FALLEN
Vietnam
1968
Private First Class Lynn Hartley Myrvik
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: January 01, 1968 / Age: 21
Died in service in Key West, Florida.
1968
First Lieutenant Durwood Wayne Verrett
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:20th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 09, 1968 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam through hostile action by small arms fire.
1968
Sergeant Gene Edward Honcharoff
Max, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 26, 1968 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam through hostile action from an explosive device.
1968
Warrant Officer James Kenneth McAleer III
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 147th Aviation Company
Date of Loss: August 22, 1968 / Age: 22
Warrant Officer James Kenneth McAleer III, 22, son of James K. Jr. and Audrey McAleer of Steele, North Dakota, died recently when his helicopter crashed and burned in South Vietnam.
1968
Specialist 4 Richard Wayne Orsund
Grafton, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop F
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Squadron
Date of Loss: March 27, 1968 / Age: 20
Richard Wayne Orsund died in Binh Duong, South Vietnam from metal fragment wound received while going on night defense perimeter when engaged hostile force.
1968
Seaman Mitchel Carey Hansey
Scranton, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: December 14, 1968 / Age: 21
Died in service in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam when he drowned while missing.
1968
Major Thomas John Beyer
Fargo, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:20th Tactical Air Support Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Air Force
Date of Loss: July 30, 1968 / Age: 27
In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND. Listed as deceased 05/02/1978.
1968
Captain William Tod Potter
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:14 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Air Force
Date of Loss: February 05, 1968 / Age: 32
Hostile, Khammouan Province, Laos, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
1968
Captain Gary Dan Lokken
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:14th Engineer Battalion
Date of Loss: April 10, 1968 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Thua Thien, South Vietnam through a hostile explosive device.
1968
Private First Class Richard James Olson
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: April 26, 1968 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.
1968
Specialist 5 Deane Errol Chisholm
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 29, 1968 / Age: 21
On the night of Dec 28, 1968, after a card game, Deane and three other friends, Snowden, Ambroziak and Morris decided to visit a bar in Padova, Italy. On the way back their vehicle struck a tree and all were killed.
1968
Private Gary John Hoffert
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: September 30, 1968 / Age: 20
Died in service in Fort Bragg, North Carolina
1968
Private First Class Michael Frederick Meyhoff
Center, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 04, 1968 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam through hostile action.
1968
Private First Class William Paul Backer
Mandan, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: January 12, 1968 / Age: 18
He died of wounds in Quang Tri, South Vietnam in hostile action.
1968
Specialist 4 Michael Villarreal
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:6th Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Artillery Division
Date of Loss: November 16, 1968 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Quang Nai, South Vietnam through hostile action in small arms fire.