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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Vigo County, Indiana Vietnam Memorial Honor Roll

This honor roll of veterans killed in action during the Vietnam War from Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana was transcribed and photographed by Shawn Stoll.  This blog post will be included in The Honor Roll Project website:  https://honorrollproject.weebly.com/



Monument Inscription

FOR THE VETERANS OF VIETNAM
FOR THE M.I.A.S
FOR YOUR FALLEN COMRADES
FOR THOSE WHO CAME HOME

FOR YOUR HEROIC EFFORTS ABROAD
FOR YOUR GREATER EFFORTS AT HOME

WITH BELATED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF YOUR DUTIES PERFORMED,
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY:

WE OFFER OUR HEART-FELT

GRATITUDE IN SAYING –

AT LONG LAST

WELCOME HOME

Plaque Inscription and Names

THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF ALMIGHTY
GOD IN MEMORY OF MEN FROM VIGO COUNTY WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH VIETNAM WHO BY
THEIR UNSELFISH PATRIOTISM HAVE ADVANCED THE
AMERICAN IDEALS OF LIBERT AND THE UNIVERSAL
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN

1965    CAPT              EUGENE R FOWLER                       ARMY
            SGT                 PAUL L LEMAY                               ARMY

1966    PFC                 HERMAN R MENEELY                   ARMY
            SSGT              ROBERT R MYLES                          USAF
            SSGT              JAMES W SIMS                                ARMY

1967    CWO               QUENTIN R BEECHER                   ARMY
            CPL                 JAMES E GISH                                 ARMY
            SGT                 STEPHEN P JONES                          ARMY
            PFC                 PEARL W MYERS                            USMC
            PFC                 WILLIAM H RICHARDSON JR      ARMY

1968    SGT                 PAUL M ASH                                    ARMY
            SP4                  MICHAEL W CHANEY                   ARMY
            1LT                 JOHN C DOUGHERTY                    ARMY
            SSGT              FRANKLIN M ELLINGER              USMC
            SSGT              JAMES C HAUGH                            ARMY
            PFC                 JOHN E HEYEN                               ARMY
            PFC                 JCAK J KUPFERER                          ARMY
            SP4                  KARL W LAWSON                          ARMY
            SP4                  FRANKLIN A SAPPINGFIELD      ARMY
            SP4                  THEODORE A SWEATT                  ARMY

1969    PFC                 LEONARD C IVY JR                        ARMY
            LCPL              LESLIE W McKILLOP                     USMC
            1LT                 STEVEN G SCHIMMEL                  ARMY

1970    CPL                 LARRY J McDOWELL                     ARMY

1971    LT                   PAUL R FOLTZ                                 NAVY
            CPL                 MARK J HOUSTON                         ARMY

1972    SSGT              DONALD F YERYAR                      ARMY

PLAQUE DONATED BY VFW POST 972

DEDICATED MAY 27 1996


1 comment:

  1. Very moving inscription on a stately monument. Remembering their courage and sacrifice on Veteran's Day 2021.

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