"Passing" of a Horseman.
Let them NOT be forgotten!
Our lives and our deaths were for peace and a new hope,
Ortega, Ernesto M., A1C
or, for nothing, we cannot say;
it is you who must say this.
We have died. Remember us !
IN-COUNTRY
Grant, Creighton Rooney, SSGT
Born: July 19, 1933, Belmont, MA
Marital Status: Married
Unit: Original 555th Red Horse
Start of Tour: January 10, 1966
Date of Casualty: January 30, 1966
Age at time of loss: 32
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, Ground casualty
Reason: Vehicle crash
Country: South VietNam
Province: Khanh Hoa
The Wall: Panel 04E - Row 119
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IN-COUNTRY
Holden, Alfred Jefferson, TSGT
Born: 27 May 1933, Jacksonville, AL
Marital Status: Married
Unit: Original 555th
Start of Tour: 10 Jan. 1966
Date of Casualty: 30 Jan. 1966
Age at time of loss: 32
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, Ground casualty
Reason: Vehicle crash
Country: South VietNam
Province: Khanh Hoa
The Wall: Panel 04E - Row 120
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Adank, Roderick A., SGT
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 15 Nov 1937
Died: 15 Apr 1995
In Illinois
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Allen, Norvelle B., MSGT
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 6 Nov 1927
Died: Oct 1983
In Southern Pines, North Carolina
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Allred, Bobby D.
Unit: Originl; 555th
Born: 27 Jan 1936
Died: 30 Mar 1998
Wichita Falls, TX
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Anderson, Merlin O., SSGT
Unit: 555th
Born: 18 Jan. 1932
Died: 18 Mar 1994
New Hampton, IA
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Ballard, Ralph I., SMSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 20 Oct 1918
Died: 18 Jun 1992
Colorado Springs, CO
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Bannick, Robert F., SSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 24 Jul 1925
Died: 15 Feb 1990
Colorado
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Barham, William E., A1C
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 11 Dec 1931
Died: 27 Jul 1993
Oklahoma City, OK
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Bass, John J., TSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 21 May 1927
Died: 18 Jul 1999
Brownwood, TX
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Baxter, Clark J., A3C
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 30 Jan 1944
Died: 21 Dec 1997
Renton, WA
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Bivens, Raymond A., SMSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 29 Jun. 1924
Died: 16 Jan. 1995
Owensboro, KY
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Blanshard, John J., A2C
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 26 Sept. 1945
Died: June 1988
Kansas
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Bobo, Ludwig S., TSGT.
Unit: 555th - 1967 CRB
Born: 25 Dec 1923
Died: 9 Jun 1992
in New Jersey
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Bosse, Edward J., A1C
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 25 Nov 1928
Died: 2 Jul 2003
Quincy, Illinois
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Boykins, Frank C., SSGT
Unit: 555th - 1967
Born: 29 Sep 1934
Died: 19 Sep 1994
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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Brackett, Chuck, Sgt.
Unit: 555 - 1969 CRB
Died: 17 July 2005
Anniston, Alabama
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Bressman, Walter D., TSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 10 Mar. 1927
Died: 24 Oct. 1989
Okaloosa, FL
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Brinston, B.C., SSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 29 Oct 1921
Died: 30 Apr 2003
Columbus, Ohio
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Burlison, Charles F., MSGT, Ret
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 26 Sep 1933
Died: 4 Sep 1982
James Haley VA Hospital,
Tampa, FL
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Cable, Phallis S., A1C
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 28 Jun. 1943
Died: 29 Jun. 1999
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Cannon, Hubert C.
Unit: 5555th - 1967
Died: 17 Nov 2007
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Carson, Grover D., A2C
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 30 Dec. 1924
Died: Nov 1978 Athens, GA
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Chandler, Ernest C., TSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 30 Apr 1929
Died: 13 May 1982
Port Hueneme, CA
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Chappell, Walter W.
Unit: Original 555
Born: 26 Jun 1924
Died: 31 Jul 1995
Frackville, PA
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Cheesman, Louis S., SSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 27 Jun. 1919
Died: 20 Sep. 1989
Tampa, FL
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Chism, Robert G., TSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 5 Oct. 1934
Died: May 1999
Medora, IL
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Cline, Roy L., Capt.
Unit: 555 - 1967 CRB
Born: 23 Jul 1923
Died: 28 Jan 2002
Rockville, Maryland
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Cockrell, Robert M., SGT
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 8 Jun 1938
Died: 12 May 2003
California
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Coleman, Leland E., SGT.
Unit: 555th, 1968
Born: 7 Oct 1947
Died: 23 Oct 1994
Cherryville, North Carolina
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Contreras, Steve, SGT
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Died: Mar 1993
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Cook, Elton G., SSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 24 Sep. 1932
Died: 2 Sep. 2001
Niceville, FL
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Crank, Robert G., SSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 3 Oct. 1938
Died: 9 Dec. 1996
Dayton, OH
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Crayton, Donald R., SMSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 17 Apr. 1929
Died: 12 Mar. 1996
Willard, MO
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Crouch, Solon R., Major
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 27 May 1925
Died: 3 Dec. 1995
Las Vegas, NV.
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Deas, Kenneth E., TSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 9 Mar. 1920
Died: Aug. 1984
Niagara Falls, NY
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Deason, Earl W., SSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 19 Aug 1933
Died: Jan 1994
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Deblose, Leo J., SSGT
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 30 Jun 1930
Died: Mar 1986
Dade City, Florida
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Doty, Hayward D.
Unit: 555th - 1968
Died: 20 Jan. 2009
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Dove, James M.
Unit: Original 555th
Date unknown
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Downs, Jackson, A1C
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 12 Sep 1947
Died: Jun 1972
New Jersey
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Dozier, Homer L., SGT
Unit: 555th
Born: 28 May 1930
Died: 11 May 1995
Chestertown, MD
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Dugger, David R. A1C
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 16 May 1943
Died: 27 May 1994
Englewood, Florida
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Duhe, Leroy J., TSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 11 Mar. 1931
Died: 11 Jul. 2000
La Place, LA
Ellis, Albert G., TSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 1 Mar. 1922
Died: 8 Mar. 1998
in Beloit, WI
Eversole, Donald
Unit: Original 555th
Died: 8 July 2008
Frank, Chester L., TSGT
Unit: 555th - 1968
Born: 22 Dec 1936
Died: 2 Sep 2001
in Chicago, Ill.
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 22 Jun. 1921
Died: 17 Oct. 1995
in Panama City, FL.
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 31 Mar 1929
Died: Jun 1990
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 14 Feb. 1931
Died: Jan. 1978
in Glendale, AZ
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 27 Sep 1945
Died: Aug 1983
in IL
Glapion, Urbian A., Jr., SSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 3 Jun 1934
Died: 15 Aug 1988
in Aurora, CO.
Gleason, Francis E., A1C
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 18 Jun 1937
Died: 22 Oct 1996
in Auburn, NY
Gorman, Joseph J., SSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 11 Feb. 1933
Died: 16 Sept. 1975 in Carson Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO.
Graham, Franklin W., A2C
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 17 Jan. 17, 1945
Died: 20 Jul. 1981
in Anchorage, Alaska.
Griffin, Leslie E., SSGT
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 28 Jun 1931
Died: 29 Sep 2000
in Early, TX
Unit: 555th 1967 CRB
Born: 25 Jun 1919
Died: 28 Jun 1998
In Philadelphia, PA
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 1 Jan. 1923
Died: 22 Sep. 2001
in Albuquerque, NM
Unit: 555th 1969 CRB
Died: 22 Oct. 2008
Jonesport, Maine
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 17 Apr 1939
Died: 15 Oct 2001
in Graham, TX
Unit: 555th - 1969 CRB
Born: 29 Jan 1925
Died: Jan 1976
in Aviano, Italy
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 15 Mar 1939
Died: Feb 1986
West Palm Beach, FL
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 12 Feb 1930
Died: 14 Apr 2003
Norman, Oklahoma
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 18 May 1930
Died: 4 Jan 1991
Austin, TX
Unit: Original 555
Born: 8 Dec 1930
Died: 23 Dec. 2005
Jacksonville, AR.
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 25 May 1932
Died: 17 Aug. 2004
in Topeka, KS
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 27 Dec 1940
Died: 28 Jul 2002
in Ozark, MO
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 2 Oct. 1917
Died: 13 Jun. 1994
in Tylertown, MS
Unit: 555th - 1967 CRB
Born: 7 Sept. 1921
Died:15 Sept. 1975
in North Little Rock, AR
Unit: 555th 1967 CRB
Born: 16 May 1934
Died: Sep 1981
In Minnesota
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 22 May 1919
Died: 22 Apr 1991
in Bellaire, MI
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 12 Nov 1930
Died: 15 Nov 1993
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 13 Sep 1927
Died: Mar 1984
In Las Vegas, Nevada
Unit: Originl 555th
Died: Feb. 2009
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Unit: 555th & 819th
Born: 9 Dec 1942
Died: 4 Nov 2003
Woburn, MA
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Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 4 Jul 1932
Died: 18 Jun 1996
In Panama City, Florida
Unit: Original 555th
Died: 1997
Ohio
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 24 Jun 1943
Died: Apr 1983
In Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 24 Nov 1936
Died: Oct 1986
in Milwaukee, WI
Unit: 555 - 1967 CRB
Born: 26 Dec 1930
Died: 7 Mar 2004
White Haven, PA.
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 20 Aug 1944
Died: 28 Oct 2005
Independence, Missouri
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 24 Apr 1941
Died: Aug 1977
In North Carolina
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 30 Mar 1927
Died: 12 Aug 2000
In Rancho Mirage, CA
Unit: 555 - 1968 CRB
Born: 2 Jul 1947
Died: 22 Mar 1994
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 12 Apr 1929
Died: 1 Nov 1992
in Omaha, NE
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 23 Jan 1932
Died: 15 Jan 1997
Okawville, Il
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 14 Oct 1927
Died: 27 Mar 1996
in Panama City, FL
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 24 Dec. 1932
Died: 21 Dec. 2002
in Lynchburg, VA
Unit: 555th - 1967 CRB
Born: 3 Apr 1933
Died: 10 Jul 1996
in Florence, SC.
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 17 Feb. 1916
Died: 7 Nov. 1989
in CA.
Unit: 555th - 1967 CRB
Born: 2 May 1936
Died: Jan 1974
in Indiana
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 22 Nov. 1942
Died: 27 Aug. 2003
Columbia, TN.
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 13 Dec 1926
Died: Mar 1984
in Albuquerque, NM
Unit: 555th - 1967 CRB
Born: 26 Sep 1947
Died: 31 Dec 2002
International Falls, Minnesota
Unit: 555th - 1969 CRB
Born: 27 Dec 1947
Died: Nov. 1986
in Newark, NJ
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 11 Jul. 1932
Died: 9 Mar. 2001
in Fort Walton Beach, FL
Unit: Original 555th and 819th
Born: 21 Sept. 1922
Died: 17 April 2003
Jackson County Hospital, Altus, OK
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 10 Nov. 1920
Died: 15 Apr. 1976
in Alameda, CA
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 3 Jul 1927
Died: 10 Sep 1996
In San Antonio, Texas
Unit: 555th 1967 CRB
Born: 8 Nov 1942
Died: Jul 1970
In San Francisco, CA
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 17 Oct. 1938
Died: 8 Sep. 2000
in Longview, Texas
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 20 Mar 1930
Died: 7 Jun 1998
in Oklahoma City, OK
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 24 Mar 1928
Died: 17 Jul 2004
Roanoke, VA
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 28 May 1929
Died: 25 Jun 1995
in Big Lake, AK
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 1 Jan 1926
Died: 27 Oct 1999
in Palatka, FL
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Unit: Original 555th
Born: 5 Dec 1928
Died: 5 Mar. 2005
in Lake Orion, MI
Struebing, Joe E., SSGT
Unit: 555th – 1967 CRB
Born: 16 May 1922
Died: Aug 1977
In Wood River, Nebraska
Unit: 555th
Born: Unknown
Died: 1980's
In Florida
Unit: 555th - 1969 CRB
Born: 21 May 1938
Died: 22 Jun 1996
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 29 Jan. 1930
Died: 12 Oct. 1995
Lenoir, NC
Unit: 555th CRB 1967
Born: 7 Mar 1944
Died: Jun 1972
Minnesota
Unit: 555th CRB 1969
Born: 24 Oct. 1942
Died: 3 Jan. 2000
in Tampa, Fl.
Unit: Original 555th
Born: 25 Aug. 1940
Died: 28 Jun. 1999
in Sausalito, CA
Unit: 555th CRB 1969
Died: 24 June 2009