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VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

A Tribute to Our Fallen Comrades

"Sons and Brothers,
Friends and Fathers,
Loved in Life,
Lost In Strife,
Remembered Forever."

 

LCPL Daniel K. Christian, United States Marine Corps
Date of Birth:  September 9, 1946
Attended Wadsworth High School
Home of Record:  Wadsworth City
Entered Service:  January 1966
Served with A Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Vietnam.  Died in DaNang, Vietnam, April 16, 1968.
Awarded:  The Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

PFC Paul O. Harmon, Jr., United States Marine Corps
Date of Birth:  February 14, 1949
Attended Cloverleaf High School
Home of Record:  Lafayette Township
Entered Service:  June 8, 1967
Served with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Vietnam.  Died in Dong Ha, Vietnam, May 31, 1968.
Awarded:  The Purple Heart, Bronze Star for Valor, Vietnamese Military Merit Medal for Valor, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

SGT Thomas V. Blakeslee, United States Army
Date of Birth:  June 9, 1947
Attended Medina High School
Home of Record:  Medina City
Entered Service:  July 3, 1967
Served with D Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, Vietnam.  Died in DaNang, Vietnam, December 2, 1968.
Awarded:  The Purple Heart, Bronze Star for Valor, Combat Infantryman's Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

SP4 Russel H. Hewit, Jr., United States Army
Date of Birth:  March 27, 1943
Attended Cloverleaf High School and Ashland College
Home of Record:  Guilford Township
Entered Service:  May 1968
Served with D Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.  Died in Pleiku, Vietnam, January 21, 1969.
Awarded:  The Purple Heart, Bronze Star for Valor, Combat Infantryman's Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

SGT Charles E. Schoolcraft, United States Army
Date of Birth:  May 23, 1941
Attended Eagle High School, West Virginia
Home of Record:  Hinckley Township
Entered Service:  June 1962
Served with Battery A, 51st Mortar Battalion, 22nd Artillery Regiment, 1st Field Force, Vietnam.  Died in Pleiku, Vietnam, February 17, 1969.
Awarded:  The Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

2ND LT David C. Ferguson, United States Marine Corps
Date of Birth:  June 19, 1947
Attended Wadsworth High School
Home of Record:  Wadsworth City
Entered Service:  June 1967
Served with C Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Vietnam.  Died near the Laotian border, March 5, 1969.
Awarded:  The Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

PFC David A. Mitchell, United States Army
Date of Birth:  December 6, 1949
Attended:  Central High School, West Virginia
Home of Record:  Wadsworth City
Entered Service:  January 1968
Served with E Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division, Vietnam.  Died in Saigon, Vietnam, March 17, 1969.
Awarded:  The Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

LCPL James H. Huff, United States Marine Corps
Date of Birth:  June 2, 1948
Attended Wadsworth High School
Home of Record:  Wadsworth City
Entered Service:  September 1967
Served with Forward Observer Company, 5th Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Vietnam.  Died in DaNang, Vietnam, April 3, 1969.
Awarded:  The Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

SGT Harry M. Trammell, United States Army
Date of Birth:  January 4, 1950
Attended Brunswick High School
Home of Record:  Brunswick City
Entered Service:  May 1967
Served with B Company, 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.  Died in Binh Tuong Province, Vietnam, May 22, 1969.
Awarded:  The Silver Star for Valor, Purple Heart, Bronze Star for Valor, Combat Infantryman's Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

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