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Vietnam War – Biographical Sketches
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Chavez, Paul Edward: Born 31? February 1925. He
was a resident of Sanders County. He died May 5, 1968.
Information from the State Department. Cleveland, Timothy Gordon: Son of Patrician Munson and Gordon Cleveland of Eddy, Montana born October 14, 1949 in Thompson Falls, Montana. Moved with family to Plains in 1960. He died at Fort Ord, California 29 September 1970 of a brain hemorrhage from injuries received in action in Vietnam. Received Purple Heart for injuries incurred from stepping on a mine and received a second Purple Heart after being shot in the stomach and receiving a blow to the head three months after the mine incident. He had been stationed at Fort Ord after the second incident. He had forty days left before discharge when he passed away. Eichert, William R.: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin A. Eichert of Trout Creek born 29 April 1946 in Thompson Falls, Montana. Graduate of Thompson Falls High School, 1964, and attended the University of Montana, Missoula before entering the Army in September 1966. Attained rank of first lieutenant while student at the U. S. Army Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Virginia. He was killed with his father in a car crash on Hwy 10 (now Hwy 200) when the car struck the rear of a logging truck west of Thompson Falls. William was on leave from his base at Fort Rucker, Alabama where he had completed advanced helicopter pilot training in preparation for an assignment to Vietnam. Green, Charles D.: Son of Marlin R. and Iva May Green from Noxon, Montana. He died in Vietnam June 1969. Hinchley, Charles J.: Born 2 June 1939 and died 16 December 1967. Lacy, Donald: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Lacy born 13 May 1948. He graduated from Thompson Falls High School in 1967. He achieved rank of Seaman Apprentice in Navy. He was killed when the U.S.S. Enterprise exploded off the coast of Hawaii 14 January 1969. Survived by parents who resided at Moscow, Idaho, brother, Mike Lacy, and sister, Mrs. David Falk, who both lived in Thompson Falls, younger brothers, Jerry and Eddie and a sister, Leona and a grandmother, Mrs. Grace Elliott, of Libby. Lawrence, Delmar Lawrence: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Lawrence from Cherry Creek, Thompson Falls, Montana born January 6, 1946. He was killed while serving in the Navy off coast of Vietnam 15 August 1968. He was survived by parents, wife and two children. McDougal, Hima Duncan Jr.”Duffy”: Son of Hima McDougal and Alma Baldwin was born September 24, 1949 in Orofino, Idaho. He enlisted in the Army January 1, 1970 as a resident of Thompson Falls. He died in a helicopter crash after serving less than three weeks in Vietnam, September 3, 1970. Survivors include his mother, three sisters, Mrs. Irma Wheeler of St. Maries, Idaho, Mrs. Barbara Frantz, Salem, Connecticut, and Mrs. Lila Quitt, Thompson Falls, two brothers, Dale McDougal, Superior, and Carl Eddy, San Diego, California. Murphy, Jon Michael: born to Mr. and Mrs. James H. Murphy October 30, 1946. He attended Thompson Falls High School. He entered the Army Air Force in January of 1967. He was stationed in Vietnam August 1967/ He died in a crash of a helicopter in Vietnam March 29, 1968. He was survived by his parents, two sisters, Marlys and Mrs. Lloyd J. Stonehocker. Pirker, Victor John: Son of Albert and Joanne Pirker. He enlisted in the Marine Corps 22 November 1965. He was missing in action on his second tour in Vietnam when his helicopter crashed 31 January 1974 at Quang Tin, South Vietnam. His body was never recovered. Stephens, James William: Born September 30, 1945 he attended Thompson Falls High School through his sophomore year before entering the Marine Corps. He died September 13, 1965 in Vietnam having attained the rank of Lance Corporal. He is buried in the Thompson Falls City Cemetery. Thomas, Roy Steven: Son of Fred Childs Thomas and Ada Isabelle Cobb born November 26, 1946. He was living in Whitepine when he entered the Army Reserves September 5, 1968. He became a helicopter pilot. He died when his helicopter went down under heavy land artillery fire in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam May 10, 1969. He is buried at the Whitepine Cemetery.
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