BAKER
SGT, ARMY
MIDWEST CITY, OK
10/13/1946 - 8/6/1968
ELWOOD BAKER
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
BATTIEST, OK
1/8/1947 - 6/24/1967
FRANKIE GUY BAKER
PVT, ARMY
MCALESTER, OK
5/27/1951 - 3/5/1971
GARRY WAYNE BAKER
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
2/28/1947 - 7/29/1968
THOMAS HUGH BAKER
MAJ, ARMY
ADA, OK
1/6/1928 - 11/4/1968
CARL HERSHEL BALLARD
SP5, ARMY
MADILL, OK
12/9/1939 - 7/18/1963
CHESTER LLOYD BALLEW
SP4, ARMY
THOMAS, OK
12/28/1948 - 5/19/1970
THOMAS JOSEPH BARBEE
SP4, ARMY
CHELSEA, OK
12/12/1945 - 1/24/1967
BOB BARBER
SSGT, ARMY
SKIATOOK, OK
9/18/1925 - 8/28/1968
WILLIAM ORLAN BARE
MAJ, AIR FORCE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
3/28/1941 - 7/27/1967
IVAN LLOYD BARGER JR
SP4, ARMY
WARNER, OK
3/26/1949 - 8/25/1970
LARRY DALE BARKER
SGT, ARMY
TULSA, OK
2/6/1948 - 2/23/1969
THOMAS WALTER BARNARD
MSGT, ARMY
TUTTLE, OK
5/20/1934 - 9/8/1968
HERBERT SPENCER BARNES
PFC, ARMY
BIXBY, OK
2/11/1951 - 5/19/1971
GARY KEITH BARNETT
SP4, ARMY
BROKEN ARROW, OK
1/27/1948 - 11/5/1969
PAUL WAYNE BARNETT
SP4, ARMY
DUSTIN, OK
7/4/1949 - 1/3/1969
GARY LANE BARNUM
PFC, ARMY
CHOCTAW, OK
5/18/1949 - 3/22/1968
TERRY NOBLE BARTLING
SP4, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
7/30/1949 - 6/24/1968
TERRY DON BAXTER
1LT, ARMY
TULSA, OK
4/11/1948 - 5/7/1970
JAMES TERENCE BAYNE
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
EL RENO, OK
8/5/1947 - 9/18/1966
ERNEST EUGENE BEAM
PFC, ARMY
GUTHRIE, OK
3/3/1946 - 2/27/1968
DONALD EARL BEAR
SFC, ARMY
MOUNTAIN VIEW, OK
4/21/1942 - 7/8/1968
LARRY MONROE BECK
2LT, MARINE CORPS
PAOLI, OK
4/18/1944 - 1/23/1969
JERRY LEE BECKHAM
SP4, ARMY
TULSA, OK
9/27/1947 - 5/19/1967
CLIFFORD DOIL BEELER
SP4, ARMY
MULDROW, OK
10/3/1943 - 2/5/1967
JACK PERRY BEGLEY JR
SP4, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
2/1/1950 - 4/11/1971
EDGAR DEWAYNE BELL
PFC, ARMY
PERKINS, OK
1/18/1947 - 3/17/1968
JOHN DAVID BENIEN
CAPT, ARMY
TULSA, OK
6/1/1942 - 2/13/1969
ANTHONY HERCULES BENNETT
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
TULSA, OK
4/28/1948 - 8/16/1967
DWIGHT LLOYD BENNETT
SP4, ARMY
TECUMSEH, OK
3/3/1947 - 7/31/1967
LARRY DARRALL BENNETT
SGT, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
2/26/1948 - 10/18/1968
DONALD LEE BERNARD
PFC, MARINE CORPS
MIDWEST CITY, OK
10/21/1945 - 4/26/1967
KENNETH BERYL BERRY
SGT, ARMY
NOWATA, OK
9/13/1946 - 1/6/1968
BENNY DALE BESS
SP4, ARMY
MCALESTER, OK
3/21/1948 - 8/27/1968
JAMES WILLIAM BETTIS
PFC, MARINE CORPS
TULSA, OK
9/7/1947 - 3/12/1968
JAMES P BIRKS
AMN, AIR FORCE
POTTATOMIE, OK
2/19/1944 - 5/24/1968
JOHN ENOCH BLACK
PFC, ARMY
IDABEL, OK
1/15/1948 - 4/3/1968
WALTER CURTIS BLACK JR
CPL, ARMY
BROKEN ARROW, OK
8/3/1948 - 12/30/1968
EDMOND SMITH BLACKBURN JR
SP4, ARMY
TULSA, OK
8/1/1951 - 2/10/1971
ROBERT LEE BLACKFOX
PFC, MARINE CORPS
TAHLEQUAH, OK
5/25/1948 - 2/17/1970
WILLIAM WEBB BLAIR JR
CPL, MARINE CORPS
NORMAN, OK
9/1/1949 - 12/21/1968
MELFORD KEITH BLAKELY
PFC, ARMY
SHAWNEE, OK
5/2/1948 - 1/10/1969
JAMES THOMAS BLANKENSHIP
1LT, ARMY
ADA, OK
7/15/1939 - 10/24/1968
CLARENCE FINLEY BLANTON
LTC, AIR FORCE
EL RENO, OK
9/1/1921 - 3/11/1968
RICHARD LEWIS BLEVINS
SN, NAVY
TULSA, OK
8/25/1944 - 2/1/1968
LARRY NEAL BOATMAN
PFC, MARINE CORPS
CADDO, OK
9/15/1948 - 6/3/1967
DENNIS DEAN BOGLE
WO, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
12/10/1947 - 11/29/1969
PAUL ARTHUR BOGUSKI
SP4, ARMY
OKMULGEE, OK
4/10/1947 - 6/19/1968
JOHN CALVIN BOHANNON
SSGT, ARMY
SAYRE, OK
11/27/1939 - 2/1/1967
BENJAMIN FOREST BOLDING
CPL, MARINE CORPS
MOORE, OK
8/23/1948 - 2/15/1969
FORREST LEE BOLIN
SP4, ARMY
WELLSTON, OK
8/10/1945 - 2/6/1968
ROBERT VINSON BOLLMAN
SP4, ARMY
NINNEKAH, OK
12/28/1943 - 9/26/1968
WAYNE LOUIS BOLTE
COL, AIR FORCE
CLAREMORE, OK
1/27/1935 - 4/2/1972
CHARLES NICK BONDI
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
BETHANY, OK
11/16/1949 - 2/14/1969/td>
CHARLES FRANKLIN BOOKOUT
SFC, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
12/1/1934 - 7/4/1970
MURLIN EUGENE BOON
CN, NAVY
WATONGA, OK
1/2/1946 - 1/20/1967
GROVER WESLEY BOSTON
CPL, ARMY
COWETA, OK
1/16/1948 - 5/2/1968
BRADLEY D BOWERS
PFC, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
3/5/1948 - 7/4/1968
HAROLD E BOWMAN
SGT, ARMY
WELEETKA, OK
3/24/1947 - 7/16/1968
SAMUEL LEE BOYD JR
PFC, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
6/1/1949 - 10/9/1968
PAUL DEWAYNE BOYETT
PFC, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
10/27/1947 - 4/26/1968
DONALD RAY BOYLES
CWO, ARMY
STIGLER, OK
4/24/1939 - 11/21/1969
EDWARD LEWIS BRADFORD
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
WESTVILLE, OK
9/23/1943 - 6/7/1968
ALFRED LEE BRADLEY
SGT, ARMY
STILWELL, OK
7/15/1942 - 9/25/1970
DAVID ALFORD BRADSHAW
SP4, ARMY
CHELSEA, OK
8/2/1948 - 11/14/1968
GARY MICHAEL BRANNON
SSGT, ARMY
MCALESTER, OK
4/18/1948 - 3/25/1969
CHARLES DAVID BRASIER
SGT, ARMY
SEMINOLE, OK
7/4/1949 - 7/14/1969
DONALD LAVOYCE BRIGHTMAN
SP5, ARMY
ARDMORE, OK
10/7/1948 - 6/15/1969
JOHNNY CHARLES BRISENO
PFC, MARINE CORPS
WAYNOKA, OK
6/26/1949 - 6/18/1970
WILLIAM RAY BROAD
HM3, NAVY
TULSA, OK
1/2/1942 - 1/28/1967
LARRY IVAN BROADHEAD
CAPT, AIR FORCE
EDMOND, OK
11/28/1943 - 5/10/1969
LARRY DEE BROCK
1LT, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
2/22/1947 - 4/27/1969
WILLIAM TONY BROCK
PFC, ARMY
WILBURTON, OK
6/6/1947 - 11/10/1967
GORDON RICHARD BROWN
CAPT, AIR FORCE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
1/30/1929 - 10/24/1963
LARRY LEE BROWN
SGT, MARINE CORPS
SAND SPRINGS, OK
4/27/1948 - 4/8/1970
REX LEE BROWN
PFC, ARMY
MUSKOGEE, OK
2/19/1948 - 9/13/1968
THAL ANTHONY BROWN
1LT, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
5/3/1939 - 8/23/1968
DAVID BRUNER
SP4, ARMY
SAPULPA, OK
10/16/1946 - 5/14/1969
ROBERT HARRIS BRUNS
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
CUSHING, OK
9/4/1947 - 12/4/1967
CHRISTOPHER BRYANT
PFC, MARINE CORPS
MANGUM, OK
11/22/1948 - 5/17/1968
LARRY KENNETH BRYANT
PFC, ARMY
HOCKERVILLE, OK
4/1/1948 - 5/20/1968
GARY WAYNE BUCHANAN
PFC, ARMY
STROUD, OK
12/13/1947 - 11/26/1969
JAMES MARION BUCK
PFC, MARINE CORPS
CHANDLER, OK
10/9/1948 - 1/27/1968
MICHAEL GENE BUCKMASTER
PFC, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
12/18/1950 - 11/9/1969
ALPHA LEE BUFORD
PFC, ARMY
EL RENO, OK
10/14/1941 - 11/8/1967
CURTIS HERMAN BULLARD
PFC, ARMY
WISTER, OK
10/12/1945 - 6/20/1966
DONALD RAY BURGESS
PFC, ARMY
TULSA, OK
1/20/1947 - 12/13/1967
GARY LEE BURKETT
SP4, ARMY
MUSKOGEE, OK
10/25/1947 - 3/16/1970
JOSEPH WILLIAM BURKETT
MAJ, ARMY
MUSKOGEE, OK
8/25/1925 - 7/13/1964
JOHN ALLAN BURLESON
SP4, ARMY
TULSA, OK
10/27/1947 - 10/22/1968
ROBERT WAYNE BURNES
1LT, MARINE CORPS
EDMOND, OK
1/27/1941 - 1/5/1970
EDWARD DENZEL BURNETT
SGT, ARMY
JAY, OK
12/6/1951 - 5/10/1972
GERALD RAY BURNS
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
ENID, OK
6/3/1948 - 11/8/1966
RANDELL HEATHE BURNSED
PFC, ARMY
MIDWEST CITY, OK
3/25/1948 - 5/7/1968
THOMAS LEE BURTON
1LT, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
2/27/1944 - 3/1/1969
THOMAS BURKE BUSH
SP4, ARMY
TULSA, OK
1/10/1947 - 8/30/1968
ELMO LARRY BUTLER
CPL, ARMY
SKIATOOK, OK
8/17/1949 - 4/29/1968
GEORGE LESSIE BUTTS
PFC, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
2/24/1948 - 7/14/1969
NEIL STANLEY BYNUM
CAPT, AIR FORCE
VIAN, OK
6/29/1943 - 10/26/1969
ELMER DON BYRD
SP4, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
11/2/1946 - 9/5/1967



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.