Dreadnaughts who have passed away since Vietnam
UPDATED JANUARY 1, 2007
The following is a list of former Members of the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor who have passed away since serving with the Battalion.
"LET US NOT FORGET OUR BROTHERS WHO SERVED AND FOUGHT AT OUR SIDES,
WITH EACH OF THEIR PASSINGS WE ARE DIMINISHED AND SADDENED IN OUR HEARTS."
The following information is based on research, word of mouth reports from friends and in some cases "rumor" messages. Names in red fonts are recent additions since last updates.
Red Highlighted Names Are Recent Entries
|
Leroy E. Adams |
SP5 |
HQ CO |
66-67 |
8-23-70 |
|
Vernon V. Adams |
1SGT |
A CO |
67-68 |
1980 |
|
Daniel C. Alaniz |
PFC |
B CO |
70 |
8/25/88 |
|
David L. Allen |
PFC |
HHC |
69-70 |
2/11/84 |
|
Steven J. Andzel |
PFC |
B Co |
69 |
--- |
|
Robert Areias |
SP4 |
B CO |
69 |
10/12/95 |
|
Anselmo (Sam) Arismendez |
SSG |
HHC Recon |
67-68 69-70 |
3/1/03 |
|
Albert J. Baldwin |
PVT |
A CO |
66-67 |
11-5-92 |
|
Robert A. Banks |
SP5 |
D CO |
69 |
9/12/93 |
|
William C. Barker |
1LT |
A |
70 |
4-20-77 |
|
Sylvester Beam |
B |
64-67 |
7/1/06 |
|
|
Ronald L. Becker |
--- |
B CO |
69-70 |
11-2-98 |
|
Amos Bell Jr. |
SP4 |
HHC |
67 |
1-2-98 |
|
Elias L. Bell |
SP5 |
A CO |
66-67 |
6-27-72 |
|
Thomas Benson |
PFC |
HQ CO |
66-67 |
1994 |
|
Donald l. Bentley |
SP5 |
B CO |
66-67 |
--- |
|
Sam B. Bergquist |
SP5 |
B CO |
68 |
5/3/04 |
|
Edwin J. Bitting |
SP4 |
D CO |
70 |
11/16/91 |
|
Steven W. Blaho |
PVT |
A CO |
66-67 |
6-29-96 |
|
John Blankenship |
SSG |
B CO |
69 |
1996 |
|
Vernal (Bob) Bloom |
SGT |
HHC & C CO |
67-68 |
12/17/02 |
|
Bjohn R. Bonnell |
PFC |
B CO |
70 |
10/5/83 |
|
Frank D. Bonner |
SP5 |
HQ CO |
66-67 |
11/26/74 |
|
Nolan Branch |
----- |
----- |
67-68 |
7/24/02 |
|
Gary B. Brandon |
----- |
B CO |
65-66 |
Jan 2000 |
|
Toby Brant |
SGT |
A CO |
69 |
Oct. 2004 |
|
Jesse Bratton Jr. |
----- |
HQ CO |
66-67 |
1996 |
|
James R. Braxton Jr |
PFC |
B CO |
66-67 |
1995 |
|
Kendall Lee Brincefield |
SGT |
HQ MED Sect |
66-67 |
1997 |
|
Terrence E. Britton |
SP5 |
HQ CO |
67-68 |
1/20/02 |
|
Charles R. Brown |
PFC |
D CO |
69-70 |
4/25/05 |
|
Dale E. Brown |
SFC |
B CO |
68 |
8/30/01 |
|
Randall Brown |
SP4 |
----- |
68-69 |
1969 |
|
Leland S. Buckner |
----- |
HQ |
66-67 |
1998 |
|
Robert A. Burgoyne |
--- |
C CO |
--- |
Mar-99 |
|
Herman E. Burkgiesser |
PFC |
HQ |
66-67 |
1985 |
|
David S. Cabrera |
--- |
HQ Mortars |
66-67 |
4-3-92 |
|
Lorenza S. Calhoun |
SSG |
B CO Mess SGT |
66-67 |
1999 |
|
James C. Cameron |
PFC |
--- |
--- |
10/3/93 |
|
Eugene Campbell |
SSG |
C CO |
66-67 |
1997 |
|
Bob Canada |
----- |
HQ & C CO Medic |
67-68 |
1999 |
|
David L. Carlise |
--- |
B CO |
66-67 |
11-7-99 |
|
Guadalupe Castro |
----- |
B CO |
67-68 |
2000 |
|
Haskell Cauldwell |
1SGT |
C CO |
68 |
70's |
|
Kenneth W. Chandler |
--- |
HQ Support Plt |
66-67 |
6/22/04 |
|
James M. Chase |
PVT |
HHC |
66-67 |
9-4-87 |
|
Citron |
SSG |
C CO |
67-68 |
1969 |
|
Don W. Clark |
SSG |
HQ CO |
66-67 |
--- |
|
Phillip L. Clements |
PVT |
HHC |
66-67 |
Oct-74 |
|
Harley L. Clifton |
MSG |
HQ |
66-67 |
12-20-85 |
|
Morris D.Coberth Jr |
CPT |
HHC CO |
66-67 |
5/28/94 |
|
William K. Cofield |
SP4 |
B CO |
68 |
4/12/89 |
|
Ernest E. Cox |
SSG |
HQ CO |
66-67 |
--- |
|
Terry O. Cox |
SP4 |
D CO |
70 |
Dec-72 |
|
Gary J. Cristini |
SP5 |
B CO |
67-69 |
1984 |
|
Cartallia Cross |
SP4 |
HHC |
68 |
10/14/98 |
|
John M. Cross |
PFC |
A CO |
70 |
1997 |
|
Lloyd Culbertson |
SP4 |
B CO |
69 |
1994 |
|
Joseph V. Cunningham |
--- |
A CO |
68-71 |
? |
|
Ray D. Curry |
SSG |
B CO |
68-69 |
1979 |
|
Donald M. Curtis |
PVT |
A CO |
66-67 |
6/4/90 |
|
Fred M. Dail |
BSM |
----- |
66-67 |
1996 |
|
William S. Day |
1LT |
HHC |
70 |
Apr-93 |
|
Wayne K. De Boer |
PFC |
HQ CO |
68 |
Dec-96 |
|
Dave C. Decker |
--- |
B CO |
69-70 |
Jun-05 |
|
Micheal W. Defender |
SP4 |
B CO |
69 |
1974 |
|
Richard A. Delaney |
SP5 |
A CO |
66-67 |
1983 |
|
Vernon M. Denny |
PFC |
HHC |
70 |
9/8/98 |
|
Edward C. Dillard |
SP4 |
HQ Mortars |
70-71 |
2/15/90 |
|
James V. Dixon |
SP4 |
HQ Mortars |
68-69 |
5/31/01 |
|
Alfred G. Donaldson |
SSG |
C CO |
66-67 |
7/2/95 |
|
Philip L. Dorman |
SP4 |
C CO |
70 |
4/12/92 |
|
Erwin Dumancas |
--- |
C CO |
66-67 |
2001 |
|
Jack L. Dunster |
PFC |
HHC CO |
66-67 |
1968 |
|
Norval V. Eatherton |
PFC |
HQ |
66-67 |
3-26-72 |
|
Alfred Ellis |
SP5 |
----- |
66-67 |
3-19-94 |
|
Gordon D. Ellis |
SP4 |
HQ Tanks |
Jun-67 |
1/3/76 |
|
Edmond L. Ferris |
SP4 |
B CO |
68 |
6/29/96 |
|
Gary Ferris |
SSG |
A CO |
68-69 |
2/2/03 |
|
Michael. T. Fife |
SP4 |
A CO |
69 |
4/74 |
|
Larry G. File |
SP4 |
C CO |
69 |
6/2/79 |
|
John A. Finnell |
PFC |
D CO |
69-70 |
8/19/99 |
|
Marcus C. Fisher |
SSG |
HHC CO |
68-70 |
5/4/95 |
|
Daniel J. Flaherty |
PVT |
C CO |
66-67 |
2-4-93 |
|
Winfred F. Floyd |
1SGT |
A CO |
66-67 |
1999 |
|
Herman L. Ford |
SP5 |
HQ |
66-67 |
12-29-71 |
|
Robert C. Ford |
PVT |
HQ CO |
66-67 |
1-3-82 |
|
Donald H. Fortune |
1LT |
D CO XO |
68 |
1995 |
|
Jimmy L. Fox |
----- |
----- |
----- |
12/16/99 |
|
Richard Freyre |
SSG |
B CO |
66-67 |
2-4-84 |
|
Roy Gaither |
SFC |
--- |
68 |
Jul-85 |
|
William G. Gallegos |
PFC |
B CO |
70-71 |
4/28/98 |
|
Robert L. Galloway |
SP4 |
B CO |
68 |
7/23/71 |
|
Gerald D. Gallup |
----- |
D CO |
----- |
1/1/82 |
|
Mario Garcia |
PVT |
C CO |
66-67 |
? |
|
L.D. Garrett Jr. |
PFC |
B CO |
69 |
8/1/87 |
|
Donals W. Gattis |
PFC |
B CO |
68 |
2/12/97 |
|
Richard C. George |
SP5 |
HHC |
69 |
12/20/200 |
|
Ronald E. Gessner |
PSG |
C CO |
68-69 |
9/2/03 |
|
Eugene F. Gibson |
WO1 |
HHC CO |
68 |
1991 |
|
Harlen M. Gidson |
CSM |
BN CSM |
70 |
2000 |
|
Eugene M. Gilbert |
----- |
C CO |
68-69 |
8/16/96 |
|
Jesse M. Goad III |
SP6 |
HQ Medic |
66-67 |
1990 |
|
Sammie N. Gorman |
PVT |
A CO |
66-67 |
8-31-74 |
|
Milton L. Grady |
SP6 |
BN CBR Spec. |
66-67 |
1997 |
|
Gregory Green |
SP4 |
B CO |
69-70 |
2001 |
|
Lauren A. Griffiths |
SSG |
HHC Recon |
66-67 |
2001 |
|
James "Larry" Hackler |
SP4 |
D CO Medic |
69-70 |
3/11/87 |
|
Joseph P. Haggerty |
1SG |
B |
64-67 |
11/17/2003 |
|
Tom Hall |
----- |
HQ Mortars |
67-69 |
1991 |
|
Layfayette Hamm |
SFC |
B CO |
66-67 |
Feb-02 |
|
Joseph P. Hana III |
PFC |
HHC CO |
66-67 |
----- |
|
Gale "Tiny" Harker |
SGT |
B CO |
69-70 |
1992 |
| Roy Harmon |
--- |
B CO |
70 |
1999 |
|
Willie L. Harris |
--- |
HHC |
--- |
10/7/00 |
|
Willie L. Hartley |
SP4 |
HHC |
67 |
----- |
|
Ronald A. Hayes |
SP4 |
HHC |
70 |
1/9/98 |
|
Charles L. Healer |
1LT |
BN SP PLT LDR |
68 |
1/1/97 |
|
George L. Heath |
SSG |
B CO |
70-71 |
2/23/89 |
|
Raymond J. Heiden |
PFC |
B CO |
68 |
3/5/98 |
|
Marshall Henderson |
PFC |
B CO |
69 |
1992 |
|
Melvin Hentz |
SSG |
B CO |
69 |
1/27/00 |
|
Jim Higginbotham |
SSG |
A CO |
69-70 |
----- |
|
Thomas E. Hileman |
CPT |
HQ |
66-67 |
11-3-92 |
|
Kyle R. Hinsdale |
PVT |
HQ |
66-67 |
5-24-79 |
|
Marvin D. Holt |
PFC |
HQ |
68 |
12/19/92 |
|
Roger L. Holterhaus |
SP5 |
HQ CO |
66-67 |
1991 |
|
Raymond Hoops |
--- |
B CO |
66-67 |
12-25-82 |
|
David Little Spotted Horse |
PFC |
D CO |
69 |
9/13/81 |
|
John T. Hreha |
SSG |
B CO |
68-69 |
1998 |
|
James M. Hudson |
PVT |
A CO |
66-67 |
10-16-95 |
|
William Hulse |
PFC |
B CO |
66-67 |
1989 |
|
Ernest W. Humphrey |
SP4 |
D CO |
69-70 |
2/11/82 |
|
Columbus Hunter |
PSG |
HHC |
69 |
11/15/01 |
|
George Ilchak |
SP5 |
B CO |
66-67 |
11/27/91 |
|
Edison P. Jackson |
PFC |
A CO |
66-67 |
10-7-89 |
|
Robert L. Jackson |
PSG |
A CO |
67-68 |
1/5/93 |
|
Ronald B. Jackson |
PVT |
C CO |
66-67 |
5-19-97 |
|
Terry B. Jacot |
PFC |
HHC |
66-67 |
10/21/89 |
|
Clifford Jenkins |
SSG |
B CO |
66-67 |
2000 |
|
Edison P. Johnson |
PFC |
A CO |
66-67 |
10/7/89 |
|
William L. Johnston |
PFC |
C CO |
66-67 |
5-23-94 |
|
John D. Jones |
SP5 |
B CO |
66-67 |
8/11/81 |
|
Oscar L. Jones |
--- |
D CO |
70? |
9/22/92 |
|
Mike Kemp |
SP4 |
A CO |
69-70 |
1975 |
|
Birtrim Kidwell |
LT. COL. |
BN C.O. |
70 |
12/9/03 |
|
William Kilburn Jr. |
PBO CWO |
----- |
66-67 |
1994 |
|
Roy D. Kimerling |
CPT/MAJ |
C CO |
66-67 |
1988 |
|
Max A. Knight |
PFC |
B CO |
66-67 |
1/11/79 |
|
Mike Kromoff |
PSG |
B CO |
70 |
11/1/85 |
|
John D. Krueger |
SP4 |
A CO |
67-68 |
7/26/94 |
|
Wayne Lang |
--- |
A CO & HQ MEDIC |
67-68 |
2000 |
|
Charles E. Larkin |
SSG |
A CO |
68 |
4/6/87 |
|
Marvin R. Lawhorne |
SP4 |
D CO |
69-70 |
2/12/92 |
|
Austin J. Leaf |
SP4 |
B CO |
69 |
1998 |
|
Perez (Domingo) Leociadio |
SSG |
A CO |
70 |
5/10/92 |
|
Howard C. Lewis |
CPT |
HQ |
68-69 |
8/1/87 |
|
Larry A. Lewis |
--- |
HQ Recon |
66-67 |
2002 |
|
Charles W. Loy |
SP4 |
A CO |
70 |
Aug-78 |
|
William H. Madison |
PFC |
B CO |
70 |
Aug-77 |
|
Dennis Mair |
PVT |
HQ CO |
66-67 |
1-7-69 |
|
Roger L. Makley |
PFC |
B CO |
70 |
Jun-99 |
|
Floyd W. Martin |
SP5 |
A CO |
68 |
1985 |
|
Richard S. Martinez |