The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. More than 3 million people (including over 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War, and more than half of the dead were Vietnamese civilians. Opposition to the war in the United States bitterly divided Americans, even after President Richard Nixon ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973. Communist forces ended the war by seizing control of South Vietnam in 1975, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year.Information from an unpublished document entitled Veterans of Wells County Database (includes names from neighboring counties) and recently updated.
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Vietnam Veterans Last Name | First Name | Branch of Service | Notes | Date of Death | Cemetery | Newspaper | Source | Anderson | Terry Joe | US Army | Pvt. | 11-19-1991 | Oak Lawn | BNB 11-20-1991 p3c1 | stone | Anglemeyer | Lydia D. | | | 12-17-1974 | Prairie Grove, Fort Wayne | | | Bailey | Farmer | US Army | 22 yrs in Army | 07-16-1988 | Elm Grove | | | Barnes | Robert A. | US Marine Corps | | 03-11-2000 | Elm Grove | BNB 03-13-2000 p3c3 | stone | Barnett | Carl T. | US Army | S/Sgt from Bluffton | 04-25-1970 | Arlington National | died in S Vietnam | stone | Beyer | Philip A. | US Navy | Submarine Service | 07-10-1999 | Oak Lawn | 07-12-1999 p3c1 | stone | Bishop | Thomas Wayne | | KIA, Saigon | 05-15-1968 | Fairview | | | Burns | Merlin J. | US Army | SP5; | 12-01-1991 | Elm Grove | BNB 12-02-1991 p3c1 | stone | Campbell | Richard L. | US Army | Served 20 yrs; ret. as major; BS & DisFlyCross; born Berne | 07-21-1994 | Ft. Sam Houston National, San Antonio, TX | BNB 07-30-199 p3 c1 | stone | Carney | Glenn M. | US Army | PH & I OLC | 09-12-1998 | Oak Lawn | BNB 09-14-1998 p3c1 | stone | Chrisman | Allen Phillip | US Army | SP4; 2 PH; born Geneva | 06-13-2014 | Marion National, Grant Co. | BNB 06-18-2014 p3c1 | stone | Davis | Kenneth R., Sr. | US Army | Vietnam; Army Reserves for several years | 03-17-2000 | Decatur, Adams Co. | BNB 03-20-2000 p3c1; FWNS 3-20-2000 | | Eichhorn | Jerald L. | US Army | SP4 | 01-30-1993 | St. Paul, Adams Co | BNB 02-01-1993 p3c1 | stone | Ellenberger | Roger D. | US Marine Corps | Pvt | 01-24-2001 | Mt. Hope, Adams Co. | BNB 01-26-2001 p3c1 | stone | Faus | Donnie K | US Army | SP4 | 07-15-1990 | St. Paul, Adams Co | BNB 07-17-1990 p3c1 | stone | Faus | Keith Wayne | US Navy | | 05-20-1976 | Fairview | BNB 05-21-1976 p3c1 | | Ferguson | William G. | US. Army - Green Beret | Sgt; KIA in Vietnam; SS BS Air Medal for heroism | 08-13-1967 | Fairview | BNB 08-15 & 16, 21 & 22 p1 | stone | Frantz | Michael Lee | US Navy | CM3 US Navy, Sea Bees 24 years | 09-18-1994 | Grant Memorial Park, Grant Co. | BNB 09-20-1994 p3c1 | stone | Frauhiger | Chauncey A. | US Army | Served 1966-1968 | 08-16-1993 | Apostolic | BNB 08-17-1993 p3c1 | | Garcia | Richard S., Sr. | US Navy | Chief Petty Officer in Navy Reserves | 01-04-1997 | Calumet Park, Lake Co. | BNB 01-06-1997 p3c2 | stone | Gilmer | Michael E. | US Air Force | | 07-30-1997 | Woodlawn, Huntington Co. | BNB 07-31-1997 p3c1 | | Harris | Michael D., Rev. | US Navy | | 02-21-1992 | Miller in Poneto, Wells Co | BNB 01-22-1992 p3c1 | | Hartman | Robert Eugene | US Air Force & Indiana Air National Guard | T/Sgt US Army, IN Air National Guard 122nd Combat Support Squadron | 04-20-1986 | Lakeview, Kosciusko Co. | BNB 04-22-1986 p3c1 | stone | Heck | Thomas E. | US Army | SP4 | 05-03-1999 | Covingtron Memorial Gardens, Allen Co. | BNB 05-05-1999 p3c1 | stone | Hetrick | Darrell G. | US Army | | 08-23-1999 | Elm Grove | BNB 08-24-1999 p3c1 | stone | Holdman | Larry George | US Army | SP4 | 06-24-2000 | Marvin Chapel,St. Francois Co, MO | BNB 06-29-2000 p3c1 | | Holloway | Stanley Jack | US Army | Green Beret, 101st Airborne Division, BS | 12-03-2000 | Stahl | BNB 12-05-2000 p3c3 | stone | Kaehr | Wilson Jack | US Navy | | 10-07-1996 | Pine Rest Memorial Park, Foley, AL | BNB 10-12-1996 p3c1 | stone | Kammerer | Sheldon L. | US Army | | 01-31-1999 | Covington Memorial Gardens, Allen Co. | BNB 02-02-1999 p3c1 | stone | Lake | Donald D., Sr. | | Veteran | 04-19-1998 | IOOF, New Haven, Allen Co. | BNB 04-21-1998 p3c1 | | Leimgruber | Rick A. | US Marine Corps | PFC | 07-07-1973 | Six Mile | BNB 07-07-1973 p1c2 | stone | Lightle | Lyle S. | US Army | | 03-21-1995 | Six Mile | BNB 03-22-1995 p3c1 | | Lockwood | James Henry | US Air Force | Served from 1963-1967 | 04-26-2000 | Cremated | BNB 04-27-2000 p3c1 | | Lopez | Roberto | | | 02-14-1998 | Restland Mem Pk, Dallas, TX | BNB 02-21-1998 p3c1 | | Lyttle | Dennis R. | US Army | Fort Wayne native | 09-22-1996 | Catholic, Ft. Wayne, Allen Co. | BNB 09-26-1996 p3c1 | | Mahon | Donald D. Sr. | US Army | | 11-04-2000 | Elm Grove | BNB 11-06-2000 p3c1 | | McClurg | Bruce C. | US Army | | 08-19-1996 | Sparks | BNB 08-20-1996 p3c1 | | McGrew | Keith A. | US Navy | | 11-03-1992 | Six Mile | BNB 11-05-1992 p3c1 | | Mercer | Robert D. | US Army | Military gravesite rites | 09-15-1996 | Greenlawn Mem Pk, Allen Co. | BNB 09-18-1996 p3c1; FWNS obit | | Miller | Michael Craig | US Navy | | 12-07-1998 | NA | BNB 12-10-1998 p3c1 | | Moriarity | Harlen K. | US Army | Veteran | 09-03-1990 | Masonic, Huntington Co. | BNB 09-04-1990 p3c2 | | Murphy | Michael L. | US Army | Veteran | 09-04-1998 | Marional National, Grant Co. | BNB 09-08-1998 p3c1 | stone | Nevil | Robert J. | US Army | SP6 | 08-27-1993 | Woodlawn, Warren, Huntington Co. | BNB 08-28-1993 p3c1 | stone | Nevil | Vernon E., Rev | US Army | 1Sgt | 12-09-1998 | Marion National, Marion, Grant Co. | BNB 12-11-1998 p3c1 | stone | Penrod | Harry W. | | Veteran | 05-17-1974 | Oak Lawn | BNB 05-17-1974 p1c2 | | Quackenbush | Roger J. | US Army | Veteran | 01-29-1993 | died in Warwick, RI | BNB 02-01-1993 p3c2 | | Raber | Lester D. | US Air Force | M/Sgt | 04-28-2000 | Greenlawn Mem Pk, Allen Co. | BNB 04-29-2000 p3c1 | | Robinette | Robert E. | US Marine Corps | M/Sgt | 05-30-1981 | Twin Hills, IOOF, Pennville, Jay Co. | BNB 06-01-1981 p3c5 | stone | Ross | Clifton E. | US Air Force | Sgt | 10-14-2000 | Riverside, Geneva, Adams Co. | BNB 10-16-2000 p3c3 | stone | Scott | James Gale | US Army | SP5 Served 1966-1968 | 08-11-1990 | Twin Hills, IOOF, Pennville, Jay Co. | BNB 08-13-1990 p3c1 | stone | Settle | Larry J. | US Marine Corps | Sgt | 08-20-1987 | Pleasant Dale, Adams Co. | | stone | Shadle | Charles Hillard | US Army | Served 1969-1971 | 03-08-1992 | Fairview | BNB 03-09-1992 p3c1 | stone | Shappell | Paul F. | US Air Force | A2C Served 1960-1964 | 07-16-1999 | Covington Memorial Gardens, Allen Co. | BNB 07-19-1999 p3c1 | stone | Shuey | Jacques Merle | US Navy | served 1962-1966 | 07-10-1998 | Cremated | BNB 07-13-1998 p3c1 | Ancestry | Sowards | James Riley | US Army | Sergeant, Served 1968-1970 | 10-23-1998 | Cremated | BNB 10-26-1998 p3c1 | Ancestry | Stanley | Charles E. | US Navy | Served 19 years | 04-01-2000 | Six Mile | BNB 04-03-2000 p3c1 | | Stebing | Larry Roy | US Army | Served 1966-1969 | 01-01-1990 | Greenlawn Memorial Park, Allen Co. | BNB 01-02-1990 p3c2 | stone | Surfus | David D. | US Navy | Military graveside rites; died in Bluffton | 12-31-1996 | Gardens of Memory,Huntington Co | BNB 01-02-1997 p3c1 | | Thomas | Larry D. | US Navy | OT2 | 12-19-2000 | MRE, Berne, Adams Co. | BNB 12-21-2000 p3c3 | stone | Thompson | William G. | US Army | Served 1965-1967 | 08-01-1995 | Fairview | BNB 08-02-1995 p3c1 | stone | Thurston | Jerry P. | US Navy | | 03-10-1995 | Woodlawn, Warren, Huntington Co | BNB 03-11-1995 p3c | | Travis | Vaughn William | US Air Force | Retired after 23 years service. | 09-25-1993 | Elm Grove | BNB 09-27-1993 p3c1 | stone | Watson | Arthur William | US Marine Corps | Retired in 1972 from the Marines | 04-22-1992 | Cremated | BNB 04-23-1992 p3c1 | Ancestry | Wheeler | James Isaac III | US Army | Sgt served 1966-1968 1st Cavalry | 11-23-1998 | Stahl | BNB 11-25-1998 p3c1 | stone | Whetzel | Jerry Wayne | US Army & Indiana National Guard | Veteran | 01-13-1999 | Roll, Blackford Co. | BNB 01-15-1999 p3c1 | stone | Williams | Paul Anthony | | Veteran | 01-02-1993 | Stahl | BNB 01-04-1993 p3c1 | | |