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Dreadnaughts who have passed away since Vietnam

 

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."

Dreadnaughts highlighted in blue were added in 2000, in green are additions made in 2001,  in brown are men listed in 2002, in orange are men listed in 2003, and red denotes men added in 2004. Men listed in black were listed in prior newsletters from 1990 to 1999. Information is based on research, word of mouth reports, and in some cases "grapevine" messages.

       

Rank

Name

Company

Served

Died

Reported By

SP5

Leroy E. Adams

HQ CO

66-67

8-23-70

VA-2001

1SGT

Vernon V. Adams

A CO

67-68

1980

Bill Stoolmaker

PFC

Daniel C. Alaniz

B CO

70

8/25/88

SSDI

PFC

David L. Allen

HHC

69-70

2/11/84

VA-2001

PFC

Steven J. Andzel

B CO

69

---

Bill Stoolmaker

SP4

Robert Areias

B CO

69

10/12/95

VA-2001

SSG

Anselmo (Sam) Arismendez

HHC Recon

67-68 69-70

3/1/03

Joe Clock

PVT

Albert J. Baldwin

A CO

66-67

11-5-92

VA-2001

SP5

Robert A. Banks

D CO

69

9/12/93

Bill Stoolmaker

SP5

Elias L. Bell

A CO

66-67

6-27-72

VA-2001

PFC

Thomas Benson

HQ CO

66-67

1994

Dennis Magee

SP5

Donald l. Bentley

B CO

66-67

---

Bill Stoolmaker

SP4

Edwin J. Bitting

D CO

70

11/16/91

SSDI

PVT

Steven W. Blaho

A CO

66-67

6-29-96

VA-2001

SSG

John Blankenship

B CO

69

1996

D. Cherry

SGT

Vernal (Bob) Bloom

HHC & C CO

67-68

12/17/02

Janet Paige

1LT

Wiliam C. Barker

A CO

70

4/20/77

VA-2002

----

Ronald Becker

B CO

69-70

11/2/98

VA-2002

SP4

Amos Bell Jr.

HHC

67

1/2/98

VA-2002

PFC

Bjohn R. Bonnell

B CO

70

10/5/83

SSDI

SP5

Frank D. Bonner

HQ CO

66-67

11/26/74

VA-2001

-----

Nolan Branch

-----

67-68

7/24/02

Jeff Garner

-----

Jesse Bratton Jr.

HQ CO

66-67

1996

by Nellie Bratton

PFC

James R. Braxton Jr

B CO

66-67

1995

by Christon Braxton

SFC

Dale E. Brown

B CO

68

8/30/01

Bill Stoolmaker

SP4

Randall Brown

-----

68-69

1969

FT Hood

-----

Leland S. Buckner

HQ

66-67

1998

by wife

---

Robert A. Burgoyne

C CO

---

Mar-99

D. Cherry

PFC

Herman E. Burkgiesser

HQ

66-67

1985

D. Cherry

---

David S. Cabrera

HQ Mortars

66-67

4-3-92

VA-2001

SSG

Lorenza Calhoun

B CO Mess Sgt

66-67

1999

by wife Synola

PFC

James C. Cameron

---

---

10/3/93

VA-2001

SSG

Eugene Campbell

C CO

66-67

1997

Bill Stoolmaker

-----

Bob Canada

HQ & C CO Medic

67-68

1999

by Son Ralph

---

David L. Carlise

B CO

66-67

11-7-99

VA-2001

-----

Guadalupe Castro

B CO

67-68

2000

Pat Forster

1SGT

Haskell Cauldwell

C CO

68

70's

Shirley Shepard

PVT

James M. Chase

HHC

66-67

9-4-87

VA-2001

SSG

Citron

C CO

67-68

1969

B.S. & R.G.

SSG

Don W. Clark

HQ CO

66-67

---

Bill Stoolmaker

PVT

Phillip L. Clements

HHC

66-67

Oct-74

VA - 2002

MSG

Harley L. Clifton

HQ

66-67

12-20-85

VA-2001

CPT

Morris D.Coberth Jr

HHC CO

66-67

5/28/94

Bill Stoolmaker

SP4

William K. Cofield

B CO

68

4/12/89

Bill Stoolmaker

SSG

Ernest E. Cox

HQ CO

66-67

---

Bill Stoolmaker

SP4

Terry O. Cox

D CO

70

Dec-72

VA-2002

SP5

Gary J. Cristini

B CO

69

1984

D. Cherry

SP4

Cartallia Cross

HHC

68

10/14/98

VA-2001

SP4

Lloyd Culbertson

B CO

69

1994

D. Cherry

---

Joseph V. Cunningham

A CO

68-71

?

Pat Forster

SSG

Ray D. Curry

B CO

68-69

1979

D. Cherry

PVT

Donald M. Curtis

A CO

66-67

6/4/90

VA-2002

CSM

Fred Dail

-----

66-67

1996

Ray Stailey

1LT

William S. Day

HHC

70

Apr-93

D. Cherry

PFC

Wayne K. De Boer

HQ CO

68

Dec-96

VA-2002

Dave C. Decker

B CO

69-70

Jun-05

Bob Affolder

SP4

Micheal W. Defender

B CO

69

1974

D. Cherry

SP5

Richard A. Delaney

A CO

66-67

1983

Bill Stoolmaker

PFC

Vernon M. Denny

HHC

70

9/8/98

VA-2001

SP4

Edward C. Dillard

HQ MORTARS

70-71

2/15/90

VA-2002

SP4

James V. Dixon

HQ MORTARS

68-69

5/31/01

VA-2002

SSG

Alfred G. Donaldson

C CO

66-67

7/2/95

VA-2002

SP4

Philip L. Dorman

C CO

70

4/12/92

VA-2001

---

Erwin Dumancas

C CO

66-67

6/23/05

Bill Stoolmaker

PFC

Jack L. Dunster

HHC CO

66-67

1968

Bill Stoolmaker

PFC

Norval V. Eatherton

HQ

66-67

3-26-72

VA-2001

SP5

Alfred Ellis

-----

66-67

3-19-94

VA-2001

SP4

Gordon D. Ellis

HQ TANKS

Jun-67

1/3/76

VA-2002

PFC

John A. Finnell

D CO

69-70

8/19/99

VA 2002

SP4

Edmond L. Ferris

B CO

68

6/29/96

VA-2001

SSG

Gary Ferris

A CO

68-69

2/2/03

T. Brighton -

SP4

Michael. T. Fife

A CO

69

4/74

SSDI

SP4

Larry G. File

C CO

69

6/2/79

VA-2002

SGT

Marcus C. Fisher

HHC CO

68-70

5/4/95

VA-2002

PVT

Daniel J. Flaherty

C CO

66-67

2-4-93

VA-2001

1SGT

Winfred F. Floyd

A CO

66-67

1999

Dave Thomas

SP5

Herman L. Ford

HQ

66-67

12-29-71

VA-2001

PVT

Robert C. Ford

HQ CO

66-67

1-3-82

VA-2001

1LT

Donald H. Fortune

D CO XO

68

1995

D. Cherry

-----

Jimmy L. Fox

-----

-----

12/16/99

D. Cherry

SSG

Richard Freyre

B CO

66-67

2-4-84

VA-2001

SFC

Roy Gaither

---

68

Jul-85

SSDI

PFC

William G. Gallegos

B CO

70-71

4/28/98

VA-2002

SP4

Robert L. Galloway

B CO

68

7/23/71

VA-2001

-----

Gerald D. Gallup

D CO

-----

1/1/82

D. Cherry

PVT

Mario Garcia

C CO

66-67

?

VA-2001

PFC

L.D. Garrett Jr.

B CO

69

8/1/87

VA-2001

PFC

Donals W. Gattis

B CO

68

2/12/97

Bill Stoolmaker

SP5

Richard C. George

HHC

69

12/20/200

SSDI

PSG

Ronald E. Gessner

C CO

68-69

9/2/03

G. Augustine

WO1

Eugene F. Gibson

HHC CO

68

1991

D. Cherry

CSM

Harlen M. Gidson

BN CSM

70

2000

D. Cherry

-----

Eugene M. Gilbert

C CO

68-69

8/16/96

Wife, Terri / SSDI

SP6

Jesse M. Goad III

HQ Medic

66-67

1990

by Gavin Huey

PVT

Sammie N. Gorman

A CO

66-67

8-31-74

VA-2001

SP6

Milton Grady

-----

66-67

1997

Bill Stoolmaker

SSG

Lauren A. Griffiths

HHC Recon

66-67

2001

Bill Stoolmaker

SP4

Gregory Green

B CO

69-70

2001

D. Cherry

SP4

James "Larry" Hackler

D CO Medic

69-70

3/11/87

VA-2002

-----

Tom Hall

HQ Mortars

67-69

1991

Bob Wanish

SFC

Layfayette Hamm

B CO

66-67

Feb-02

Bill Holden

PFC

Joseph P. Hana III

HHC CO

66-67

-----

Al Alvina

SGT

Gale "Tiny" Harker

B CO

69-70

1992

nephew

Willie L. Harris

HHC

10/7/00

VA-2002

SP4

Ronald A. Hayes

HHC

70

1/9/98

D. Cherry

1LT

Charles L. Healer

BN SP PLT LDR

68

1/1/97

By Wife

SSG

George L. Heath

B CO

70-71

2/23/89

VA-2002

PFC

Raymond J. Heiden

B CO

68

3/5/98

VA-2001

PFC

Marshall Henderson

B CO

69

1992

D. Cherry

SSG

Melvin Hentz

B CO

69

1/27/00

VA-2001

SSG

Jim Higginbotham

A CO

69-70

-----

grapevine

CPT

Thomas E. Hileman

HQ

66-67

11-3-92

VA-2001

PVT

Kyle R. Hinsdale

HQ

66-67

5-24-79

VA-2001

PFC

Marvin D. Holt

HQ

68

12/19/92

VA-2002

SP5

Roger L. Holterhaus

HQ CO

66-67

1991

Richard Dickerson

---

Raymond Hoops

B CO

66-67

12-25-82

VA-2001

SSG

John T. Hreha

B CO

68-69

1998

D. Cherry

PVT

James M. Hudson

A CO

66-67

10-16-95

VA-2001

SP4

Ernest W. Humphrey

D CO

69-70

2/11/82

VA-2002

PFC

William Hulse

B CO

66-67

1989

SP5

George Ilchak

B CO

66-67

11/27/91

VA-2001

PFC

Edison P. Jackson

A CO

66-67

10-7-89

VA-2001

PSG

Robert L. Jackson

A CO

67-68

1/5/93

VA-2001

PVT

Ronald B. Jackson

C CO

66-67

5-19-97

VA-2001

PFC

Terry B. Jacot

HHC

66-67

1989

SSG

Clifford Jenkins

B CO

66-67

2000

Pat Forster

PFC

Edison P. Johnson

A CO

66-67

10/7/89

VA-2001

PFC

William L. Johnston

C CO

66-67

5-23-94

VA-2001

SP5

John D. Jones

B CO

66-67

8/11/81

VA-2001

---

Oscar L. Jones

D CO

70?

9/22/92

VA-2002

SP4

Mike Kemp

A. CO

69-70

1975

sister Mary

LT. COL.

Birtrun S.  Kidwell

BN C.O.

70

12/9/03

Pat F.

PBO CWO

William Kilburn

-----

66-67

1997

Everett Crisp

CPT/MAJ

Roy D. Kimerling

C CO

66-67

1988

PFC

Max A. Knight

B CO

66-67

1/11/79

VA-2001

PSG

Mike Kromoff

B CO

70

11/1/85

Son

SP4

John D. Krueger

A CO

67-68

7/26/94

VA-2001

---

Wayne Lang

A CO & HQ MEDIC

67-68

2000

Pat Forster

SP4

Marvin R. Lawhorne

D CO

69-70

2/12/92

VA-2002

SP4

Austin J. Leaf

B CO

69

1998

D. Cherry

SSG

Perez (Domingo) Leociadio

A CO

70

5/10/92

D. Cherry

Larry Lewis

HQ Recon

66-67

6/24/05

Wife - per Pat F.

PFC

David Little Spotted Horse

D CO

69

9/13/81

VA-2002

SP4

Charles W. Loy

A CO

70

Aug-78

D. Cherry

PFC

William H. Madison

B CO

70

Aug-77

Bill Stoolmaker

PFC

Roger L. Makley

B CO

70

Jun-99

Bill Stoolmaker

PVT

Dennis Mair

HQ CO

66-67

1-7-69

VA-2001

SP5

Floyd W. Martin

A CO

68

1985

D. Cherry

---

Richard S. Martinez

B CO

66-67

5-14-95

VA-2001

SFC

William Massey

HQ Tanks

69-70

1991

by Walt Stolt

1SG

Donald McLean

B CO

67-68

11/22/03

by C. Donovan

SP5

Robert C. McCreary

D CO

67-68

Jul-80

D. Cherry

SP4

Simon J. McDonald

HQ

68

11/07/79

VA-2002

PVT

William W. McKellar

HQ CO

66-67

---

Bill Stoolmaker

---

Charles McKinley

A CO

---

Dec-88

D. Cherry

SSG

Andrew J. McKoy

B CO

69

1999

D. Cherry

SSG

Bobby McVey

B & HQ CO

67-68

9/12/75

D. Cherry

SSG

Harold H, Mendoza

A CO

66-67

2/26/01

VA-2002

---

Neil Merciier

HHC Recon

68-69

1975

Samanth Burkey

SP5

Earnest E. Miller

D CO

70

Jan-91

D. Cherry

CBR NCO

Grady Milton

-----

66-67

-----

Bill Stoolmaker

PFC

Nathaniel Mitchell

B CO

69-70

7/12/90

VA-2002

SSG

Johnny Moore

B CO

67

2/19/90

VA-2001

SFC

Tommy D. Morgan

A CO

66-67

Bill Stoolmaker

SP4

Frank L. Morris Jr.

HHC

70

Aug-89

VA-2001

LT

Edgar Bud Morrison

A CO

69

1991

by wife

PVT

Richard W. Morrison

HQ

66-67

10-6-71

VA-2001

SP5

Richard R. Mullin

HQ

66-67

12/10/85

VA-2001

SSG

Robert (Steve) Murdica

HQ Recon

69-70

1998

USPO

LT

Chance R. Musgrave

C CO

68-69

Pat Forster

SP4

Harry Napier Jr

C CO

66-67

1998

by Mother

---

Paul R. Nazzarelli

C CO

---

6/13/73

VA-2002

SGT

Gilbert J. Neiber

A CO

66-67

1995

VA-2001

PFC

Ronnie D. Nelson

HQ CO SPT PLT

66-67

3-22-84

VA-2001

SP4

Blaine F. Nestor

HQ

68

1/8/199

VA-2002

John W. Niebuhr

B CO

66-67

12-27-94

VA-2001

SP4

Donald I.  Noble, Jr

B CO

69-70

12/30/03

Wife Linda

---

Theodore E. O'Conner

BN C.O.

68-69

1998

Charles Watts

---

Fred Oldinsky

BN X.O.

67-68

1998

by Miles Eberts

SFC

Louis J. Pappas Jr.

HQ CO

65-67

1991

By Daughter

SP5

Otis R. Pate

B CO

68

4/6/91

VA-2001

---

Salvator Paternico

---

---

2/21/97

D. Cherry

SP4

John J. Patuszynski

HHC

70

3/31/98

D Cherry

CW02

Robert W. Perew

HQ CO

66-67

1986

Bill Stoolmaker

SGT

Sidney E. Piercy

?

68

9/21/99

VA-2003

SSG

Cornelius N. Pierson

HHC

69

7/14/02

VA-2002

1LT

Terreance L. Pigg

B CO

69-70

1/14/03

T. Valentine 1/4 Cav

PFC

Gary J. Pollei

D CO

69-70

7/31/92

VA 2002

CPT

Lawrence H. Prather Jr

HQ CO

66-67

1998

Pat Forster

SP4

Richard G. Pugh

HQ

66-67

6-12-76

VA-2001

PSG

James K. Pullam

C CO

66-67

5-8-79

VA-2001

PVT

John H. Qualm

HQ CO.

66-68

1970

Bill Stoolmaker

1LT

Jorge I. Ramirez (Garibay)

BN COMMO

67

12/28/95

VA-2001

SP4

Ralph L. Rankin

A CO

70

5/9/99

D. Cherry

SP5

Howard Ray

-----

66-67

1-23-72

VA-2001

SSG

Russel E. Redwine

B CO

66-67

8-1-91

VA-2001

PFC

Jesse C. Reese

HQ BN Maint.

66-67

2-1-84

VA-2001

SP4

James Reidy

A CO

68

12/28/98

VA-2001

SP4

Robert L. Renforth

D CO XO

69

3/15/95

SSDI

SGT

Michael Rentz

HHC

69

4/1/87

SSDI

LTC

Hal Rhyne

BN C.O.

67-68

May-78

SSDI

SP5

Michael K, Riley

---

66-67

9/9/97

VA-2001

SP5

Thomas P. Roberts

B CO

67-68

4/24/76

VA-2001

---

Carl Robinson

HQ Mortars

67-68

1996

Mother, Lou

---

Cecil D. Robinson

HHC

?

6/7/96

VA-2002

SP4

Enrique Rojas

HQ

66-67

3/10/84

VA-2001

SFC

Eugene Rorie Jr

B CO

67

-----

Wife

---

Charles A. Ruley

HHC

70

1974

R. Harper - HHC 70

PFC

Stanley A. Ruzalski

HQ CO

68

4/15/78

VA-2002

PVT

Emmit E. Rushing

C CO

66-67

12/7/99

VA-2001

SP4

Julian Salinas

HHC

70

10/4/76

VA-2001

SFC

Grant A. Salsman

B CO

69

1979

D. Cherry

CPT

Paul E. Schraml

B CO C.O.

68-69

1994

Wife

PFC

Ronald J. Scott

A CO

66-67

4-30-77

VA-2001

PFC

Jesse W. Scott

B CO

66-67

5-15-85

VA-2001

SP5

Donald L. Sharp

-----

66-67

3-9-88

VA-2001

PFC

Alfred Mike Shehab

A CO

66-67

----

Jim Gonsalves

SP5

Clarence R. Siegler

B CO

68

3/14/81

VA-2001

SP4

Harry Slay

HHC

67-68

1968

SP4

Walter (Ronald) Slywczuk

D CO

69-70

8/13/91

VA 2002

SP4

Thomas E. Smith

B CO

69

1995

D. Cherry

PSG

Calhoun C. Smith

C CO

67-68

1995

Wife

SP4

Richard Spaulding

HHC

67-68

4/25/96

VA-2001

---

Wayne Stacks

A CO

67-68

?

Family

SFC

Williard Stambaugh

HQ

69-70

4/26/93

SSDI

SP4

Dennis M. Staples

HHC

69

10/29/97

SSDI

SP5

Kenneth W. Stewart

B CO

70

2/15/97

SSDI

MAJ

George D. Stevenson

BN C.O.

66-67

1990

mother Mabel

PFC

James M. Stingley

B CO

69

2/29/83

Son

SP5

George Stokes

B CO

69-70

1992

SP4 John Stratton

B CO

69-70 12/2003 D. Stockton

SP4

James W. Sullivan

HHC

67

3/16/94

VA-2002

E5

Kenneth E. Sutton

67-68

6/20/00

VA-2002

SSG

Robert Swadish

A CO

70

1992

by wife Barbara

COL

Duane Ray Tague

BN C.O.

68-69

1996

Wife, Betty

1LT

Michael J, Talley

HQ Recon

68

5/29/01

VA-2001

SP4

Anthony C. Tamburelli

HQ Mortars

69-70

12/21/88

SGT

Robert Taylor

HQ

66-67

7-12-87

VA-2001

PVT

Eldon Thomas

C CO

66-67

---

Bill Stoolmaker

---

Emerson Thomas

HQ CO

69-70

2002

USPS-2002

SFC

Samuel Thomas II

B CO

70

Sep-85

SSDI

SSG

John D. Thompson

B CO

68

4/15/79

VA-2001

SSG

Kenneth G. Thrift

B CO

69

2/9/85

VA-2001

SP5

Harry D. Tillman

HQ

66-67

11/23/98

VA-2001

PFC

William C. Timmons

HQ Mortars

69-70

9/1/79

SSDI

COL

John H. Tipton

BN CO

68

12/6/01

Bill Holden

PFC

Jimmie D. Tom

B CO

68

1/20/84

VA-2001

---

Frank C. Torres

B CO

66-67

11/27/02

Bill Holden

SP5

Raymond E. Trudeau

B CO

69

1994

D. Cherry

-----

Kenneth H. Tucker

B CO

68-69

1974

by Nick P

SP4

Reid L. Tucker

HQ

66-67

2-22-76

VA-2001

SP4

Ed Vermilyea

A CO

66-67

1998

by wife Nancy

SSG

Isiah Washington

B CO

69-70

1989

SP4

Kenneth R. Waller

D CO

69-70

3/14/98

VA 2002

SSG

Joe G. Waters

A CO

70

10/31/90

VA-2002

SP4

Lawrence Weaver

A CO

68

5/30/91

VA-2001

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Ernest Webster

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69-70

1974

PFC

Ronald C. West

B CO

66-67

12/20/85

by wife Linda

SP5

Eugene P. Whitehair

C CO

66-67

12-20-85

VA-2001

PFC

Mark A. Wilson

B CO

70

10/17/95

SSDI

PVT

Moses Wilson

A CO

66-67

7-18-89

VA-2001

SP4

Rodger T. Wittler

HQ

66-67

11-24-90

VA-2001

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David C. Wozniak

HHC

---

5/21/72

VA-2002

SP5

Walter E. Zukowski

B CO

67

5/19/89

VA-2001

Greg Zagelow

C CO

66-67

6/1/96

by Wife Eileen

 

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