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  • Collection: West Alabamians in the Vietnam War

Timothy Abrams Obit.jpg
Pfc. Timothy C. Abrams was killed on January 3, 1967, when a structure fell on his tent. Pfc. Abrams served as a radio teletype operator with 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Pfc Abrams was a graduate of Riverside High…

John Avery Obit 11-11-68.jpg
GySgt. John M. Avery was killed on October 30, 1968, while serving as a Platoon Sergeant with Company B, 1st Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 3rd Marine Divison. Sgt. Avery was the husband of Mrs. Christine Meadows Avery and the son of Mr. and Mrs.…

John Beck Article 2-27-68.jpg
Pvt. John T. Beck was killed on February 24, 1968, while serving with the 3rd Marine Divison. Pvt. Beck was a graduate of Gordo High School. Pvt. Beck was the husband of Mrs. Wanda Strickland Beck and the son of Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Beck Jr.A photo of…

Jerome Bell Obit 8-31-68.jpg
SSgt. Jerome Bell was killed on August 16, 1968, while serving with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment. Sgt. Bell was the husband of Mrs. Annie Bell and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Wells.More information about Sgt. Bell can be found…

Armin Blake Obit.jpg
Sgt. Armin J. Blake was killed on March 22, 1969, while serving with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. Sgt. Blake was a native of Germany but had become a citizen of the United States in 1953. Sgt. Blake was the…

James Bishop 4-11-69.jpg
Spec4 James A. Bishop was killed on April 7, 1969, while serving with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Spec4 Bishop was a graduate of Sunshine High School in Hale County.A photo of Spec4 Bishop can be found at…

Thomas Carpenter Obit.jpg
Spec4 Thomas Carpenter Jr. was killed on January 10, 1968, while serving with the 615th Transport Detachment, 57th Air Helicopter Company, 52ns Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade. Spec4. Carpenter was a graduate of Druid High School and was the…

James Larry Johnson 8-24-69.jpg
Spc.4 James L. Johnson was killed on August 12, 1969, while serving with Company C, 1st Calvary, 1st Squad. Spc. Johnson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Johnson of Eldridge.Spc Johnson's Virtual Wall page can be found at this site:…

John Whiteside 9-3-69.jpg
Cpl. John C. Whiteside was killed on August 13, 1969. Cpl. Whiteside was the son of Mrs. Gladys Whiteside of Fayette.A photo of Cpl. Whiteside's grave can be found at this site: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134091299/john-curtis-whiteside#. 

William Lee Covington 10-17-69.jpg
Lt. William L. Covington was killed on January 7, 1969, when the chopper he was on went down in Vietnam. Lt. Covington was the brother of Dean Covington Jr. of Tuscaloosa.More information on Lt. Covington can be found at this site:…
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