St. Joseph County

This site is dedicated to the memory of those young men from St. Joseph County, Indiana who lost their lives during the Vietnam War. It also stands as a tribute to those who came home.

Name Branch Rank Date of Birth Home of Record Date Casualty Location Type Casualty
Ivan Richard Asper Jr.  Army SSGT 16 Sep 47 Mishawaka 15 Feb 71 SVN Hostile
James Earl Austin Army MSGT 13 Feb 32 SouthBend 18 Feb 71 CAMB Hostile
Tadeusz Jan Boroski USMC CPL 28 Mar 47 SouthBend 4 Jun 68 SVN Hostile
Raymond Earl Chambers Army SGT 22 Dec 46 Mishawaka 17 Sep 67 SVN Hostile
Donald Ray Coldeberg Army SGT 29 Apr 45 Walkerton 3 Mar 67 SVN Hostile
Robert L. Conley Army SP4 22 Jan 48 SouthBend 1 Feb 68 SVN Hostile
Charles Forak Creamer III Army CWO 25 Mar 46 SouthBend 28 Nov 70 SVN Hostile
Ernest Elwood Freund Jr. Army PFC 11 Jul 45 SouthBend 21 Jan 68 SVN Hostile
James Barry Gard Army PVT 10 Mar 48 Mishawaka 6 May 68 SVN Non-Hostile
Michael Jennings Hall USMC 2LT 8 Oct 43 SouthBend 8 Jan 68 SVN Non-Hostile
Donnie Ray Harley Army CPL 28 Jun 48 Walkerton 27 May 69 SVN Hostile
Michael Leroy Harris Army CPL 3 Mar 49 SouthBend 2 Nov 69 SVN Hostile
Ronald L. Hazen USMC PVT 8 Jul 51 Mishawaka 29 Apr 70 SVN Non-Hostile
Jonathon Jeffrey Hawkins Army PFC 12 Nov 48 SouthBend 10 Oct 68 SVN Hostile
Michael Lynn Heitger USMC PFC 22 Jan 49 Mishawaka 12 Sep 68 SVN Hostile
Dewey William Heroy USMC CAPT 26 Jun 32 SouthBend 7 Jul 69 SVN Hostile
Samuel E. Hewitt USMC SGT 26 Feb 48 Walkerton 1 Dec 75 SVN Hostile
Allen L. Higginbothan Army SP4 22 Jan 43 SouthBend 2 Apr 66 SVN Hostile
John Russell Hills USAF MAJ 25 Nov 25 SouthBend 14 Feb 66 LAOS Hostile
Lee Charl Hitchcock USAF CAPT 27 Jul 40 SouthBend 10 Sep 67 SVN Hostile
Lonnie Michael Holmes Army SGT 9 Nov 46 SouthBend 15 Jun 67 SVN Hostile
Larry Floyd Jankowski USMC PVT 20 May 47 SouthBend 8 May 67 SVN Hostile
Robert Walter Jaronik USMC SGT 25 Apr 36 SouthBend 29 Jun 68 SVN Hostile
James Noble Kalil USMC PFC 25 Mar 44 Osceola 18 Aug 65 SVN Hostile
Kenneth Eugene Kasa Army SSGT 7 Oct 35 SouthBend 19 Apr 67 SVN Non-Hostile
Leo Neal Kryske Army SFC 28 Mar 32 Mishawaka 25 Aug 68 SVN Hostile
Mark Steven Lennon Army SP5 9 May 47 SouthBend 26 Apr 69 SVN Hostile
Louis Joseph Maher Jr. Army SGT 4 Feb 49 Walkerton 24 Mar 68 SVN Hostile
Stephen Dwayne McGee USMC LCPL 30 May 49 Mishawaka 9 May 68 SVN Hostile
Dennis Michael Mead USMC PFC 2 Mar 49 SouthBend 6 Mar 68 SVN Hostile
David Louis Merrill Navy EN2 15 Feb 45 SouthBend 6 Nov 68 SVN Hostile
Russell Perry Miller USMC PFC 8 Aug 47 SouthBend 10 May 67 SVN Hostile
Dennis Everett Morgan USMC CPL 28 Nov 48 Mishawaka 23 Aug 68 SVN Hostile
Joseph Steven Nemeth Army PFC 17 Dec 49 SouthBend 10 Apr 70 SVN Hostile
William Leo Nicodemus Army SP4 4 Apr 50 Mishawaka 26 Jan 71 SVN Non-Hostile
Richard Lee Nuziard USMC SGT 28 Jul 35 Mishawaka 8 Nov 65 SVN Non-Hostile
Mark Anthony Riggle USMC CPL 13 Jul 47 Mishawaka 7 Oct 67 SVN Hostile
Paul Michael Roberts USMC PVT 8 Jul 47 SouthBend 20 Jan 68 SVN Hostile
John Rozow Army SP4 17 Sep 48 SouthBend 12 May 69 SVN Hostile
Ronald L. Runkel USMC LCPL 3 Jun 44 SouthBend 24 Aug 65 SVN Non-Hostile
William Julius Safrit Army SP4 13 Jun 42 SouthBend 5 May 68 SVN Hostile
Robert Paul Sheely Army CPL 28 Apr 49 SouthBend 23 Oct 69 SVN Hostile
David Lee Skinner USMC LCPL 13 Dec 46 Walkerton 17 Oct 66 SVN Hostile
Lawrence Sklodoski Army SP4 11 May 46 SouthBend 26 Mar 68 SVN Hostile
Lynn Leroy Smith USMC CPL 25 Jan 44 Walkerton 17 Apr 66 SVN Hostile
Paul Allen Smith USMC PFC 14 May 50 Mishawaka 5 Apr 69 SVN Non-Hostile
Robert Harry Soden Army SP4 23 Aug 46 SouthBend 7 Feb 68 SVN Hostile
Hardy Wesley Stebbins Jr. Army SP4 1 Jan 47 Mishawaka 9 Nov 66 SVN Hostile
Eveans Jerry Stults USMC SGT 9 May 44 SouthBend 2 Sep 66 SVN Hostile
John Van Driessche Army PFC 6 Apr 42 Mishawaka 7 May 66 SVN Hostile
Tim Leroy Walters Army SSGT 24 Feb 43 SouthBend 9 Mar 69 LAOS Hostile
Wilfred Wesley Warner Jr. Army SGT 6 Feb 49 Mishawaka 23 Jul 70 SVN Hostile
Robin Ray Yeakley Army SP4 24 Jul 48 SouthBend 11 Jun 72 SVN Hostile
Paul Aaron Young Army SP4 19 Aug 48 Mishawaka 15 Mar 68 SVN Hostile
Total 54              

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