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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVeterans War Memorial - Blue Star Program Implemented to Sup War Memorial Lest We Forget Our Heroes of All Wars In tribute to those from the Huntington Beach area who fought, died, and who are still fighting, the prisoners of war and missing in action Dedicated Memorial Day May 26,1997 Seals Department of the Army United States of America Department of the Navy United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard 1790 Department of the Navy United States of America Department of the Air Force United States of America United States Merchant Marines POW * MIA you are not forgotten g HISTRYBK/Veterans name list Memorial 2000 1 WORLD WAR Joseph L Rodman Forrest B Turner 2 WORLD WAR 11 Clayton E Van Steenbergh ,hack Montgomery (Edward Scott Ledecke (Lee-deck) A D Alas Ryverz L Allen (Rye-vers) Donald Winters Clifford overacker James S Mayall * Indicates attached information 3 Peter Eckberg Gordon William Stafford Charles Frederick McIntosh Hugh William Kellerman Billy Bates James E zoeter Robert ® Copeland Charles Bowman George W Shafer • Indicates attached information 4 Scott Braley, Jr Loren B Wiedman Edwin Galen Masson, Jr Howard Bedford (still unaccounted for) ®avid G Rohng Martin P ®e La Cruz (still unaccounted for) Kenneth McIntosh Edwin G Burton William Phillip Henry, Jr * Indicates attached information 5 Leroy ®erigo * Kazuo Masuda (Ka-zoo-o Ma-soo-da) Jack ®eevers * Frederick Joseph McCall Cecil E Boles George Tyler (still unaccounted for) * Indicates attached information 6 KOREAN WAR Arnold F Lobo Joseph Mendoza Will T cross * James L Avery Frederick Cornell Alfredo L Martinez (Mar-teen-es) William A Pharris Loren Rylance * Indicates attached information 7 Thomas P Vega (vay-ga) (still unaccounted for) Adolfo Monteberde (Mon-tay-bear-de) John E Hughes * Claude Camille Castaing (Cas-tang) Ramon Alba (Ra-moan) * Gilbert R Hlguera (Hee-geer-ah) ®avid T Mepa (May-hee-ah) ®avid ® PeCor (Pe-kor) * Robert L Zuver (still unaccounted for) * Indicates attached information 8 Andrew SantlbaneZ (Sant-bah-nez) Miner W Pridemore Raymond Mendoza William Gardner Jones Julian S Arbonies * Billy Walters, Jr (still unaccounted for) William E Moment John William ®iemer John R Ate n C l o (Ah-ten-cee-o) * Indicates attached information 9 Richard Sanchez Cruz Antonio B Villella (viii-ay-la) Alfred D Oglesby (still unaccounted for) Donald C Coss Benjamin Rubio Thurman J Chastain John G Ruiz (Roo-ease) (still unaccounted for) Tomio Honda * Salvador Moyica (Mop-ka) * Indicates attached information 10 VI ETNAIM WAR Terry Lee Quinn Warren ®ale Holeman Leland Patrick Finley Make Armendarez Robert Wilks West George Tallman Joel Mitchell La Roche Michael ® Wallace * Indicates attached information 11 Zbi niew Josef ®a Lenta (Zblg-new) * Ray (Eugene Bradley (still unaccounted for) William Vazquez (Vas-kez) Samuel Cent Culbertson William Richard Grant Joseph Francis Catt, Jr Roger Vernon Inscore Terry Lee Tebbetts * Lawrence Bradford Forrester * Indicates attached information 12 Sam Gary Cordova Paul R Ross * Manuel Reyes Denton (still unaccounted for) Jimmy Lee McLellan * Dale Franc Fleischmann, Jr * Indicates attached information 13 IRAQI WAR, William C. 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His aslieswere later spread over Roseburg,Washington by his loving family. VIET NAM WAR WWW NO-QUARTER ORG - Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 2 Casualty Record for Terry Lee - Quinn Text-only Site Click here for help with decoding this information) • GENERAL/ PERSONAL . Standard search Home Huntington Beach, California . Advanced search Birth Date 1947-11-26 Sex Male • Our Mission Race Caucasian FAQ Married/Single Single • Information Index Religion Protestant- No Preference Citizen Yes • Links MILITARY Service Marine Corps Rank PFC Senal Number 2135768 Component Regular Grade E2 MOS 0311 Length of 01 Service Start of Tour CASUALTY Casualty Date 1966-03-21 Casualty Type Hostile, Died Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds Air or Ground Ground Casualty Country South Vietnam Province Quang Ngai Posthumous No change Promotion Body Body recovered Recovered Location on panel 06E -Row 034 The Wall RefNo 667 Processed http //www no-quarter org/code/details cg1?IDNO=2135768 9/19/2006 WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site Quinn, Huntington 1947- Marine 1966-03- Terry Lee Beach CA 11-26 Corps PFC 21 • Standard search • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links http //www no-quarter org/gui/results php 10/10/2005 WWW NO-QUARTER ORG - Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) QuAwfw Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site Holeman, Huntington 1951- Army SP4 1971-08- Warren Dale Beach CA 04-23 25 • Standard search • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - militarychapel org mihtarychapel Page 1 of 1 rl.ASUALTY MATCHES HOLEMAN WARREN DALE sPa A-mv 5558441S2 HLINTIW3TON BEAC-4 �6 - - -- -- - Age 21-1 Lost 19-­0825 LD—itecl on Wall Panel C2W L re rn, WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text-only Site Finley, Leland Huntington 1946- Army SP4 1968-05- • Standard search Patrick Beach CA 07-13 10 • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - militarychapel org mihtarychapel Page 1 of CASUALTYC FINLEY LELAND PATRICK sP4+ �-my 5573Fj33 H_f'T{rrC--_fl BEACH C.4 Age 2l Lest 9-S&,51'} L_atv ion via' Pane ,SE --g "Cv Seasch i WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text-only Site Armendarez, Huntington 1945- Army PFC 1967-03- Mike Beach CA 05-18 11 • Standard search • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - militarychapel org mihtarychapel Page 1 of 1 CASUALTY CAE ARMENDAREZ MIKE PFC 56689301 Ht,+iTTNG ON BEACH vA Age _1 LCSt i lr'_O.; 1 Located on oval °ana� 16E Line 0u- ,e a ch r` in'�� WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site West, Robert Huntington 1944- Army SP4 1968-05- • Standard search Wilks Beach CA 10-14 15 • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - milrtarychapel org mihtarychapel Page 1 of 1 CASUALTY MATCHES WES► CHARLES ROBERT SSG Arm 373526346 DET'?Ol- t -- - — -- Age 21 Lost sll-ill Oa Loca ed on 4all Pane '0W t re 1r WEST PAUL ROBERT SSGT Air Force 11343420 L EVIIISTCN ME Age 26 Lost 19661126 Located on Mall -Panel 12E Large 125 WEST ROBERT LEWIS L_-PL Manru Co m 233t012 V1111--Co TX --- - - Aoe 2' Lost clobOC-02 Locateu on Wall Dan~l 61W b e 6-l- WEST ROBERT WILKS 5P4 v,Tnv 3"-1S-'558C HJP _FNCTflN SEA_ r� -ge 23 Loot 106835 5 Lot a ed on Wall Panel 61E i 3 WESTFALL ROBERT LEE A1C Air Force 13587487 MEADVILLE PA Age 23 Lost 19620211 Located on Wall Panel 01E Line 007 WESTFALL ROBERT LOUIS JR CPt Arm 558 -2220 ­11.-B=I_- 13 - -- - ---- ,Age 1Q most 196-13318 Loca ed oii Nal Pane 1c= L^e _-5 WESTON ROBERT HUGH SP'+ Armo 57_-o­t C4 D-GLE\/l_LE -A ae 2 Lost Q-103813 Lo,a ec,_�Waii Pare's 08 dv e WESTRATE ROSERT JAY SuT Air, FCLi A D -- - - --- - %�;e 1q i ast 1968Coi- Lor t a o i Wall Panel 59V-1 !re L 0 Scaech Agar i? WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more NO LUU detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site Tallman, Huntington 1945- Army SGT 1967-04- George Beach CA 08-28 09 • Standard search • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - rrulhtarychapel org militarychapel Page 1 of 1 CASUALTY ES TALLMAN GEORGE SGT AimY tQ74b-A5 HLr41TNc-ur BEACH -C, ——-- ---- Age =3 -o-t A j-,—4C- _xat�l vn 0a i �-ane 18P tine tiC� Search Acjd n- YAM NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page i of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text-only Site La Roche, Huntington 1947- 1968-08- • Standard search Mitchell Joel Beach CA 02-09 Army PFC 23 • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - militarychapel org mili.tarychapel Page 1 of CASUALTY F JOEL MITCHELL PFC any 5b696262 -i;, TTNGT�iaBEA—H C�, -- ---- --- — Acpe 21 Lost .9o8O823 Located on Wall Panel-7W L fie 0-,- Sea ch Again WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site Wallace, Huntington 1946- Army PFC 1966-08- Michael D Beach CA 09-13 13 • Standard search • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - m111tarychapel org mihtarychapel Page 1 of CASUALTY MATCHES WALLACE MICHAEL d Prc army IQ798379 H-117 NS-CA1 Bu4c�, C- A to �jst f 3orjt o_3 Located or t'al -ale' 1 OE L r�-_C u2 WALLACE MICHAEL JOHN sp-- ArrrN :.-_D83--2 ANN 4REOY r i -- - - -- .age 3A cost 1Q74`'20o coca ed�r Wall Parma 51E _-e 3ut WALLACE MICHAEL WALTER LCDR Navy 5284621�7 SALT LAKE CITY UT Age 31 Lost 19680328 Located on Wall -Panel 46E Larne 060 WALLACE ROBERT MICHAEL 1u T �,In �522858- Di, O, N OH - - — -- - -- -kge 24 _,s %_70-3i. Lcca� �r Wall Party 24E Li ,s 9v` earc A ain� WWW NO-QUARTER ORG - Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text-only Site Dalenta, Zbigniew Huntington 1950- Army CPL 1971-02- • Standard search Josef Beach CA 02-14 27 • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - militarychapel org mihtarychapel Page 1 of CASUALTY MATCHES DALENTA ZBIGNIEW JOSEF CPL army 556828321 IRIN�NGTION BE-40 - ------- AQe 21 Los'- 19-1022- Loca*eG.r Wah rara9 14W Lre 0139 Searr-h Ar ai€ WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more No ujjij detail) t ^k o" Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site Bradley, Huntington 1936- 1967-02- • Standard search Eugene Ray Beach CA 09-12 Army WO 16 • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - rrulitarychapel org mrlrtarychapel Page I of J CASUALTY MATCHES FBRADLEY KENNETH RAY cPL Ma €ne c� ps 231570 CHESNEE Sc --- Aye 22 L--,t 19b,-(20o Located on Vva'i Panel -E -ine 049 BRADLEY RAY EUGENE 4-~ny W-15-lis H1,,v—r4L7)N BEAC-3 ,_�, Age 3" c�' 196-€1216 L0(.3tect on i ad Panel s5E Line 040 Search A ain7 Information on BRADLEY RAY EUGENE Page 1 of 2 B ADEEY 1ZAY EUGENE Click here for more information about this incident Name WO Ray Eugene Bradley Status Killed In Action from an incident on 02/16/1967 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander Age at death 30 4 Date of Birth 09/12/1936 Home City Huntington Beach, CA Service reserve component of the U S Army Unit 334 AHC Major organization other Flight class 66-5W Service U S Army The Wall location 15E 040 Short Summary Crash during a mission Aircraft UH-IC tail number 64-14187 Service number W3153108 Country South Vietnam MOS 062B =Helicopter Pilot Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor Primary cause A/C Accident Major attributing cause aircraft connected not at sea Compliment cause weapons Vehicle involved helicopter Position in vehicle aircraft commander Started Tour 08/01/1966 "Official" listing helicopter air casualty - other aircrew Length of service 12 Location Unknown Province Reason aircraft lost or crashed Casualty type Non-hostile - died while missing married male US citizen Race Caucasian Religion Protestant - no denominational preference The following information secondary,but may help in explaining this incident Category of casualty as defined by the Army non-battle dead Category of personnel active duty Army Military class warrant officer This record was last updated on 07/28/1994 Additional information is available on CD ROM Please send additions or corrections to The VHPA Webinastei Gary Roush Return to the Ilclicoptei Pilot KIA nalnc, list Ret«rn to the KIA panel date inde,\ http //www flyarmy org/K10209 HTM 9/26/2005 WWW NO-QUARTER ORG - Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more No Uw detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site Vazquez, Huntington 1948- Army SP4 1968-03- William Beach CA 02-02 09 • Standard search • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links VAZQUEZ WILLIAM SP4 Army 18838352 BEAC- i,� - - - Aga ZO Lost 19680309 Locatao on alai+ Panel 4AE i na OC� Search Agajn7 WWW NO-QUARTER ORG - Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more mmNO _ detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site Culbertson, Huntington 1947- Army SP4 1968-05- Samuel Kent Beach CA 01-24 11 • Standard search • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - militarychapel org mihtarychapel Page 1 of I CASUALTY MATCHES CULBERTSON SAMUEL KENT SPa armti 1b84655� HLTr�r�:GTON aE�cH C-A —-- ------- Age 2, L-ost 1-b8L,5_1 -ocated on Wail Pare 58E L-e r18' ed-ch A€g.ain WWW NO-QUARTER ORG - Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 2 No UJJA Casualty Record for William Richard Grant • Text only Site (Click here for help with decoding this information) GENERAL / PERSONAL • Standard search Home Huntington Beach California • Advanced search Birth Date 1947-06-23 Sex Male • Our Mission Race Caucasian i • FAQ Married/Single Single • Information Index Religion Lutheran & Missouri Synod Citizen Yes • Links MILITARY Service Army Rank SGT Serial Number 56706033 N 00 LO Component Selective Service N 00 Grade E5 MOS 111340 Length of o U) E Service 01 z °�' o E 0 Start of Tour 1968-04-22 or_ °- U CASUALTY Casualty Date 1968-08-23 Casualty Type Non-Hostile Died Illness/injury Reason Illness Disease Air or Ground Ground Casualty Country South Vietnam Province Province And Military Region Unknown Posthumous No change Promotion Body Recovered Body recovered Location on The Wall Panel 47W - Row 043 http//www no-quarter org/code/details cgi9IDNO=56706033 10/10/2005 WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of i 1 thru 1 of 1 (clack name for more NO detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text-only Site Catt Joseph Huntington 1946- Army SP4 1968-05- • Standard search Francis Jr Beach CA 06-26 09 • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - militarychapel org rmhtarychapel Page 1 of CASUALTY MATCHES CATt` 3OSEPH FRANCIS 3R SP4 army 567,2302 HUT MI GIC !BE-kC,' C� ------ - -- —---- -- Age 21 sz I�68L5C9 Licated o,Waii -'an- 57E b- 3ln Search Again WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more No m1u, detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site InsCOre, Huntington 1945- Marine 1967-05- Roger Beach CA 12-10 Corps CPL 26 • Standard search Vernon • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - militarychapel org militarychapel Page 1 of CASUALTY MATCHES INSCORE ROGER VERNON CPL Mat ine Corte 2234781 -iUN_RNGTCN BEACH CA --- ---- Aye 21 L-ost 19b'052t� scated on -Aia`i Pane 20E Line 111 «-6eatch A asn WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) Casualty Name Home DOB Service Rank Date • Text only Site Tebbetts, Huntington 1949- Army PFC 1968-04- Terry Lee Beach CA 02-08 26 • Standard search • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - n litarychapel org mxhtarychapel Page 1 of CASUALTY MTCE TEBBETTS TERRY LEE PFC Army 1884592-, Iiii F SIG-Gi BEACr- r ---- -- Age 2Q Lost _Q68042o Lac i ed:-Via) Par+ef -2E Lire'25 Search Aqain7 WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more No Ulu detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text-only Site Forrester, Huntington 1951- Air 1971-09- Lawrence Beach CA 05-03 Force Al C 20 • Standard search Bradford • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links Military Chapel - All Gave Some, Some Gave All - milltarychapel org milltarychapel Page 1 of CASUALTY 'C S FORRESTER LAWRENCE BRADFORD AiC Fur Force 552829060 HUNTINGTON BEACH CA Age 20 Lost 19710920 Located on Wall -Panel 02W Lane 021 Search Again' POW/MIA Sam Gary Cordova Page 1 of 4 Please turn images on, otherwise you will not be able to see or read anything on this page Name Sam Gary Cordova Rank/Branch 02/U'S Marine Corps Unit V FA 232 1st Marine Air Wing Date of Birth 27 August 1943 Home City of Record Huntington Beach CA Date of Doss 16 .August 172 Country of Loss Lads Lass Coordinates 203458N 1043300 (VH531685) Status (in 1973) Missing In Action Category 1 Acft/V"ehicle/Ground F4J Other Personnel In Incident Backseater - Darrell tsp) Boreers - regular back-seater Dick Lamers was ill/or had a broken leg Boreers flew Source Compiled by Homecoming ecoming II Project 01 .April 1991 from one or more of the following raga data from U S Government agency sources correspondence with POW/MIA families published sources interviews Updated by the P O W NETWORK REMARKS Remains Returned December 15 198 SYNOPSIS Sam Cordova was the pilot of an F4J fighter jet shot down over Laos on August 26 1972 His plane was downed on the border of Taos and Vietnam in Houa Phan Province near the city of Sop Hoa Lt Cordova spoke to TAT S aircraft in the area over his survival radio while safely parachuting from his aircraft He later radioed that he had fallen into a ravine and heard his pursuers approaching According to a member of Cordova s squadron Sam Cordova's last transmission stated that he was gong to be captured if hewasn't picked up immediately Cordova's b ckseater was rescued but rescue attempts for Cordova were hampered because of heavy ground fare Sam S emergency radio beeper was traced to Ban Na Ca Tay a Viet Cone village Attempts to contact him through the device failed This seemed clear indication that Cordova was captured but he was classifies Missing in Action http //www powmiaff org/Califorma/mial96 html 10/17/2005 A POW/MIA Sam Gary Cordova Page 2 of 4 It was never determined whether or not Sam was captured Although the Lao stated publicly that they held tens of tens of American prisoners less than a dozen names were ever discovered of Americans held by the Lao When the Peace Agreements were signed in Paris in 1973 ending American involvement in the Vietnam war Laos was not included The U S dad not negotiate the release of Americans held in Laos because it dad not recognize its communist government As a result not one American was released from Laos The families of men lake Sam who were known to have survived their loss incident have fought for years for information on their men and have prodded incessantly for more action to free them They have been tantalized by thousands of reports from refugees relating to missing men in Southeast Asia and believe there is every likelihood that there are still men alive there in captivity In return for the U S Government's humanitarian assistance to Laos and more recently in the private building of medical clinics in Laos the government of Laos agreed to assist in excavating a limited number of American crash sites Several remains have been recovered through the crash site excavations although several of the identifications have proven to be erroneous In a seemingly humanitarian gesture to Presidential Envoy General John Vessey the Vietnamese have turned several dozen remains over to U S control Although several of these remains have turned out to be non-human many have been identified as U S servicemen In December 1988 Sam Cordova came home to be buried in American soil When the last American troops left Southeast Asia in 1975 some 2500 Americans were unaccounted for Reports received by the U S Government since that time build a strong case for belief that hundreds of these "unaccounted for , Americans are still alive and in captivity "Unaccounted for" is a term that should apply to numbers not men Nearly 600 men were left behind in Laos and our government did not negotiate their release We as a nation owe these men our best effort to find them and bring them home Until the fates of the men like Cordova are known their families will wonder if they are dead or alive and why they were deserted Sam G Cordova was promoted to the rank of Ma3or during the period he was maintained missing -------------------------- The Orange County Register March 15 1989 Army Identifies body of MIA pilot Family's quest for answers about aviator shot down in Laos ends An Army laboratory has identified the remains of a Marine Corps fighter pilot from Huntington Beach who was shot down over Laos in 1972 and has been listed as missing ever since Mai Sam Gary Cordova a former elementary school teacher in the Ocean View School District was one of six American MIAs from the Vietnam War whose http //www powmiaff org/Califorma/mial96 html 10/17/2005 POW/MIA Sam Gary Cordova Page 3 of 4 fate was revealed Tuesday by the Pentagon They were identified by the Army s Central Identification Laboratory in Honolulu The remains of five of the six including Cordova were given to the united states by Vietnam late last year "I don t know whether to feel happy or sad ' said the pilot s mother Eleanor Cordova from her home in Rancho Mirage 'It's rough You think you are going to be prepared but it doesn't work like that "Naturally there's always the hope that maybe he's one of the lucky ones and he'll come back But it didn't work out that way 18 Cordova 69 and her husband Leo 72 believed they had good reason to hope There were many Americans who saw Cordova alive on the ground after his F4J Phantom 'et was shot down near the North Vietnamese border Aug 26 1972 - one day before his 29th birthday "They picked up his radar man but they couldn't get to him because the (rescuing) helicopter was being shot at ' Eleanor Cordova said "They had to leave In a 1973 interview Leo Cordova said that the day after the aborted rescue attempt his son was seen alive in a nearby village The senior Cordova a retired florist went to Laos in an attempt to find his son and received some encouraging words from Laotian officials But Dec 23 of last year US authorities told the Cordovas that they had tentatively identified their son's remains through dental X-rays Monday it was made final Eleanor Cordova said Although the officials were able to provide some details of her son s capture she declined to discuss them Sam Cordova grew up in Torrance Whittier and La Mirada and attended Whittier College He received a bachelor s degree in education in 1965 and a master s degrees in the same field in 1968 He taught sixth grade in Whittier before moving to Huntington Beach and accepting a position in the Ocean View district His mother said he taught there less than one year before entering the Marine Corps officer-training school at Quantico Va [ (from The LA Times) The elder Cordovas are retired owners of a florist shop in Whittier where Sash - one of their three sons attended college and taught school before he moved to Huntington Beach A spokeswoman for the Ocean View School District in Huntington Beach said Sam Cordova taught sixth grade at the Haven View Elementary School on Waikiki Lane for a semester during the 196 - 69 school year Bill Wernett of Orange now retired but then principal of Haven View has vivid memories of the young teacher He was only with us a short time but he was one of the most vibrant people I've ever met in the teaching profession ' Wernett said He had kind of a magnetic personality He was interested http //www powmiaff org/Califorma/mia196 html 10/17/2005 i POW/MIA Sam Gary Cordova Page 4 of 4 in everything and the students loved him Wernett bald Cordova was teaching at the school when the young man received confirmation from the Marines that he had been accepted for pilot training 'He once gave me this little ornamental turtle that I used to keep on my desk and which I still have Wernett said 'I always wondered what happened to him " Eleanor Cordova said her son despite has love for teaching had always dreamed of flying airplanes He also spent much of has spare time playing tennis an activity he continued in the military ] He received flight training in Pensacola Fla and Brownsville Texas and was first posted in Hawaii before being sent into Southeast Asia He had been there eight months before being shot down over the Houa Phan province of Laos near the city of Sop Hoa Although he was shot down in Laos the Pentagon said Tuesday it was not surprised that his remains were returned by the Vietnamese because the area was controlled by North Vietnam at the time Cordova's remains and those of four of the other servicemen are to be flown from Hickam Aar Force Base in Hawaii to Travis Air Force Base in California today The remains-of the fifth serviceman who was not identified will be buried in Hawaii in accordance with the wishes of has family Besides Cordova those identified Tuesday were Navy Cmdr Gene A Smith of Salt Lake City Naval Reserve Lt Cmdr Frederick J Fortner of Pomona Navy Lt Cmdr Michael W Wallace of Salt Lake City and Air Force Airman lst Class James E Pleiman of Russia Ohio Grave side services for Cordova will be held at 12 30 p m March 28 at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City In all the remains of 182 Americans have been repatriated to the United States from Vietnam since the end of the war and have been identified Twenty-eight others have been identified after recovery from Laos and two after recovery from China A total of 2 371 Americans continue to be listed as missing in Indochina l t o Home gt iphtc. at top of pa9c is ttsc d v ttlt c`pt essc.c1 pet nussion o1 14L k 1 hanky Rick' Home ext C NN/M oui%,r b� "Lb( OLintc.r http //www powmtaff org/California/mia196 html 10/17/2005 Bio, Cordova, Sam G Page 1 of 4 CORDOVA SAM GARY Remains Returned December 15 1988 Av Name Sam Gary Cordova Rank/Branch 02/US Marine Corps Unit VMFA 232 1st Marine Air Wing Date of Birth 27 August 1943 Home City of Record Huntington Beach CA Date of Loss 26 August 1972 Country of Loss Laos Loss Coordinates 203058N 1043300E (VH531685) Status (in 1973) Missing In Action Category 1 Acft/Vehicle/Ground F4J Other Personnel In Incident Backseater - Darrell Borders [rescued] -- regular back-seater Dick Lamers was ill/or had a broken leg Borders flew Source Compiled by Homecoming II Project 01 April 1991 from one or more of the following raw data from U S Government agency sources correspondence with POW/MIA families published sources interviews Updated by the P 0 W NETWORK with information from Steven P Albright REMARKS SYNOPSIS Sam Cordova was the pilot of an F4J fighter jet shot down over Laos on August 26 1972 His plane was downed on the border of Laos and Vietnam in Houa Phan Province near the city of Sop Hoa His F-4J was Bureau of Aeronautics Number 155811 and he was shot down by a MiG-21, the only Marine jet ever to be lost to enemy aircraft during the Vietnam War Cordova wa part of a two-plane flight The NVAF pilot who shot him down was Nguyen Duc Scat of the 3rd Company and it was his fifth of six aerial kills Lt Cordova spoke to U S aircraft in the area over his survival radio while safely parachuting from his aircraft He later radioed that he had fallen into a ravine and heard his pursuers approaching According to a member of Cordova' s squadron Sam Cordova s last transmission stated that he was going to be captured if he wasn't picked up immediately Cordova' s backseater was rescued but rescue attempts for Cordova were hampered because of heavy ground fire Sam s emergency radio beeper was traced to Ban Na Ca Tay a Viet Cong village Attempts to contact him through the device failed This seemed clear indication that Cordova was captured but he was classified Missing in Action It was never determined whether or not Sam was captured Although the Lao stated publicly that they held "tens of tens" of American prisoners less than a dozen names were ever discovered of Americans held by the Lao When the Peace Agreements were signed in Paris in 1973 ending American involvement in the Vietnam war Laos was not included The U S did not http //www pownetwork org/bios/c/c157 htm 6/22/2006 Bio, Cordova, Sam G Page 2 of 4 negotiate the release of Americans held in Laos because it did not recognize its communist government As a result not one American was released from Laos The families of men like Sam who were known to have survived their loss incident have fought for years for information on their men and have prodded incessantly for more action to free them They have been tantalized by thousands of reports from refugees relating to missing men in Southeast Asia and believe there is every likelihood that there are still men alive there in captivity In return for the U S Government's humanitarian assistance to Laos and more recently in the private building of medical clinics in Laos the government of Laos agreed to assist in excavating a limited number of American crash sites Several remains have been recovered through the crash site excavations although several of the identifications have proven to be erroneous In a seemingly humanitarian gesture to Presidential Envoy General John Vessey the Vietnamese have turned several dozen remains over to U S control Although several of these remains have turned out to be non-human many have been identified as U S servicemen In December 1988, Sam Cordova came home to be buried in American soil When the last American troops left Southeast Asia in 1975 some 2500 Americans were unaccounted for Reports received by the U S Government since that time build a strong case for belief that hundreds of these "unaccounted for" Americans are still alive and in captivity "Unaccounted for" is a term that should apply to numbers not men Nearly 600 men were left behind in Laos and our government did not negotiate their release We as a nation owe these men our best effort to find them and bring them home Until the fates of the men like Cordova are known their families will wonder if they are dead or alive and why they were deserted Sam G Cordova was promoted to the rank of Ma]or during the period he was maintained missing -------------------------- The Orange County Register March 15 1989 Army Identifies body of MIA pilot Family's quest for answers about aviator shot down in Laos ends An Army laboratory has identified the remains of a Marine Corps fighter pilot from Huntington Beach who was shot down over Laos in 1972 and has been listed as missing ever since Mal Sam Gary Cordova a former elementary school teacher in the Ocean View School District was one of six American MIAs from the Vietnam War whose fate was revealed Tuesday by the Pentagon They were identified by the Army's Central Identification Laboratory in Honolulu The remains of five of the six including Cordova were given to the United States by Vietnam late last year "I don't know whether to feel happy or sad ' said the pilot s mother http //www pownetwork org/bios/c/c157 htm 6/22/2006 Bio, Cordova, Sam G Page 3 of 4 Eleanor Cordova, from her home in Rancho Mirage "It's rough You think you are going to be prepared but it doesn't work like that "Naturally there's always the hope that maybe he s one of the lucky ones and he'll come back But it didn't work out that way " Cordova 69 and her husband Leo 72 believed they had good reason to hope There were many Americans who saw Cordova alive on the ground after his F4J Phantom Set was shot down near the North Vietnamese border Aug 26 1972 - one day before his 29th birthday They picked up his radar man but they couldn t get to him because the (rescuing) helicopter was being shot at " Eleanor Cordova said "They had to leave In a 1973 interview Leo Cordova said that the day after the aborted rescue attempt his son was seen alive in a nearby village The senior Cordova a retired florist went to Laos in an attempt to find his son and received some encouraging words from Laotian officials But Dec 23 of last year US authorities told the Cordovas that they had tentatively identified their son's remains through dental X-rays Monday it was made final Eleanor Cordova said Although the officials were able to provide some details of her son's capture she declined to discuss them Sam Cordova grew up in Torrance Whittier and La Mirada and attended Whittier College He received a bachelor's degree in education in 1965 and a master's degrees in the same field in 1968 He taught sixth grade in Whittier before moving to Huntington Beach and accepting a position in the Ocean View district His mother said he taught there less than one year before entering the Marine Corps officer-training school at Quantico Va [ (from The LA Times) The elder Cordovas are retired owners of a florist shop in Whittier where Sam - one of their three sons attended college and taught school before he moved to Huntington Beach A spokeswoman for the Ocean View School District in Huntington Beach said Sam Cordova taught sixth grade at the Haven View Elementary School on Waikiki Lane for a semester during the 1968 - 69 school year Bill Wernett of Orange now retired but then principal of Haven View has vivid memories of the young teacher He was only with us a short time but he was one of the most vibrant people I ve ever met in the teaching profession " Wernett said "He had kind of a magnetic personality He was interested in everything and the students loved him " Wernett said Cordova was teaching at the school when the young man received confirmation from the Marines that he had been accepted for pilot training "He once gave me this little ornamental turtle that I used to keep http //www pownetwork org/bios/c/c157 htm 6/22/2006 Bio, Cordova, Sam G Page 4 of 4 on my desk and which I still have Wernett said "I always wondered what happened to him " Eleanor Cordova said her son despite his love for teaching had always dreamed of flying airplanes He also spent much of his spare time playing tennis an activity he continued in the military He received flight training in Pensacola Fla and Brownsville Texas and was first posted in Hawaii before being sent into Southeast Asia He had been there eight months before being shot down over the Houa Phan province of Laos near the city of Sop Hoa Although he was shot down in Laos the Pentagon said Tuesday it was not surprised that his remains were returned by the Vietnamese because the area was controlled by North Vietnam at the time Cordova s remains and those of four of the other servicemen are to be flown from Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii to Travis Air Force Base in California today "The remains-of the fifth serviceman who was not identified will be buried in Hawaii in accordance with the wishes of his family Besides Cordova those identified Tuesday were Navy Cmdr Gene A Smith of Salt Lake City Naval Reserve Lt Cmdr Frederick J Fortner of Pomona Navy Lt Cmdr Michael W Wallace of Salt Lake City and Air Force Airman 1st Class James E Pleiman of Russia Ohio Grave side services for Cordova will be held at 12 30 p m March 28 at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City In all the remains of 182 Americans have been repatriated to the United States from Vietnam since the end of the war and have been identified Twenty-eight others have been identified after recovery from Laos and two after recovery from China A total of 2 371 Americans continue to be listed as missing in Indochina http //www pownetwork org/bios/c/c157 htm 6/22/2006 WWW NO-QUARTER ORG- Vietnam Casualty Search Page Page 1 of 1 1 1 thru 1 of 1 (click name for more detail) Name Home DOB Service Rank Casualty Date • Text only Site Cordova, Huntington 1943- Marine MAJ 1980-02- Sam Gary Beach CA 08-27 Corps 26 • Standard search • Advanced search • Our Mission • FAQ • Information Index • Links http //www no-quarter org/gui/results php 10/10/2005 Vietnamese Aces Page 1 of 7 North Vietnamese Aces MiG-17 and MiG-21 pilots, Phantom and "Thud" Killers AcePilots_Main Page I � by Diego Zampini An War Vietnam - i4) August 23 1967,14 00 Another US raid against the r capital of North Vietnam is in Nguyen Van Coc - - Proccess Nguyen Van Bav - � Due to the size of the American _ formation(40 aircraft including Nguyen Doc Soat Thunderchiefs carrying bombs F 10517s ready to supress the Ads by G000000gle SAM radars and escorting Phantoms)the crew of one of The Vietnam War those F 4Ds Charles R Tyler Find the � '�� � �� _ � r - r (pilot)and Ronald M Sittner (WSO) ofthe 555th TFS/8th information you re Ilk, - TFW felt overconfident They looking for with did not expect any MiGs which had been inactive after several bloody defeats dealt them G Book by the Phantoms of the 8th TFW in late May and early June Suddenly Tyler heard on the Search radio an F 105D pilot Elmo Baker announcingthat he had been hit b a MiG 21 and was books yoogle coin p ( ) y ejecting As Tyler looked for the unexpected bandit a tremendous explosion shook his plane and Tyler lost control of his aircraft and bailed out Hanging in his parachute he saw his F 4D falling in flames to the jungle but he did not see his WSO eject Sitmer had been killed instantly by the missile hit Both Tyler and Baker were captured by North Vietnam war Browse a huge Vietnamese troops as soon as they touched the ground selection now Find Both had been shot down by R 3S Atoll missiles fired by two MiG 21PF Fishbeds of the exactly what you want today 921 st Fighter Regiment of the Quan Chung Khong Quan(Vietnamese People s Air Force www eaay corn VPAF)flown by Nguyen Nhat Chien and Nguyen Van Coc Two more F 4Ds fell that day without any MiGs lost one of the VPAF s most successful days While only two American pilots became aces in the Vietnam War Randy Duke_ Navy Officer Cunningham (USN)and Steve Ritchie(USAF) sixteen Vietnamese pilots earned that Aviation honor Nguyen Van Coc is also the Top Ace of Vietnam War with 9 kills 7 planes and 2 The world s most UAV(Un manned Airborne Vehicle)Firebees Among those seven US planes six are advanced and confirmed by US records(see table below) and we should add to this figure a confirmed comprehensive USAF loss(the F 102A flown by Wallace Wiggins(KIA)on February 3 1968) originally aviation training considered a probable by the VPAF Even omitting UAV drones his 7 confirmed kills www navy corn qualified Coc as the Top Ace of the war because no American pilot achieved more than 5 Why did The Ea le s Last so many 9 VPAF Rig The life and pilots struggles of a5 score fighter pilot during higher the Cold War years - - than their www ronstanderfer co — American n, — adversarie Mainly Advertise on this site because �d http //www acepilots com/vietnam/viet—aces html 6/22/2006 Vietnamese Aces Page 2 of 7 of the numbers In 1965 the VPAF had only 36 MiG 17s and a similar number of qualified pilots which increased to 180 MiGs and 72 pilots by 1968 Those brave six dozen pilots confronted about 200 F 4s of the 8th 35th and 366th TFW about 140 Thunderchiefs of the 355th and 388th TFW and about 100 USN aircraft(F 8s A 4s and F 4s)which operated from the carriers on Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin plus scores of other support aircraft(EB 613s jamming HH 53s rescuing downed pilots Skyraiders covering them etc) Considering such odds it is clear why some Vietnamese pilots scored more than the Americans the VPAF pilots simply were busier than their US counterparts and they flew till they died They had no rotation home after 100 combat sorties because they were already home American pilots generally finished a tour of duty and rotated home for training command or flight test assignments Some requested for a second combat tour but they were the exceptions E� TV 41 I'E 44 ^ s North Vietnamese pilots run towards their MiG 17s to take off and engage US aircraft What about the tactics of both sides9 Because the USAF did not attack the main radar installations and command centers(it worried about killing Russian or Chinese advisers) the Vietnamese flew their interceptors with superb guidance from ground controllers who positioned the MiGs in perfect ambush battle stations The MIGs made fast and devastating attacks against US formations from several directions(usually the MiG 17s performed head on attacks and the MiG 21 s attacked from the rear) After shooting down a few American planes and forcing some of the F 105s to drop their bombs prematurely the MiGs did not wait for retaliation but disengaged rapidly This guerrilla warfare in the air proved very successful Such tactics were sometimes helped by weird American practices For example in late 1966 the F 105 formations used to fly every day at the same time in the same flight paths and used the same callsigns over and over again The North Vietnamese realized that and took the chance in December 1966 the MiG 21 pilots of the 921 st FR intercepted the Thuds before they met the escorting F 4s downing 14 F 105s without any losses That ended on January 2 1967 when Col Robin Olds executed Operation Bolo http //www acepilots com/vietnam/viet—aces html 6/22/2006 Vietnamese Aces Page 3 of 7 e a � r v r � too � J Vietnamese ground personnel prepare two MiG-21 PF for combat What about trainmg9 In mid-1960's the American pilots were focused on the use of air-to-air missiles (like the radar homing AIM-7 Sparrow and IR AIM-9)to win the air battles However,they had forgotten that a skillful pilot in the cockpit was as important as the weapons he uses The VPAF knew that, and trained its pilots to exploit the superb agility of the MiG-17, MiG-19 and MiG-21 - getting into close combat, where the heavy Phantoms and "Thuds" were at a disadvantage Only in 1972, when the "Top Gun" program improved the skills in aerial combat of USN Phantom pilots like Randall Cunningham, and the F-4E appeared with a 20 min built-in Vulcan cannon, could the Americans neutralize that Vietnamese edge Finally, the overwhelming US numerical superiority meant that, from the point of view of the Vietnamese pilots, the aerial battlefield was a "target rich environment " For the American airmen Vietnam was a "target poor environment " The Americans could not find enough enemy aircraft to pile up large scores simply because there weren't that many MiGs around, the VPAF never had more than 200 combat aircraft All these factors created more Vietnamese aces than American, and created opportunities for a few Vietnamese aces to pile up bigger scores than their American counterparts Officially,there were 16 VPAF Aces during Vietnam War (13 were MiG-21 pilots, and three were MiG-17 drivers, there were no MiG-19 aces) The number in parentheses indicates the kills confirmed by US sources, they could be increased in the future The list includes all the Vietnamese credited as aces VPAF MiG-17 and MiG-21 Aces of the Vietnam War Top Vietnamese Aces Kills (*) Comments Unit Plane Nguyen Van Coe 9 (7) 2 F-413s, 1 F-413, 2 F-105Fs, 1 921 FR MiG-21PF F-105D and 1 F-102A Nguyen Hong Nhi g (3) 1 UAV, 1 F-41), 1 F 105D 921 FR MiG-21 Downed once http //www acepilots com/vietnam/viet_aces html 6/22/2006 Vietnamese Aces Page 4 of 7 Pham Thanh Ngan 8 (1) 1 RF-101 C 921 FR MiG-21 F-13 Mai Van Cuong 8 (9) - 921 FR MiG-21 Dang Ngoc Ngu 7 (1) 1 F-4C on May 22 1967 921 FR MiG-21 Nguyen Van Bay 7 (5) 2 F-8s, 1 F-4B, 1 A-4C and 1 F- 923 FR MiG 17F 105D Nguyen Doc Soat 6 (5) 3 F-4Es, 1 F-4J, l A-7B 927 FR MiG-21PFM Nguyen Ngoc Do 6 (2) 1 F-105F, 1 RF-lO1C 921 FR MiG-21 Nguyen Nhat Chieu 6 (2) 1 F-4 (w/MiG-17), 1 F-105D 921 FR MiG-17 & MiG-2 Vu Ngoc Dinh 6 (5) 3 F-105Ds, 1 F-41), 1 HH-53C 921 FR MiG-21 Le Thanh Dao 6 (2) 1 F-413, 1 F-4J 927 FR MiG-21PFM Nguyen Danh Kmh 6 (3) 1 F-105D, 1 EB-66C, 1 UAV 921 FR MiG 21 Nguyen Tien Sam 6 (1) 1 F-4E 927 FR MiG 21PFM Le Hai 6 (2) 1 F-4C, 1 F 4B 923 FR MiG-17F Luu Huy Chao 6 (1) 1 RC-47 606 ACS 923 FR MiG-17F Nguyen Van Nghia 5 (1) 927 FR MiG-21 PFM E(*) The number in parenthesis indicate how many of the claims match with US losses reported so far All a � NNW, �41 VPAF Aces From left to right Nguyen Van Bay (7 kills) Nguyen Van Coc (9) and Nguyen Doc Soat (6) Here are some accounts of deeds performed by those valiant pilots who faced the most powerful air force in the world in defense of their homeland, and who earned the respect of their enemies the American airmen What about Colonel Toon9 http //www acepilots com/vietnam/viet-aces html 6/22/2006 Vietnamese Aces Page 5 of 7 Readers familiar with American military aviation may have heard of the legendary Vietnamese ace, Col Toon (or Col Tomb) Why is he not listed here? Because, he was precisely that, "legendary " No Col Toon ever flew for the VPAF, he was a figment of the American fighter pilots' imagination and ready room chatter (In fairness to the Americans, "Col Toon" may have been shorthand for any good Vietnamese pilot, like any solo nighttime nuisance bomber in WW2 was called "Washing Machine Charlie ") Nguyen Van Bay When the 923rd Fighter Regiment was created on September 7 1965,Nguyen Van Bay was one of the students chosen to fly the MiG-17F Frescos His training ended in January 1966, and soon the young Lt Bay saw action against American aircraft On June 21 1966 four MiG-17s of the 923rd FR engaged an RF-8A recce plane and its escorting F-8 Crusaders of VF-211 Even as the escorting Crusaders destroyed two MiGs,Nguyen Van Bay opened his score when he bagged the F-8E of Cole Black, who ejected and became a POW Even more important, the VPAF pilots achieved their main goal, as Bay and his buddies distracted the escort, Phan Thank Trung in the lead MiG shot down the RF-8A The pilot, Leonard Eastman, was also taken prisoner A week later -June 29- Bay and three more MiG-17 pilots engaged American F-105Ds heading for the fuel depots in Hanoi, and(together with Phan Van Tuc)Nguyen Van Bay surprised and shot down a "Thud " His victim turned out to be one of the leaders of the US formation, Major Murphy Neal Jones, who was taken prisoner lij 9 L MiG-1 7F '92047 'in the VPAF Museum in Hanoi Nguyen Van Bay flew this plane when he damaged the destroyer USS Oklahoma City on April 19 1972 However, his greatest deed happened on April 24 1967 Now a flight leader, Bay scrambled from Kien An airfield and led his flight of MiG-17Fs against a USN raid on the Haiphong docks Bay closed on an unaware F 8C of VF 24 and fired a burst of deathly 37 mm shells which broke it into pieces The F-8C - BuNo 146915, piloted by Lt Cdr E J Tucker- caught fire and crashed Tucker ejected and was captured (unfortunately he died in captivity) The escorting F-413s of VF-114 entered the battle and fired several Sidewinders against Bay, but Bay's wingman-Nguyen The Hon warned him, and Bay sharply broke off, evading all the missiles Bay then headed his MiG 17 Fresco towards one of the Phantoms and shot it down with cannon fire (The crew, Lt Cdr C E Southwick and Ens J W Land, was recovered They http //www acepilots com/vietnam/viet_aces html 6/22/2006 Vietnamese Aces Page 6 of 7 thought they had been downed by AAA) The next day, April 25,his flight of MiG-17s scored again, shooting down two A 4s with no losses themselves Both kills are confirmed by the US Navy the first victim was the A-4C BuNo 147799 piloted by Lt C D Stackhouse (POW), who fell under the guns of Bay's MiG-17, and the second was the A-4C BuNo 151102, piloted by Ltog) A R Crebo, who was rescued Bay was awarded the Hero's Medal of the Vietnamese People's Army for his outstanding skill and bravery in combat, and for his superb leadership of his flight In early 1972 Bay and his buddy Le Xuan Di were trained by a Cuban advisor in anti-ship warfare, and they certainly were good students, because on April 19 1972 they attacked the destroyers USS Oklahoma City and Haghbee which were shelling targets in Vinh city While Bay caused only slight damage to the first one, Le Xuan Di hit one of the Haghbee stern turrets with a 500 pound BETAB-250 bomb - the first air strike suffered by the USN 7th Fleet since the end of WW2 Nguyen Doc Soat One of the merits of the VPAF was that the more successful pilots could transfer their combat experience to the novice students That was the case of Nguyen Doc Soat Originally this young MiG-21 student was assigned to the 921 st FR and his instructors were the hottest VPAF pilots of the outfit Pham Thanh Ngan (8 kills) and the top Vietnamese ace,Nguyen Van Coe (9 victories) Soat couldn't ask for better teachers While he did not score kills at that time, he gained valuable experience Re-assigned to the recently created 927th Fighter Regiment, when Operation "Linebacker I" began in May 1972 Soat was ready to show his abilities On the 23rd he scored his first victory, downm a USN A-713 Corsair I1 with 30 min fire His victim was Charles Barnett(KIA) On June 24 1972 two MiG-21s flown by Nguyen Due Nhu and Ha Vinh Thanh took off from Noi Bai at 15 12 to intercept some Phantoms attacking a factory in Thai Nguyen The American escort reacted rapidly and headed towards them But those MiGs were actually only a bait, suddenly two MiG 21 PFMs of the 927th FR appeared piloted by Nguyen Doc Soat(leader) and Ngo Duy Thu(wingman), who took the escorting F-4Es by surprise Firing a heat-seeking missile R-3S Atoll, Soat downed the F-4E of David Grant and William Beekman, both crewmen became POWs, as Thu also did with another Phantom a n - Z�€� 660 z Jt ) _y 00, t Nguyen Doc Soat scored some of his F-4 kills while flying the MiG-21PFMFishbed 'S020' Three days later Soat and Thu scrambled from Noi Bai at 11 53 and headed towards four F-4s, but knowing that eight more Phantoms were incoming, they did not risk being "sandwiched" by the arriving US fighters They turned back, climbed to 5,000 mts (15,000 feet) and waited Their patience was http //www acepilots com/vietnam/viet_aces html 6/22/2006 Vietnamese Aces Page 7 of 7 rewarded, and surprised the trailing pair of F-4s, and both Soat and Thu bagged one Phantom each with R-3 missiles Soat's victim was one F-4E, and the crew(Miller/McDow) was captured On August 26 1972,Nguyen Doc Soat had the distinction of shooting down the only USMC Phantom downed in air combat during the Vietnam War The RIO of the downed F-4J was rescued, but the unfortunate pilot -Sam Cordova- died Soat scored his last victory on October 12, when he blasted out of the sky the F-4E of Myron Young and Cecil Brunson(both POW) Along with Nguyen Van Coe and other VPAF vets, Soat is a living legend in the country for which he bravely and skillfully fought 30 years ago S Sherman& Diego_Fernando Zampmi Sources and recoomended links . Air War over North Vietnain, Dr Itsvan Toperczer, Squadron/Signal Publications Inc 1998 . MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War, Istvan Toperczer, 2001, Osprey Military . IMG-17/19 Units of the I ietnam War, Istvan Toperczer, 2001, Osprey Military . 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California Mate tlniNersaty at San Diego in 1970 1 majored an political Science and Public Administration 1 was enrolled in the ROTC Detachment at Can Diego and was commissioned ssaoned a Second Lieuterant in the United Mates Air Force upon graduation My first assignor-nt was to Undergraduate Navigation Training at Mather AFB California After rec-ivxng my wings I went- to Basic Cury -�al Training at Fairchild AFB Ws-�h_njton Next 1 went to Sea Survival Training at Homestead A B Fiorada 1 rerainrz d at Homestead AFB for upgrading as a Weapons Systems Officer an the F--4 Phantom Upon corapaetion of my upg-adzng 1 was asswgned to the 366th Tactical Fighter W rg at Da Nang Air Base Republ_c of South ' aietxnam prior to arriving at Da Mang 1 went to Jungle Su.rv-oral School at Clark AB Philippines On 27 December 1972 1 was .scheduled to fly as Vega Two on a Migcap Mission an the vicin-ty of Thud Fudge it North Vietnam Mega One was engaged by a M1G-2 and we were flying on aas wing We were at three to five :hundred feet and flying about aaac hundred ir-les an houx when we were hit by an air-to-air missile The plane went oft of co txol. and we ejected 1 estimate that my �`-gute opened about fifty feet above the ground 1 laided an a ditch next to a vi.zlage and was captured immediatell -lie plane crashed a couple of lundyed yards away During the ejection 1 recpi.,ec a separated right elbow fractired right shoulder f-actured left shoulde.L compression tracture of the lower back a b ohea r-b and some Cartalage damage to the right } nee "'e trip to Hanoi was probably the wozse part My pilot and I had to ride in the bac. of a jeep .They made u- sit on the rim of the spare t�ie instead of on the seats The trip lasted one -agnt and morning over some unbelievably rough roads and at the wa.zd pace of a Bangkok cab When we arrived at Hanoi we were 'rezt at the "Hanoi Hilton 'Three weeks later we wexe roved to another pmiwon Thai prison was cai.,ed the ,00 1 remained there until 1 waa relea~ed on 22 Yarch 1973 Whil1 _- at °-le Zoo 1 was ;n the pigsty E!oiadron Our area ��s ca-le d the a.gs�-v b­au ie when at ra,.ne+a the ssra - c o� tyard outside o yr building turned it �o a crud hole aNzhiie we were lockod up we pagseo tl e http //www powmraff org/California/mra319 html 10/17/2005 POW/MIA Bnan H Ward Page 2 of 2 time by playing cards and holding a German class One individual in our group was a qualified German instructor When they let us out each day we were required to make coal balls and sweep the courtyard They have a very poor grade of coal an North Vietnam it as real soft Coal balls are made by wetting the coal and then forming them into balls which an turn were allowed to dry and harden These were used as fuel to cook the food and boil water .After making coal balls we were sometimes allowed to play volleyball and mingle with prisoners an other sections of the camp Whale we were mingling or playing volleyball we were watched very closely by the guards Due to our location an the camp we were the C-11 watch Everytame a scheduled release was made we manned the lookout for the C-1 1's going into Gaa Lam When we spotted one coming an or heard the bag turbines whining we would alert the rest of the camp It was a great feeling to see those bag salver bards floating an and knowing that some fellow POWs were going home Then on 25 Larch 1973 it was our turn to board the C-141 s That had to be one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen I would lake to express my heartfelt thanks to the people of the United States whose overwhelming support made me proud to :serve icy country In tames when public opinion is so diverse at was a great pleasure to step off the airplane at Clark .Aar Ease to such a moving reception My future plans are uncertain I intend to use the remaining three years of my military obligation to determine my plans December 199 Brian and has wife Carol lave an California SOUR( F XXF kMF IIO` IF c opx t t;tht 197 iptatta anti Afis i c de tt �att ( S I Rc t) Raibai I PONNet s NNNatt, t ditor P O NN Publicitions I0250 Ioctt p tt I4 St Tolti(,- I al.c., 9l 6O2 feat is t€l)t oduced a4 tottttd tti thi, of joinal publication (Including date, tttd spelhttt„ et rots) In I'D k I t - 09/9 Ise the I' t I NN ORK s+kjdrnorc NIO ottte Next PONN Al I http //www powmiaff org/Cahforma/mia319 html 10/17/2005 KOREAN WAR Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 4 I 3 ARNOLD FRANCIS LOBO 23 INF RGT 2 INF DIV Army , Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss September 1 1950 PFC - E3 Service Number RA19336901 MOS 00409 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1930 I Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 17640 Date Of Final Status (September 1 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance html9KCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 I i JOSEPH MENDOZA 19 INF RGT 24 INF DIV Army Hostile Died of Wounds (DOW) Date Of Loss October 25 1951 PFC E3 Service Number US56144419 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1929 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 20029 Date Of Final Status (October 25 1951) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean war project remembrance htmlvKCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 • Korean War Project Remembrance 1 Page 1 of 3 E Im Remembering SFC RAYMOND MENDOZA United States Army - L CO 224 INF RGT 40 INF DIV Submission 6650 By ALFRED S LUZANIA Finding The Families DNA Sample Needed From Family If you feel comfortable providing a Family DNA sample please call the Army at 1-800 892 2490 We encourage all additional family members to call the Army Casualty Service Officer to let the Army know you care about the loss and any future discoveries 1 800 892 2490 t IetReme brance�fai RA�YM®N��MENDC}Za J311.111,11, 1211-11=li � I KNEW HEM RAYMOND WHO WAS NICKNAMED CHIEF AND I WENT TO SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AT SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA WE WERE ALSO NEIGHBORS SO WE WERE VERY CLOSE FRIENDS AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE KOREAN WAR I ENLISTED IN THE AIR FORCE AND RAY ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FRIENDS OF MINE JOINED THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD WITH THE HOPE THAT THIS WOULD KEEP THEM OUT OF THE REGULAR ARMY AND OF COURSE OUT OF KOREA BUT THE 40TH DIVISION E WAS ACTIVATED SEND TO JAPAN AND THE TO KOREA WHERE RAY LOST HIS LIFE FAMILY CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION Submission 6650 -2001 05 29 11 15 24 - By ALFRED S LUZANIA Your help is necessary to update and add to our public Korean War database Only you can help us to make sure our files are complete today and for future generations Email Send Email_,,Th►sContnbdt F,,',,I First Name ALFRED S Last Name LUZANIA Street 1429 RIVER LANE City SANTA ANA State CA ZIP 92706 Country USA http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance—I htm1?KCCFADD_ 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance 1 Page 2 of 3 Telephone (714) 542-8427 FAX Your Unit UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Service 1950-1958 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS Hostile, Died (KIA) Army - L CO 224 INF RGT 40 INF DIV E Key Number 20033 Name SFC RAYMOND MENDOZA Name Correction Casualty Date February 18 1952 ` Presumed Date February 18 1952 MOS 01745 IDNO NG28127261 Grade E7 Birth Year 1929 Birth Date Add Birthdate Home ORANGE COUNTY CA Home Correction Burial Location Ethnic On Record Caucasian Ethnic Correction Decorations 1 LOCATION OF LOSS Known Location Location Of Loss http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance—I html?KCCFADD_ 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 i f � r lil WILL TOM CROSS L CO 224 INF RGT 40 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss February 18 1952 SFC E7 Service Number NG28127328 MOS 01745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1927 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 6475 Date Of Final Status (February 18 1952) i Finding The Families DIVA Sample Needed From Family If you feel comfortable providing a Family_DNA sameplease call the Army at 1 800 892 2490 We encourage all additional family members to call the Army Casualty Service Officer to let the Army know you care about the loss and any future discoveries 3 http //www koreanwar org/html/korean war project_remembrance htm19KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Pagel of 5 t JAMES L AVERY , 179 INF RGT 45 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss June 21 1952 CPL E4 Service Number US56147868 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1930 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 1021 Date Of Final Status (June 21 1952) http Hwww koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance html?KCCFI_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 FREDERICK CORNELL M CO 31 INF RGT 7 INF DIV Army Hostile Died While Captured (POW) Date Of Loss December 12 1950 CPL E4 Service Number RA20911574 MOS 00060 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea 1 Born Year of Birth 1921 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 6056 Date Of Final Status (December 12 1950) by Family needing POW Camp info f Finding-The Families DNA Sample Needed From Family If you feel comfortable providing a Family DNA sample please call the Army at 1 800 892 2490 We encourage all additional family members to call the Army Casualty Service Officer to let the http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htmlvKCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 a I d � a � I ALFREDO L MARTINEZ 29 INF RGT 24 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss September 13 1950 l PFC E3 Service Number RA19359400 MOS O4812 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1932 l I Race Under Research Korean War Project Key No 18737 Date Of Final Status (September 13 1950) Attached 19 INF RGT http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htmlvKCCFI_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 A 1 i WILLIAM A PHARRIS 23 INF RGT 2 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss September 17 1951 PVT E2 Service Number US56076467 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1925 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 23435 Date Of Final Status (September 17 1951) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance html9KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Pagel of 5 1 , E LOREN RYLANCE 65 ENG BN (C) 25 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss August 2 1950 PFC - E3 Service Number RA19329968 MOS 05729 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1930 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 26131 Date Of Final Status (August 2 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance html?KCCFI_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 i s t THOMAS P VEGA 38 ART BN (105MM) 2 INF DIV Army Hostile Died While Captured (POW) Date Of Loss November 30 1950 PFC E3 Service Number RA19336491 MOS O4844 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1929 Caucasian I Korean War Project Key No 30996 Date Of Final Status (November 30 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm19KCCFl_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 A i ADOLFO MONTEBERDE 7 CAV RGT (INF) 1 CAV DIV I Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss August 19 1951 PVT E2 k Service Number RA19397814 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1932 E Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 20767 4 Date Of Final Status (August 19 1951) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htmlvKCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Pagel of 5 1 I I l 1 t 7 I JOHN E HUGHES 38 INF RGT 2 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss September 24 1950 I CPL - E4 Service Number RA19338035 MOS O4745 f Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1926 Caucasian I Korean War Project Key No 14036 Date Of Final Status (September 24 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm1?KCCFI_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 s CLAUDE CAMILLE CASTAING 7 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV Marines Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss November 3 1950 CPL - E4 Service Number 1053360 MOS - - Home of Record LOS ANGELES CA Place of Loss Unknown Location Born April27 1930 Year of Birth 1930 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 4706 Date Of Final Status (November 3 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance html?KCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 A l I I I d� 4 t 3 p � I RAMON ALBA 21 INF RGT 24 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss July 5 1950 PFC E3 Service Number RA19340117 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1930 Race Under Research E Korean War Project Key No 243 Date Of Final Status (July 5 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm1?KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 TT,RMYTTA 1 1 { l I GILBERT R HIGUERA 1 19 INF RGT 24 INF DIV Army s Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss November 8 1951 PVT E2 I Service Number US56147689 MOS O4812 1 I Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1931 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 13226 Date Of Final Status (November 8 1951) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm1?KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 a E I� DAVID D PECOR 65 ENG BN (C) 25 INF DIV Army 3 Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss September 10 1950 SGT E5 Service Number RA19329967 MOS 03729 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1929 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 23113 Date Of Final Status (September 10 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htmlvKCCFl_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 1 �!-4 I I ROBERT LEONARD ZUVER K CO 21 INF RGT 24 INF DIV r Army Hostile Died While Captured (POW) Date Of Loss July 11 1950 PVT E1 Service Number RA19357763 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1932 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 33630 Date Of Final Status (July 11 1950) Finding The Families DNA Sample Needed From Family If you feel comfortable providing a Family DNA_sample please call the Army at_1 800 892 2490 We encourage all additional family members to call the Army Casualty Service Officer to let the Army know you care about the loss and any future discoveries http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htmlvKCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 1 � w } s E r ANDREW SANTIBANEZ E 187 ABN RGT RGT CBT TM f Army l Hostile Died of Wounds (DOW) Date Of Loss February 14 1951 PFC - E3 Service Number RA19336863 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1929 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 26372 Date Of Final Status (February 14 1951) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm19KCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 E { 7 FE MINER W PRIDEMORE 224 INF RGT 40 INF DIV Army I Hostile Died (KIA) 3 Date Of Loss November 11 1952 E PVT E2 € Service Number RA19423929 MOS 01745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea € Born E Year of Birth 1927 Caucasian E Korean War Project Key No 24043 Date Of Final Status (November 11 1952) 3 E E http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_proj ect remembrance html?KCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 { I RAYMOND MENDOZA L CO 224 INF RGT 40 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss February 18 1952 SFC E7 Service Number NG28127261 MOS 01745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1929 Caucasian E Korean War Project Key No 20033 Date Of Final Status (February 18 1952) I Finding The Families DNA Sample Needed From Family If you feel comfortable providing a Family DNA sample please tali the Army at 1 800 892 2490 We encourage all additional family members to tali the Army Casualty Service Officer to let the Army know you care about the loss and any future discoveries http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm19KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 E 1 9 y xz >K � WILLIAM GARDNER JONES 1 MAR DIV Marines l { Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss November 21 1952 CPL E4 I j Service Number 623843 MOS I Home of Record SEAL BEACH CA E Place of Loss Unknown Location Born August 2 1929 Year of Birth 1929 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 15207 Date Of Final Status (November 21 1952) I http //www koreanwar org/html/korean-war_project-remembrance htm1?KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 i r � JULIAN S ARBONIES 38 INF RGT 2 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss September 12 1951 PVT E2 l � Service Number US56144270 MOS O4745 E Home of Record ORANG i COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea 1 Born Year of Birth 1930 Caucasian I Korean War Project Key No 757 Date Of Final Status (September 12 1951) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htmlvKCCFI Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Pagel of 5 } E �4 { , t BILLY WALTERS JR A CO 32 INF RGT 7 INF DIV E Army Hostile Died While Missing (MIA) Date Of Loss December 2 1950 E PFC E3 Service Number RA19357312 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1930 Caucasian I Korean War Project Key No 31470 l Date Of Final Status (December 2 1950) j Fending The Families DNA Sample Needed From Family if you feel comfortable providing a Family DNA sample-plea e call the Army at 1_800 892 2490 We encourage all additional family members to call the Army Casualty Service Officer to let the Army know you care about the loss and any future discoveries http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm1?KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 E E x E WILLIAM E MOMENT 19 INF RGT 24 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss July 16 1950 2LT 01 Service Number 0 2208120 MOS 01542 E Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1924 E Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 20715 Date Of Final Status (July 16 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm1'?KCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 � � a I 4 y vy JOHN WILLIAM DIEMER 7 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV I Marines Hostile Died of Wounds (DOW) Date Of Loss December 1 1950 PFC - E2 Service Number 1054288 MOS - - - Home of Record LONG BEACH CA 3 Place of Loss Unknown Location Born March 9 1931 Year of Birth 1931 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 7592 Date Of Final Status (December 1 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean-war_project-remembrance htm1?KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 E � t II �u 1 a a JOHN R ATENCIO 38 INF RGT 2 INF DIV Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss September 3 1951 1 PFC E3 Service Number RA19386733 MOS 03666 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea i Born Year of Birth 1930 Caucasian 7 Korean War Project Key No 947 Date Of Final Status (September 3 1951) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance html?KCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Pagel of 5 RICHARD SANCHEZ CRUZ B CO 1 BN 5 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV Marines i Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss November 28 1950 CPL E4 Service Number 1053875 MOS Home of Record LONG BEACH CA Place of Loss Unknown Location Born January 6 1929 Year of Birth 1929 Caucasian i Korean War Project Key No 6542 Date Of Final Status (November 28 1950) http Hwww koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm19KCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Pagel of 5 A t 1 ANTONIO B VILLELA 70 TANK BN (HVY) 1 CAV DIV 1 Army Hostile Died of Wounds (DOW) Date Of Loss September 16 1950 SGT E5 Service Number RA39004931 MOS 03795 a Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA i Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1913 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 31118 I Date Of Final Status (September 16 1950) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htmlvKCCFI_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 a ALFRED DERRIL OGLESBY B CO 8 CAV RGT(INF) 1 CAV DIV Army Hostile Died While Missing (MIA) Date Of Loss November 2 1950 PFC E3 Service Number RA19337062 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1929 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 22232 Date Of Final Status (November 2 1950) Fsndin The Families A Family DNA Sample has been obtained We encourage all additional family members to call the Army Casualty Service Officer at 1 800 892 2490 Let the Army know you care about the loss and any future discoveries http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance html?KCCFl_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 amp + 1 l E es � DONALD C COSS 7 CAV RGT (INF) 1 CAV DIV i Army Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss November 30 1950 PFC E3 Service Number RA19243316 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1928 Caucasian Korean War Protect Key No 6109 Date Of Final Status (November 30 1950) r http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance html?KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 1 l i � I 4 BENJAMIN RUBIO 23 INF RGT 2 INF DIV Army Hostile Died of Wounds (DOW) Date Of Loss February 14 1951 MSG E8 Service Number RA20912231 MOS 01745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1915 Caucasian I Korean War Project Key No 25951 Date Of Final Status (February 14 1951) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm1?KCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 1 of 5 i i� I I ,i r � d � � I THURMAN J CHASTAIN 5 CAV RGT (INF) 1 CAV DIV E Army I E Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss February 15 1951 1LT 02 i I Service Number 0-0969309 MOS 01542 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea t Born I Year of Birth 1917 j Caucasian Korean War Protect Key No 4982 Date Of Final Status (February 15 1951) t http //www koreanwar org/html/koreanwar_project—remembrance htm19KCCF1_Key=4 9/12/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 2 of 5 THURMAN J CHASTAIN REMEMBRANCE E Previous Remembrance Entries E Marie Brower July 27, 2003 I Marie Brower July 27, 2003 Special Note All information you enter in this area is available to the public at large Your i Email is masked You should know that historians,journalists, and active duty military organizations routinely utilize our Remembrance entries as a key source for eyewitness and family information available nowhere else I KNEW HIM Your chance to remember a friend � � I FAMILY Your loved one is not forgotten Please let us know about you Veterans who served alongside your loved one may wish to know about you and contact you Help close the circle I I I � I i YOUR INFORMATION Your help is necessary to update and add to our public Korean War database Only you i i http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—war_project—remembrance htm1?KCCF1_Key=4 9/12/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Page 3 of 5 i can help us to make sure our files are complete today and for future generations I 4 E Your Email Required Field f First Name _ _ _ ' Required Field Last Name Required Field Street City State , ZIP 4 Country E Telephone FAX € Your Unit Service _ 3 } ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS Hostile, Died (KIA) -Army -5 CAV RGT (INF) 1 CAV DIV I t Name 1 LT THURMAN J CHASTAIN Name Correction Casualty Date February 15 1951 Date Of Final Status February 15, 1951 MOS 01542 IDNO 0-0969309 Grade 02 Birth Year 1917 Birth Date Add Birthdate Home ORANGE COUNTY CA Home Correction I I http //www koreanwar org/html/korean_war_project—remembrance html9KCCFI_Key=4 9/12/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance 1 Page 1 of 3 i Remembering 1 LT THURMAN J CHASTAIN United States Army - 5 CAV RGT (INF) 1 CAV DIV i I Submission 10555 By Marie Brower New Remembrance for THURMAN CHASTAIN r I i I I KNEW HIM E FAMILY I am his granddaughter I never actually knew him but have been told I look lust like him He i was awarded a Silver or Bronze Star(or I was told he did) If anyone has further details or knew him please contact me CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION Submission 10555 -2003 07-27 21 07 36 -By Marie Brower ! Your help is necessary to update and add to our public Korean War database Only you can help } us to make sure our files are complete today and for future generations Email Send Emad To This Contributor First Name Marie Last Name Brower I Street 989 Minneapolis Dr City Virginia Beach State VA ZIP 23453 S Country Telephone 757-495-2487 FAX Your Unit I Service i http //www koreanwar org/html/koreanwar_project—remembrance-1 htm1'?KCCFADD_ 9/12/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance 1 Page 2 of 3 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS i Hostile, Died (KIA) Army 5 CAV RGT (INF) 1 CAV DIV I Key Number 4982 Name 1 LT THURMAN J CHASTAIN I Name Correction Casualty Date February 15 1951 Presumed Date February 15 1951 MOS 01542 IDNO 0-0969309 Grade 02 I Birth Year 1917 Birth Date j Add Birthdate j I Home ORANGE COUNTY CA Home Correction i Burial Location Ethnic On Record Caucasian Ethnic Correction Decorations Silver Star? LOCATION OF LOSS Known Location Location Of Loss i ARMY UNITS � Army Unit 5 CAV RGT (INF) 1 CAV DIV i http Hwww koreanwar org/html/korean_war_project—remembrance-1 html?KCCFADD_ 9/12/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Pagel of 5 l w 7 1 a, 1 i JOHN GILBERT RUIZ L CO 34 INF RGT 24 INF DIV Army Hostile Died While Missing (MIA) Date Of Loss July 20 1950 PVT E2 Service Number RA28127677 MOS O4745 Home of Record ORANGE COUNTY CA Place of Loss Republic of Korea Born Year of Birth 1931 Caucasian Korean War Project Key No 25993 Date Of Final Status (July 20 1950) Finding The Families A Family DNA Sample has been obtained We encourage all additional family members to call the Army Casualty Service Officer at 1 800 892 2490 Let the Army know you care about the loss and any future discoveries http Hwww koreanwar org/html/korean war_project_remembrance htm1?KCCF1_Key= 10/17/2005 Korean War Project Remembrance Pagel of 5 1 I I 1 p F I TOMIO HONDA 23 INF RGT 2 INF DIV Army 1 Hostile Died (KIA) Date Of Loss September 28 1951 PVT E2 Service Number US56148379 MOS O4745 Home of Record LOS ANGELES COUNTY CA Place of Loss North Korea Born Year of Birth 1929 Race Under Research Korean War Project Key No 13673 Date Of Final Status (September 28 1951) http //www koreanwar org/html/korean—War_project—remembrance htm1?KCCF1 Key= 10/17/2005 WORLD WAR II �. Tangawa POW Camp Page 1 of 1 Ck� s Tangawa Osaka Area POW Command #4B Main Index Main Camp List Tanagawa POW Camp Pi imaii i Labor Use Location All men used to manually tear down a mountain Osaka Section 4 B in Tanagawa side to build a breakwater for a primitive dry dock Tanagawa Machi Itsunami Gun Osaka fu and submarine base Camp noted for severe History malnitrition and excessive death rate 22 Nov 1942 Established as Tanagawa 19 Feb 43 Designated 4 B 20 Mar 1945 camp closed POWs known to have Hell Ship been transferred to Fukuoka 11 D and Omi Nagato Maru Manila to Moji 400 POWS arrived at Tanagawa on 27 Nov 1942 Japanese Camp Staff — - List of deceased at Tanagawa Listed alpha and by Date of Death Camp Photographs & Sketches List of officers transfered 3 Sep 1943 Area M ip Port Detail Map List from Meyers Medical Journal Books Describing Life at Tanagawa During the period Nov 1942 through Jan 1943 Laughter In Hell by S Marek (Out of print)Worth the Japanese were using at least 2 of the sickest finding A completely different look at a men per week for bayonet practice All such sick remarkable experience men perished Camp Layout Read extract of the murder of Pvt Tyler View Interview of Marcus Lawson discusses Description per 2nd Lt Morin death of Elzie Arness 26 Nov 1942 [ex Nagato Maru] we marched into Tanagawa at nightfall There were five new barracks very flimsily constructed with dirt floors and paperthin walls coming to six Time Line limited based upon two diaires and inches off the floor The barracks were very cold There were two two memoirs decks of bunks with a ladder going up every twenty feet to the second deck which was 8 to 10 feet off the ground Shoes had to be taken off at the foot of the ladder At the foot of each bunk were Camp Roster at Liberation Martial Interim five synthetic blankets made out of peanut shell fiber and a rigid Roster Camp closed prior to end of war POWs pillow in the shape of a small cylinder packed with rice husks The barracks had no heat and with temperatures falling below freezing dispersed Camp appears to have closed on 13 the conditions were pretty tough After coming from the tropics Apr 1945 per staff roster 106 men were sent to this was quite a shock to your system Omi (see full roster) Interviews Read 2nd Lt Morin s Memoir Forbes Diary description of camp and trip on hell ship Emerson Memoir External Link http //www mansell com/pow_resources/camplists/osaka/tanagawa/tanagawa-main htm 11/7/2005 POWs in Japan, World War II, POW Camps Pagel of 3 p Center for Research POW Camp List with links to camp de Allied POWS Under the Japanese [Go here first slow load approxima Site for the detailed study of 6u1m and ALL Allied POt%S About US and C Opyrir used as Sl AVES by the Jap-inese in w orld'A at 11 Latest Update 2 Nov 2005-a bunch of misc stuff lots of new pictures all over the place Time line for Mukden(Hoten)POW Camp added Major update to Tanagawa death rosters New Nakama(Fuk 21 B)pages Ohama Australian 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[ ] Former Allied POWs aid Alphabetical List of all POW camps in Japan as submitted by Japanese and victims of trainwreck modified by SCAP office Some cross references Many camps are not listed LISS Houston CA 30 Also Indicates Japanese companies that used POWs as slaves Two pictures of LISS Houston Osaka Camp List survivors upon repatriation Japanese submission to (Approx 6 seconds to MacArthur of exact names download) LINK Houston POW Site and location of each camp LINK The Lost Battalion under the control of the Osaka POW Camp Command Many 121 st Artillery captured on Java history & rosters errors (Approx 3 seconds to download) Just for fun r 1 Another Fun sound [External] click on the face Chariots of Fire- remember the movie? This was the story of the Olti mptc runner, F r1c Liddell He was interned by the Japanese He died from a brain tumor 21 Feb 1945 If you can read this, thank a teacher If you are reading it in English, thank a Veteran http //www mansell com/pow-index html 11/7/2005 3 Headquarters VII Bomber Command APO# 953 10 May 1943 Special Orders Number 73 1 PFC Robert E Heldreth 6913649 581h Bomb Sq (D) is reld fr futher atchmt to 371 st Bomb Sq (H) and trfd in gr thereto Auth AR 615 200 2 Cpl Eugene I Rothenbaum 36324322 400th Sig Co Avn is trfd in gr to (Sig Sec)Hq Sq VII BC WP Auth Ar 615-200 3 M Sgt Gust M Wictor 6766918 431st Bomb Sq(H) is atchd Hq&Hq Sq VII for qrs rat adm and dy, WP 4 Par 7 SO 69 this hq cs pertaining to Special Court Martial as amended by par 2 SO 71 this hq cs is further amended by deleting the name of CAPT Melvin F Fincke 0328558 AC Defense Counsel and substituting the name of Is' LT Alexander W McIlvane 0918021 AC Defense Counsel thereof 5 The Following Changes in asgmts and duties are directed 2nd Lt Julius Oelsner Asgmt and dy Hq&Hq Sq VII BC 581h Bomb Sq(D)WP 01551062 ORD Cpt Warren P Bullock Atchmt 372nd Bomb Sq(H)&asgmt l Ph Bomb Gp (H)WP 0260090AC Hq&Hq Sq VII BC I"Lt Percy P Turner Jr Asgmt 371"Bomb Sq(H) l lth Bomb Gp (H)WP 0462320 AC 2D Lt Arthur M Andersen Asgmt and dy HQ&Hq Sq VII BC l lth Bomb Gp(H)WP 0565826 AC 2D Lt Leslie W Higbie Asgmt and dy HQ&Hq Sq VII BC 11`h Bomb Gp (H)WP 0568612 AC 2D Lt Leo A Levine Asgmt and dy 372nd Bomb Sq(H) 11`h Bomb Gp (H)WP 0569090 AC 6 So much of par 8 SQ 64 this hq cs as pertains to Pfc Edward Wells 36190357 is revoked 7 Following named EM 371st Bomb Sq (H) are trfd in gr to 1 lth Bomb Gp (H) M Sgt Jack B Banks 6833783 M Sgt Richard S Spratley 39679671 T Sgt Laurie L Baker 33114748 T Sgt Max P George 15046368 T Sgt Joseph Grossi 12060727 S Sgt James F Bishop 19005186 S Sgt Frank Bolton 6563575 S Sgt Ellsworth L Burks 6582753 S Sgt Joseph S Cherap6489607 S Sgt Herman D Doss 15013377 S Sgt George H Hall 36306635 S Sgt Guy P Fletcher 6948526 S Sgt Richard S Jackson 16040860 16 Cont'd 1st Lt James Houchms 0412119 1 st Lt Gardiner Cornell Jr 0438488 2D Lt Walter E Guenther 0733640 2D Raymond R Hindersinn 0791434 2D Lt Arnold B Lippman 0792485 2D Lt John U Bridge 0662020 2D Lt Richard O Berry 0730704 2D Lt Howard M Bazemore 0661581 1st Lt Herbert T Kurz 0791122 1st Lt Charles E Hopkins 0726401 2D Lt Kensel E Clutter 0733611 2D Lt Donald R Givens 0733636 2D Lt William R Doxaras 0662029 2D Lt Marvin N Scheele 0664917 2D Lt Frank J Washburn 0731433 2D Lt James G Webb 0731434 Ist Lt Robert W Holland 0350194 2D Lt Roger W Morse 0661537 2D Lt Elmer K Wallingford 0730196 2D Lt Lewis E Cartwright 0726750 2D Lt Myron P Lewis Jr 0663389 2D Lt William R Davenport 0790221 2D Lt William E Rubel 0727663 2D Lt William F Carpen 0661590 2D Lt Richard E Dwyer 0726204 lst Lt Joe L Kethley 0433376 2D Lt Jack J Pursel 0728921 2D Lt William C Knock 0730526 2D Lt Charles J Fain 0728366 2D LT Leiner F Jurgensen 0664317 2D Lt Leon J Becker 0729405 2D Lt Charles L Dowden 0729426 lst Lt John K Muncy 0728908 1st Lt John J Lieb 0790856 2D Lt Hayden E Weaver 0793208 2D Lt Robert L Farris 0726214 2D Lt John J Lenarcic 0730277 2D Lt Arthur Bloch 0790207 2D Lt Frank T Urban 0731118 2D Lt Victor Bogachoff 0661584 1st Lt Vernon B Warren 0663969 1st Lt Edgar J Becker 0731795 2D Lt Robert H Masonheimer0735415 F/O Thomas J Writt T-253 2D Lt Alexander 99shmar 0667440 2D Lt Dan A Norris 0795290 2D Lt Vincent A Steinberg 0733110 2D Lt Leonard D Ellis 0733545 1st Lt Allen R Taflmger 0442559 2D Lt Samuel B Bledsoe Jr 0441828 F/O Richard A Nicholson T-119 2D Lt Roger Van B Clark Jr 0726750 2D Lt Warren B Hanlin 0794129 2D Lt Edward L Baumann 0728531 2D Lt Bernard C Harlow 0733561 2D Lt Paul B Byers 0738817 2D Lt William L Welsh 0738908 2D Lt Richard H Whitmore 0738911 2D Lt Thomas J Byrnes 02045306 2D Lt Dale L Brown 02045327 2D Lt Lawrence J Degener 02045328 2D Lt Thomas S Evans 02045329 2D Lt Robert H Wirostek 02045310 2D Lt Milton B Reach 0663665 2S Lt Noel V Kelly 0663623 2D Lt Gordon O Howard 0663619 2D Lt Ernest A Gudrudge 0663608 2D Lt Alfred I Green 0661619 2D Lt Smith L Carter 0666626 2D Lt Clifford E Smith 0663673 2D Lt George P Wehry 0663683 (Here s where the first section I mailed to you fits m-rt s numbered 17) From section 17 of the list of orders (where Walter s group is mentioned) Following-named EM 371St Bomb Sq (H) are trfd in gr to 11t"Bomb Gp (H) T Sgt Edward W Ericson 39165047 S Sgt Clifford J Atkinson 12070937 S SgUichaSrdA el Sgale 16047567 S Sgt James H Burrws Jr 18130288 S Sgt Marvin F Homeyer 36302513 S Sgt Emil I Jackson 19055319 T Sgt Hunter S Jones 19059483 Sgt Walter C Beaty 36071091 Cpl Harry R Stmer 6999278 S Sgt Troy A Hopper 38069423 S Sgt John Prestiano 11033759 Sgt Dexter C Emmons 39381990 S Sgt Albert R Creach 19106093 S Sgt William J Pash 32257385 S Sgt Carlyle C Elrod 35350524 S Sgt Grant R Lewis 12033505 S Sgt Real Bouchard 20139643 Sgt Ralph C Hill 14012381 S Sgt Kenneth P Doxtator 16022861 T Sgt Donald J Howell 39304360 S Sgt Leonard F Duster 16047666 S Sgt Eugene N Wyman 16042255 S Sgt Herman R Leffew 15098437 S Sgt Donald Carpenter 16018651 T Sgt George F Johnston 37114234 S Sgt Paul Rossi 12036029 T Sgt Robert J Leggett 31108447 S Sgt Arthur Snell 11053378 S Sgt Web S Playford 38208530 S Sgt Juodon D Middlebrooks 18029981 Welcome to the official 82nd Fighter Group website Page 1 of 2 Quick 82nd Fighter 95th Fighter 96th Fighter 97th Fighter Questions & o 2s Gr Fi Squadron Squadron Squadron links Comments o Front Page r� ToPgmp istory �� G o 96th History ✓ ��� -A§-Ah1 I19t8Wy sm �� z Wo-%gHeTPb wii&ids appears in the )une 03 issue of,Ftrqj?t 7ournal magazine and is entitled 04�w* Yvx I Turkey Shoot Over � �� #*r30 AMIZro fro +030 Vienna It covers e=a�;Ito &to *02Z t*,pP* k 11A ZQ0, Uo WM b W , bt0 , M- ►# IA. t�%� 1 o ,, 1 thf mission in which v� P: -�tg t4,, 1,U �1,Us 3A9 tt lolgA, the 92nd FG shot U. t $no down 21 GE.rm-)n 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High School Marine Corps Ju Company of the Japanese nior ROTC Color Guard and American 442nd Regimental firing squad Combat Team The keynote speaker is Ron For his actions and sacrifice Yamada Yamada is the son of Masuda was awarded the Dis the late Eiro Yamada, veteran tinguished Service Cross He of L Company 442nd RCT Ya also received the Purple Heart mada is the director of the with an Oak Leaf Cluster and Dear Okaasan project The Bronze Star Medal project focuses on collecting The service will be held at at wartime cot respondence be the Westminster Memorial tween Nisei soldiers and their Park 14801 Beach Blvd friends and families for educa Information (714)826 2425 I Pdge Title Pagel of 3 H( President Reagan won the opportunity to inform a senior visiting Japanese politician of this concern Yoshiro Mori, Japan's Minister of Education, came to Washington, DC, shortly after Nakasone made h H R 442 statements The purpose of the visit was to sign a math and science educational exchange pro agreement between Japan and the United States Reagan asked for "deep background" on Mori from be Fuller and the National Security Council (NSC) According to the president's sources, Mori was a "nationalist" and "ruthless tactician" for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Positioned to replace Nakasone someday, Mori might have even influenced Nakasone, the "deep background" report suggested, to make his H R 442 comments Upon meeting Mori, Reagan's position was clear and unswerving Japan had no right, he explained,to influence American domestic politics Since the Reagan administration was attempting to penetrate the Japanese market at the time (stressing U S Midwest agricultural products) and complaining about Japa efforts to halt and even sabotage the American effort, Mori might have asked Reagan to stop interferm€ the Japanese economy This did not happen Instead, he urged the White House to change its mind on 1= 442, and these urgings, he insisted, were that of"one good friend to another "(FN19) This would be the end of the direct U S -Japanese confrontation over internment redress The points ha, been made But Reagan would continue to list(privately) what he simply called "national security concerns" as a reason for redress legislation opposition In reality,these national security concerns were rooted more in pride and emotionalism than security policy Nevertheless, it was not the first time that the plight of Japanese Americans had been confused with me of"security " On September 17, 1987, H R 442 passed the House by a vote of 243-141 It was not a straight party vc and the opposition to redress included some members of Congress who, by reputation and political credentials, were expected to champion Japanese-American rights For instance one of Congress's pow legislators, Claude Pepper(D) of Florida, also the nation's leading spokesperson for the rights of the el( thought a fight with Reagan on H R 442 would be counterproductive to his pro-senior citizen legislatic Although a Democrat with a liberal pro-civil rights/civil liberties record, Pepper hoped that Reagan's of status as a senior citizen and the well-cultivated Pepper-Reagan friendship would influence the consery president's decision to approve liberal leaning senior citizen rights measures from Congress H R 442 suggested a threat to the Pepper-Reagan relationship and, despite the irony of voting against his career champion of the rights of the downtrodden, Pepper voted with the fate of his senior citizen legislation foremost in mind (FN20) From the House, H R 442 passed to the Senate Its new Senate version was numbered S 1009 This Sei measure differed little from H R 442, preferring a compensation budget of$1 3 billion for an estimate( 60,000 Japanese Americans Thanks to the Alaska delegation, S 1009 also added a rider offering $12,O1 apiece and an apology to those Alaskan Aleutian Islanders who were also relocated in World War II A budget of$21 4 million was set aside for the Aleutian compensation package This Aleutian rider only added to the Reagan administration's complaint of Congress's "fiscal irresponsibility" in a time of government cutbacks and proposals for a balanced budget Events continued to move slowly, particularly in the atmosphere of"Irangate" and time-consuming del; over Reagan's Contras policy in Nicaragua Redress was an important issue, but it was never a top Whi House or congressional priority Consequently, one of the president's staunchest congressional support( Representative Daniel Lungren(R-CA), recommended a compromise to break the deadlock Although member of the House, Lungren urged his Senate colleagues to write a simple, non-binding resolution tt am r��n AA n rhatnr n11 o_A nn n�A t nr h A__+ Qanotnr nl n T-T t+ ib (T?_TM V-A ti, o http //www bambridgehistorians org/page14 html 2/6/2006 Page Title Page 2 of 3 %.111Y1vy vu uYv v6" %, 1 u11u 11v vuuE,%.L u%. 1uw1 V1111 1'"", 1 k1%--v 1) Y u o%.0 L1110 compromise, vowing to introduce legislation on behalf of the Lungren "Initiative "(FN21) In response,the Japanese-American community moved against Lungren in a political offensive that wo results The Lungren initiative coincided with California Governor George Deukmejian's nomination of Lungrf for the post of state treasurer Lungren was interested in the post and for a time, no one doubted this Reagan favorite would be confirmed Pulling together a coalition of Asian-American political activists, Francisco attorney and redress champion Donald Tamaki blocked the Lungren appointment Tamaki's attacks on Lungren's "race politics" worked, and it shocked Washington Representative Matsui, who offered advice and staff assistance to Tamaki's "Stop Lungren" movement, violated an unwritten California delegation rule of congressional collegiality by aiding Tamaki Both Matsui and Tamaki made it clear to the press that the Japanese-American community "could not be tak, for granted anymore" and that the "kid gloves were off" Even though the entire Asian-American community constituted no more than 7 percent of California's population, it maintained a disproportion number of the state's university students and professors, scientists, engineers, and CEOs It was time to political muscle, Tamaki argued, and he thanked non-Asian Republicans and Democrats for recognizIn importance of full redress through their support of the Stop Lungren effort Indeed, public opinion acro California indicated strong support for both H R 442 and S 1009 Reagan, Deukmejian, and other Republican luminaries, Tamaki argued, should have realized that Lungren's antiredress position would to unfortunate political consequences It was unclear whether Tamaki was, in fact, talking about Lungr< Reagan here, but the warning to antiredress politicians was obviously made Deukmejian countered tha Tamaki and his Democratic friends would use any issue to achieve political power The Stop Lungren movement, he proclaimed, had been "emotional blackmail" and "gutter politics at its worst " Few agree and even The Washington Post predicted that, as the 1988 election heated up, Reagan's opposition to redress would falter thanks to the new, aggressive politics of the Japanese-American effort (FN22) Reagan discussed this developing situation with an old friend from his days on the National Governors Council, Thomas Kean (R), Governor of New Jersey Reagan told Kean that he had difficulty understai the "motivations" of Japanese-American redress activists and their congressional backers He wonderer the whole matter constituted little more than a Democratic Party measure to embarrass his admInistrati< time for the 1988 election More to the point, he noted that over the many years since World War 11 he never been convinced that Japanese Americans had been "forced into internment " Many, he believed, ] gone to the camps "on their own volition "(FN23) Kean, who disagreed with his old friend's assessment, pursued the matter, urging East Coast redress act and former internee, Grant Ujifusa, to write the president on behalf of the people of New Jersey Ujifus mission, said Kean, was "to educate the White House " Indeed, Ujifusa put together a powerful packag( letters,petitions, and photographs from former internees "We did not voluntarily leave our homes, our neighborhoods, and our work," Ujifusa wrote Reagan "We were ousted from our rights and our property "(FN24) 4n his own personal letter to Reagan, Ujifusa resurrected an old story about Reagan's late 1945 Involver in a military ceremony honoring a dead Japanese-American soldier What happened in that ceremony s became an issue in the redress effort itself After more than forty years, the Reagan story took on quite few versions They varied from Reagan being present at the military ceremony to leading it in prayer f exact words uttered at this ceremony also grew in eloquence and significance as his role there became matter of concern to anyone interested in redress The most accepted version of this tale had Captain Ronald Reagan, on December 9, 1945, taking part it http //www bambridgehistorians org/page 14 html 2/6/2006 Page Title Page 3 of 3 special ceremony honoring Kazuo Masuda, who was killed in action on the banks of the Arno River in one year earlier Masuda had been part of the 442 Regimental Combat Team, and the ceremony involvf the posthumous awarding of the Distinguished Service Cross General Joseph Stilwell, and not actor/Army Captain Ronald Reagan, presided over the ceremony The medal was offered to Masuda's parents, and Stilwell had flown 3,000 miles to Santa Ana, California, fo event A tired Stilwell bowed to movie star and former broadcast announcer, Ronald Reagan, to say a f words This he did, but the exact words were not recorded by the press corps, including the Japanese- American reporters working for California's Pacific Citizen The latter was even present at the scene Perhaps exhausted by so many military funerals and awards ceremonies, the 1945 press appeared much more fascinated by the flashy clothes of Louise Allbritton, the attractive Universal movie starlet who accompanied Reagan to the ceremony,than they were by the event itself (FN25) Reagan was there to represent the Santa Ana chapter of the American Veterans Committee Accompanying UJifusa's letter to Reagan was also a powerful treatise by June Masuda Goto,the late K Masuda's sister She reminded Reagan of his "heroic words" at her brother's award ceremony in which remembered him saying, "Mr and Mrs Masuda,just as one member of the family of Americans, speak to another member, I want to say for what your son Kazuo did- Thanks " Mrs Goto urged the presiden sign redress legislation into law in the name of her brother "Kaz" and in the name of a "young, courage Ronald Reagan "(FN26) It was not too long before members of Congress were talking about Reagan's 1945 "heroism" and contrasting it to the present Although its true origins remained suspect, the "discovery" of the Masuda eulogy or speech more than assisted the redress cause By summer 1988, Reagan's Masuda comments i their entirety mixed the metaphor of World War II idealism and sentiment with the 1980s goals of his administration Back 3 http //www bambridgehistorians org/page14 html 2/6/2006 TEACHER PORTAL - HOMEPAGE Page 1 of 1 Welcome to Masuda Middle School Home Page Administration BIOME OF THE MONARCHS! Masuda Facul Office Staff Support Staff State Content 17415 Los Jardines West Standards Fountain Valley,CA 92708 Masuda Calendar Office 714 378 4250 2005 2oo6 FAX 714 378 4259 Masuda Homework Hotline 714 378 4253 Activities Office Email masudaoffice@fvsd k12 ca us Discipline Dress Code Required # Materials 2005 2oo6 1 FVSD Calendar Masuda Message Board Attendance Ideas For Parents Find a teacher Kazuo Masuda Page visitors 1995 @ Mediablend http //www fvsd us/p_home asp9tid=358 2/6/2006 � p i 4 k I P 5 � aF 4 H-T KAZ E UO MASUDA -FAMILY STORY ' MASUaA FAMILY Faint tow(left to tight) Masao Mary June Mather Tames Kazuo Takeshi Back row(left to right) Shizuko Masakido Father Gensuk# Hssko M/tsuo t was a typical California day in the sleepy little town of Westminster, November 30, 1 18 Gensuke and Tamae Masuda welcomed their newest bvm, Kazuo He was to be one of cif eleven children His brothers and sisters were Masakicht, Takro, Mary, Shizuko, Hisako, Nobuo, Mitsuo, ) Masao, Takashi, and June Kazuo s early years were spent going to school to Tustin He transferred to Fountain Valley Father ensuke Madw rye StmAo,710ac&mwy 10 t. ZV 'UP # # * # #i' • � � Y7 HE jq� Boom w. h, � ' f �. r� r ^ e ♦ t + 1. c e � x a -,r� t. -.sce :r ! ! ♦ et:. r r• •t er f r s - ee +. r s •.. r ♦ tr t + r Team He went to Camp Shelby for training, which was completed in February, 1944 In April, the combat X team left Camp Shelby for Virginia en route to the Italian Campaign They landed in Italy and started working their way up the Italian boot They went to Naples through Anzio to Rome - On the first of July,the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd NCO$of Co F 442nd Infantry This group was formed in early Fabromy 194_,to Battalions crossed the Secina Diver and cadre a Japanese Amencan combat unit for the 442nd tnfanby Regiment at Camp Shelby Aftwssippi S1Sgt Kazuo Masudais behind Co Fbannet drove north to cut off an important road junction five miles northeast By the 4th of July, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions went on to grind out a yard-by-yard advance against Hill 140 and a nd eline running to the coastal plain of Italy They stormed and seized their part of the hill in a vicious night attack before dawn of the fth of July Can the 1 C}th of July, the 2nd Battalion relieved the 3rd and set off with the mission of clearing a hilltop town They had advanced on a short distance when they were stopped by heavy fire from their objective in front of the town of Pastona The 2nd Battalion dug in the valley below and hung on against all the artillery the enemy could muster After a two-day battle, Pastina fell on July 12 The decisive time in the life of Kazuo Masuda had started during this offensive On July 6, 1944, Sgt Masuda's unit was facing heavy fire from the German lines Enemy shells had cut I Via, 'N a. -� � 4 Nome on Furlough S/agt Kazuo Masuda vrwls his parents Mr&Mrs Gernsuke Masode and relatives the Kotashr and Kobayashi families at home In Jerome Relocation Center Arkansas.He was scheduled to leave for combat duty soon Unfortunately it was his last visit home 12 I v T 4 - I 4 r cgs 40 SlSgt Kazuo Maauda after returning from combat on the frontline I I 13 I , far '�. ✓iii � �'�i/�a _ .. ,. ■' 's♦ A". Lam: R. l 4 a ' m w rn , f � Y i Brother, Mitsuo Masuda, received a medical discharge The fourth brother, Masao, served with the military intelligence in the Pacific Theatre But it is Mary who reaches our attention next At the time of Kazuo's death, the family was still living in the relocation I center in Arizona Mary returned to investigate the Orange County conditions prior to moving back from Arizona She was met by four men who fancied themselves as"Patriots" They warned Mary not to move her family track into Grange County She was told that she should leave, that Japanese were not welcome here But Mary called upon the courage shown by her brothers and stayed r � She returned her family to their former home in Talbert despite repeated threats by the thugs She tried to explain to the men that Sister Mary Masada her brothers were fighting to free this world of the same kind of i prejudice that these "so called patriots" were exhibiting She received support from all over the county Finally, she and her family moved back to Talbert, Calrfomia, and on Saturday Bmftr Ptc Takashi Masada C i 'v i I 6 r p p a Y �hi ti: 11 g = i w i ° x Sister,tune Masada Mrs Masudo wwth Father and W#w Mas was on hutwo tar a#errd Ow mvmmy r)g his bro#vr SISgt Kazuo Masada 1s G w111F, I p � 8 1 i m P I Mary Masada was presented Wth SlSgt Kazuo Mesuda s tllsturgulshsrl Serve Gross hem General Joseph W Strf { morning, December 8, 1944, in a simple ceremony on the porch of the small framed family home on Talbert, Lt General Joseph W Stilwell pinned l azuo's Distinguished Service Cross on Mary Masuda This marked the first time in the United States Army history that a four-star general traveled 3,000 miles to present a medal The presentation was made at the home' of the Masu+da's and not at an Amory � _ y installation, which is the usual ; procedure The medal was presented to Mary Masuda as tribute to her bravery The former Commander of the China-Burma-India Campaign, General "Vinegar-Joe" Stilwell said or that he felt it an honor to be delegated to make this award As he completed the presentation, Mary turned and pinned the medal to her mother's dress Also present at the ceremony Mary prosented the Gtsttngurshed service Gross to her Mother Terms was Captain Ronald Reagan Who i 16 later became the Governor of the State of California and ultimately the President of the United 'States. At a rally at the Santa Ana Bowl later that day, General Stilwell said"'the amount°of money, the color of one's skin'-' do not make a measure of Americanism. A.square deal all around;,free speech; equality before the law; a fair field with no favor, obedience to the majority; an American not only believes in such things, but he is willing to fight for them. The real American is a man:who calls it a fair exchange to lay dawn his life in order that American ideals may go on living. Judging from such a test,.Sgt. Masuda.was a,better Americanthan any of us here today. This ended another brave stand by the Masuda family but is,.not the end of the story. On r November 9, 1948, Sgt. Kazuo Masuda's body returned: An Array, transport arrived from Italy Y' with K uo's body. The Masuda family went to,the Westminster Memorial Cemetery to male arrangements for burial. The manager of the cemetery told them it was a racially restricted k4j* a, cemetery and Sgt. Masuda could not be buried in a desirable location, "desirable"being defined as a place�where grass would growand'in a central.section of the cemetery. Ruction from the public was intense and supportive. The cemetery manager reversed`himself:and allowed the Masuda family to,have the plat they desired for the burial cif their scare. .3 Finally, 52 years ago, December 9, 1,948, Kazuo Masuda came horne. In a funeral service can that day with full military honors,Army Staff Sgt. Kazuo Masuda,,Company F, 44 red regimental Combat Team, was buried at the Westminster Memorial Park. A chapter closed on a brave man, a brave sister, and a brave,family. -, glg k A V6it`°-" Sy,t 3� y "Yo -yo-A ry Yk�2�A9 Jk iF k { H 'A h2 `a` I+,t"dF' p f h y{r e. . �'mw v r � � 3•y a' ¢`^}, r 1 5 i t ,�t,� - a k {Y"'' y« S l`. •� aye § ,,p;+ + N f _ s- "T' s 4 rp x Tvif l 16111 e J yTT5 e r as 17 i 1 p 'a 1' i I Wreaths and floral tributes adorn the surroundings of Mesuda 50th WaddingAnnwarsary 1952 StSgt Kazuo Masuda s final resting place LtL to rt June Mas Mary Joe Tak Shiz Mats Hsako i Front Mother Tamae Father Gensuke J ; xk� IA d { 1 �^ E x Kazuo Masude School dedncated on December 17 1975 d I ` J v� Kazuo Wsuda School Japanese Garden dedicated on June 7 1977 Garden was a gift from Kazuo Memorial VFW Post 3670 Donabons for Kazuo Masuda School Dedkcatfon Ceremony garden were received from many organizations and indlwduals s. I 18 i t , i I I Y� _ s _ �4 I V } 2 i a 3 }Y fur. I i i �JJ w� ? 5 I ta4 November 30, 1918 -August 27, 1944 19 Dead listing for Iwo Jima Page 1 of 168 TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT OTHERS MAY SAY PROUDLY I AMA MARINE < r { 4 w i [Return to Iwo Jima a look back] Before the ships came to take them away, those men who were left in the Fifth Division went to their cemetery to attend memorial services for those who lay buried there There were many speeches, but the man who spoke most eloquently was a Jewish chaplain from New York City, Lieutenant Roland B Gittelsohn These were his words This is the grimmest, and surely the holiest, task we have faced since http //www geocities com/mbackstr2000/dead/dead htm?200613 2/13/2006 Dead listing for Iwo Jima Page 40 of 168 Day,Robert F,Cpl,KIA,Iwo Jima,25th Marines,USMC Day,Virgil F,PFC,KIA,Iwo Jima,27th Marines,USMC Day,William R,Maj ,KIA,Iwo Jima,26th Marines,USMC Dean,James M,PFC,KIA,Iwo Jima,28th Marines,USMC Dean,Patrick J,Pvt,MIA,Iwo Jima,5thMarDiv,USMC Dean,Raymond M,PFC,KIA,Iwo Jima,23rd Marines,USMC Dean,Thomas E Jr,Sgt,KIA,Iwo Jima,21 st Marines,USMC Dear,Neil E,Pvt,KIA,Iwo Jima,27th Marines,USMC DeBord,Karl E,Sgt,KIA,Iwo Jima,9th Marines,USMC DeCanio,Rudolph M,Cpl,KIA,Iwo Jima,21 st Marines,USMC Deck,Billy R,Cpl,KIA,Iwo Jima,26th Marines,USMC Decker,Warren D,PFC,KIA,Iwo Jima,23rd Marines,USMC Deckerd,Wilfred N,PFC,KIA,Iwo Jima,27th Marines,USMC Dee,Richard P,Pvt,KIA,Iwo Jima,5thMarDiv,USMC Deeb,George,PFC,KIA,Iwo Jima,25th Marines,USMC Deeder,John H,Pvt,KIA,Iwo Jima,26th Marines,USMC Deering,Joyle R,Sgt,KIA,Iwo Jima,23rd Marines,USMC Deering,Martin T,Pvt,KIA,Iwo Jima,24th Marines,USMC Deeton,William F,Cpl,KIA,Iwo Jima,27th Marines,USMC Deets,Virgil D,PhM2c,KIA,Iwo hma,4thMarDiv,USN Deevers-Jack;C-pl KIA;Iwo-Jima,26th Marine-s USMC- — Deffenbaugh,Herschel F,Sgt,KIA,Iwo Jima,4thTankBn,USMC Degliequi,Frank,Cpl,KIA,Iwo Jima,25th Marines,USMC DeGlopper,Raymond A,PFC,KIA,Iwo Jima,26th Marines,USMC DeGrace,Joe M,Pvt,KIA,Iwo Jima,3rdMarDiv,USMC Degraffenreld,Ralph L,PFC,KIA,Iwo Jima,21 st Marines,USMC DeGregorio,Salvatore,Pvt,KIA,Iwo Jima,5thMarDiv,USMC Dehncke,Herbert E,Pvt,KIA,Iwo J1ma,3rdMarDiv,USMC DeHoyos,Manuel M,PFC,KIA,Iwo Jima,9th Marines,USMC Dejulius,Francis A,Pvt,KIA,Iwo Jima,9th Marines,USMC Del Greco,George W,Cpl,KIA,Iwo Jima,4thMarDiv,USMC DeLap,Earl A,Pvt,KIA,Iwo Jima,4thMarDiv,USMC Delise,Mariano R,Cpl,KIA,Iwo Jima,28th Marines,USMC Delisle,Roger J,Sgt,KIA,Iwo Jima,26th Marines,USMC http //www geocities com/mbackstr2000/dead/dead htm?200613 2/13/2006 from the desk of ALICIA WENTWORTH City Historian City of Huntington Beach P O Box 190 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 (714) 536-5227 l ak t) S5 0Ve Imo- `7"' 04 CIA LL Purple Heart Stories Page 4 of 13 His injuries consisted of metal fragments to his left arm and lung, having collapsed the lung (Note This is a much shorter version If you would like the full story, please e-mail me and I will be happy to send it to you) Willard Byron Matchett's Story Army, 1 st purple heart- Italy, 2nd purple heart- France He was then killed in France 9-14-1944 at age 24 He was with the 15th "Can do" Infantry Regiment He met his death in action 3 days after leaving the hospital for the 2nd time He had participated in the invasions of North Africa, Italy & Silicy before being sent to France He also was regimental color bearer at a review in Italy Omer T Mather's Story Army, 186th Infantry Reg , 41 st Infantry Div (The Jugglers) He was awarded his Purple Heart on August 31, 1944 per G O #8, HQ 186th Inf Buford R Matlock's Story Army, 70th Div , I was in Co M 276 Inf and had a section of machine guns attached to Co 1276 in a wooded area north of Forbach when a number of German 88 artillry rounds came in on us There was a tree burst above me when I was hit Stephen A Matta's Story Army, Cpl Matta was with a tank destroyer unit He had his hand and leg seriously injured Clemence T Matye's Story Bravo Company, 1 st Tank Battalion, 1 st Marine Division Wounded by anti-personnel land mine during a roadsweep on Liberty Road near Hill 55 southwest of Da Nang Four Marines KIA and five others WIA in same incident I was awarded Silver Star John S Maycrovich,Jr 's Story Army, We know that he was killed when the ship he was on in the North Atlantic was torpedoed We do not know for sure, but believe he was on the USS Dorchester Ernest McBride's Story Pfc McBride was wounded by machine gun fire during the Battle of the Bulge While awaiting evacuation he was also wounded by shrapnel from enemy artillery <fFrederick Joseph McCall;Jr 's Story http //homepages rootsweb com/—sebrmg/mstory htm 2/13/2006 -Purple Heart Stories Page 5 of 13 Navy, Radioman 3rd Class, My brother was killed in action in the early morning hours aboard the USS Hovey January 7, 1945 His body was never recovered He was 21 years old Robert V McCammack's Story Co A, 38th Infantry, 2nd Division He was a medical corpsman, hit by mortar while trying to coordinate the evac of wounded during heavy mortar attack James J McCann's Story Army, 36 Annd Inf Reg 3rd Annd Division Also wounded in Germany on November 3 and December 12, 1944 Received ETO Ribbon with Three Bronze Service Stars, Purple Heart with Double Oak Leaf Cluster Philip W McConnell's Story Army, My Father had a purple heart with oak leaf cluster,the bronze star and infantry medal He died on a Troop Train in Germany Elton McCoy's Story Army, I was told that he was killed by a sniper in a town in France He was my Great Uncle Charlie's son Harry E McCune's Story Army, He died in 1992 in Tampa, Fla His body was Cremated as he wished He served in Armored in Korea-Viet Nam Stephan Arlen McDonald's Story Wounded by Claymore-type mine during fire fight At least one of his buddies was killed William McDonald's Story Army Uncle Bill (McDonald) - The story goes that he was face to face with a German soldier and they both shot at the same time The bullet from the german's rifle hit my uncle's rifle and went up Uncle Bill's arm He was not sure if he killed the German but, since Uncle Bill returned from the war, we assume that he did William McDonald died in August of 1998 Walter Henry McFarland,Jr 's Story Army, was KIA on a POW "Hell" Ship Silver Star received by Mother and Father, was trained as a http //homepages rootsweb com/—sebnng/mstory htm 2/13/2006 Fill �-- CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEMO 612 0 .3 C 0�c4n To Honorable Mayor and City Council Members From Connie Boardman City Council Member Date March 25 2003 Subject "H"ITEM FOR ApnI 7, 2003, CITY COUNCIL MEETING- APPROVAL OF BLUE STAR PROGRAM STATEMENT OF ISSUE On Thursday, March 20 2003 the United States entered into war with Iraq Regardless of our opinions about this war I believe we need to support the young men and women who are risking their lives during the war The purpose of this H-Item is to show support for these young people and their families by implementing the Blue Star program Under this program Huntington Beach families with members serving in the Armed Forces receive a Blue Star poster to display in their window as a visible sign of their sacrifice and service The program was originally used during World War I and it but was later discontinued Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy, Fifty-Ninth District California State Legislature has been encouraging all Californian cities to participate in the program as a salute to our service men and women The city of Monrovia has already implemented a program A sample of the poster is attached for your review I propose that the City print the posters which will be made available free of charge through the City Administrators Office RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve the City s participation in this program and authorize printing of the posters for distribution to Huntington Beach families with family members serving in the Armed Forces CB ek cc Ray Silver Bill Workman Connie Brockway I i UOTOAO NB FAMILY MEMBER SERVING WITH PRIDE 5TH ANNUAL, MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE HUNTINGTON BEACH VETERANS MEMORIAM, WE FORGET OU Y� JROES OF ALL IV4,?S 1 0 0 2000 Main Street • Huntington Beach City Hall MAY 28, 2001 1100 AM - Noon In tribute to those from the Huntington Beach area who fought died* and who are still fighting the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action+ • P R*O GRAM Opening Comments Bob Kakuk Program Director Master of Ceremonies Lt Col James Ghormley U S Army Ret Posting of Colors USMC 5th Battalion 14 Marines POW/MIA Flag - Jim Wade American and POW/MIA Flags to Half Staff Pledge of Allegiance E J Mason Boy Scout Troop 692 "The Star Spangled Banner" St Bonaventure Choir "America the Beautiful" Invocation Father Christian Mondor Inter-Faith St Simon and Jude Speaker Pam Julien Houchen Mayor, Huntington Beach Unveiling of Two Names Tornio Honda • Korean War Salvador Mojica •Korean War Speaker Jun Swearingen Speaker Congressman Dana Rohrabacher,45th District Speaker Jim Silva Board of Supervisors,2nd District Speaker Vi Cowden WASP WWII Speaker Commander Ray Calderman Veterans of Foreign Wars - Post 11548 Speaker Commander Michael Johnson American Legion Post 133 Speaker Bob Kakuk Vietnam Veterans of Orange County Presentation of Wreaths Reading of the Names on the Monument "Battle Hymn of the Republic ' St Bonaventure Choir Fly Over Huntington Beach Police Department Sgt Tom Arnold and Brandon Reed Benediction Father Christian Mondor Inter-Faith St Simon and Jude "Amazing Grace" St Bonaventure Choir 21 Gun Salute U S Marines, 5th Battalion, 14th Marines Taps Delors Haber,Andy Arnold H B Concert Band American and POW/MIA Flags to Full Staff IN MEMORIAM A hundred years ago today I heard my sons and brothers say We died to end all war I see those sombre silent eyes I hear the cries that agonize 1 hear the cannon s roar O God give them eternal rest Remember this, their last Bequest They could not give us more Rena Hewitt June 17, 1996 DONATIONS AND SERVICES City of Huntington Beach City Department Heads City Staff AMERICAN Flag Dana Rohrabacher Congressman 45th District POW/MIA Flag Jun Silva Orange County Supervisor 2nd District Wreaths Huntington Beach City Council Adding Names to the Monument Mayor Pam Julien Houchen Brian Houchen and Jun Swearingen Black Granite Vase Connie Brockway and Bob Kakuk Volunteer Assistant Marilyn Thorp Cleaning Monument Boy Scout Troop 692 Program Typesetting Beach Graphics Suzanne Foltz Koch Owner &Printing 17931 Beach Blvd #112 Huntington Beach (714)841 1927 Fountain Printing Phong&Carolyn Hyunh Owners 10725 Ellis Ave #I Fountain Valley (714)965 0250 • Council/Agency Meeting Held I o2 ' Ly Deferred/Continued to ®'Approved Condltlonally Appr ed ❑ Deni d City Clerk's Sig ure Council Meeting Date January 21, 1997 Department ID Number AD 97-01 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION SUBMITTED TO HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL T UBERUAGA, City Admini or �_- PREPARED BY gun R Smith, Management Assistant � 9 b SUBJECT Donation Pass Through Wo . 9-7- S Fstatement of Issue Funding Source Recommended Action Alternative Action(s) Analysis Environmental Status Attachments) Statement of Issue Should the City Council authorize the transfer of money donated to the City of Huntington Beach for the construction of a veterans' memorial at the Civic Center to the veterans' groups performing the work? Fundena Source Donation Fund Recommended Action Motion to a) Approve Resolution No 9 7 5 , and b) Direct staff to appropriate $15,000 from the Donation Fund to be deposited into the Veterans Memorial Fund for use by the veterans groups in the construction of the Civic Site Memorial Alternative Action(s) a) Do not approve the recommended action and use the money to pay for expenses incurred by the project Analysis On May 20, 1996, City Council approved a proposed plan submitted by local veterans' groups and an agreement between the City and those veterans' groups to build a Veterans' Memorial on the Civic Center site The veterans then began their funding raising activities At the November 18, 1996 City Council meeting, the Mayor announced that a donation of $15,000 was contributed to the City for the Veterans' Memorial The contribution was recorded in the City's Donation Fund on December 4, 1996 N QUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTH MEETING DATE January 21, 1997 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER AD 97-01 The City has contracted with the veteran's groups to allow the project to occur on city property However, the City is not contracting with the veterans groups to do the work Therefore, the City has no obligation to pay any expenses incurred by the project All expenses incurred by the project are to paid by the veterans groups Thus, the donation the City is currently holding for the project cannot be used for the project by the City and should be passed through to the veterans' groups to place into the Veterans Memorial Fund Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7368 has agreed to accept the pass through on behalf of the various veterans' groups participating in this project and deposit it into the Veterans Memorial Fund The City Council may desire to not pass through the contribution and assume a more active role in the construction of the project To achieve this end, the current contract between the City and veterans' groups will require substantial modification to redefine the participants' roles Further any work the City assumes and doesn't perform in-house will require the City to follow its bid process Staff recommends that the City Council simply " pass through" the current donation holdings and allow the contract to be executed without modification To modify the contract and accept the obligation of a greater role in the construction of the project will create time delays that will endanger the veterans' stated goal to complete construction and hold a dedication service on Memorial Day, May 26, 1997 Environmental Status Attachment(s) 1 Resolution No 9-7 S 2 Fiscal Impact Statement 0023044 01 2 01/08/97 3 13 PM 0 J, CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTERDEPARTMENTAL COIV MUNICA TION To Michael T Uberuaga, City Administrator From Robert J Franz, Deputy City Administrator Subject FIS 97-13 Donation Transfer Date January 2, 1997 As required by Resolution 4832, a Fiscal Impact Statement has been prepared for for $15,000 for Donation Transfer If the City Council approves this request, the fund balance of the Donation Fund will not be affected since the appropriations are offset by actual donations received Z°r,/ 4, ' Robert J Franz, Deputy City Administrator RESOLUTION NO 9 7-5 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH DECLARING A GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD TO ESTABLISH A VETERANS MEMORIAL IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH WHEREAS the rememberance of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who in the never ending pursuit to maintain the honor of the American People and the dignity of all people gave their most sacred gift their own life ensures that the freedom available to each and every person living in the United States will be appreciated and recognized and Commemorating the efforts of the United States Veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice including many of the sons and daughters of the City of Huntington Beach and its sister cities affirms that their lives were not surrendered needlessly and The paying of homage by a community to its local heroes instills a sense of pride and solidarity in that community and Funds have been donated to the City in the amount of$15 000 by James Ackerman for the purpose of helping to establish a Veterans Memorial at City Hall and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 7368 is ready willing and able to erect a Veterans Memorial on City Hall property for the enjoyment of the general public NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve as follows It is in the public interest and for public good to give to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7368 the sum of $15 000 previously given to the City by James Ackerman for the purpose of establishing at City Hall a memorial to our fallen veterans PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21st day of January 1997 A � ATTEST Mayor Connie Brockway City Clerk By ram_ APPROVED AS TO FORM REVIEWED INITIATED AND APPROVED — �-��� City Attorney City Administrator 7/k/resolutionNeterans/1/10/97 Res No 97-5 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven, that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21st day of January, 1997 by the following vote AYES Julien, Harman, Dettloff, Bauer, Sullivan NOES None ABSENT Green, Garofalo (out of room) Connie Brockway City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California By G/resoluti/resbkpg/96 100 WORLD WAR e Joseph Rodman Forrest Turner WORLD WAR 19 ® Clayton E Van Steenber h Y 9 Jack Montgomery Edward Scott Ledecke (Lee-deck) A D Ellis r ® Ryverz L Allen (Rye-vers) Donald Winters Clifford Overacker James S Mayall WORLD WAR II Peter Eckberg Gordon William Stafford Charles Frederick McIntosh Hugh William Kellerman Billy Bates James E Zoeter Robert ® Copeland f Charles Bowman George W Shafer Scott Braley, Jr WORLD WAR II Loren B Wiedman Edwin Galen Hasson, Jr Howard Bedford (still unaccounted for) David G Rohns g Martin P De La Cruz (still unaccounted for) Kenneth McIntosh Edwin G Burton William Phillip Henry, Jr Leroy Derigo Kazuo Masuda (Ka-zoo-o Ma-soo-da) WORLD WAR II Jack Deevers Frederick Joseph McCall Cecil E Boles ® � George Tyler strll unaccounted for Y KOREAN WAR Arnold F Lobo Joseph Mendoza s Will T Cross James L Avery Frederick Cornell Alfredo L Martinez (mar-teen-es) KOREAN WAR William A Pharris Loren Rylance Thomas P Vega way-ga) (still unaccounted for) ® Adolfo Monteberde Mon-ta -bear-de ( Y ) John E Hughes Claude Camille Castaing (cas-tang) Ramon Alba (Ra-moan) 1 Gilbert R Higuera (Hee-geer-ah) ®avid T Mepa (May-hee-ah) ®avid ® Pecor (Pe-kor) KOREAN WAR Robert L Zuver (still unaccounted for) Andrew Santibanez (sang-bah-nez) Miner W Pridemore Raymond Mendoza William Gardener Jones Julian S Arbonies Billy Walters, Jr (still unaccounted for) f William F Moment John William ®iemer John R Ate n c I o (Ah-ten-cee-o) KOREAN WAR Richard Sanchez Cruz Antonio E Vollella (Vill-ay ia) Alfred D Oglesby (still unaccounted for) Donald C Coss Benjamin Rubio Thurman J Chastain John G Ruiz (Roo-ease) (st►ll unaccounted for) ® Salvador Mojica (Mop-ka) Tornio Honda VIETNAM WAR Terry Lee Guinn VIETNAM WAR Warren Dale Holeman Leland Patrick Finley Mike Armendarez Robert Wilkes West George Tallman Joel Mitchell La Rouche Micheal D Wallace 1 ZbignieW Josef Dalenta (zblg-new) Ray Eugene Bradley (still unaccounted for) William Vasquez (Vas-kez) VIETNAM WAR Samuel Kent Culbertson William Richard Grant Joseph Francis Catt, Jr Roger Vernon I nscore Terry Lee Tebbetts Lawrence Sradfo Forrester Sam Gary Cordova , S Paul R Ross Manuel R Denton (still unaccounted for) Jimmy Lee McLellan Dale Frank Fleischmann, Jr 0 0 AMERICAN BATnf MONUMENTS COMMISSION ET:10M10 HMDA « KOREAN WAR 6i som 19" Private, U. & Ar mr KNW In Acdon WWd Sumner 28, "51 In Korea Prwate Honda was a nwniber of the W Irby R,agirnent, 2' kdhntry DMMon. He was Kid in Jktion whffle%hWQ tea► enwW In Nodh Koma on September 28, 1951 Pm ate Honda was awaked the Pule Heart posbmxK siy Private Honda graduated from 19"# t High Sd W 64AJ 04 r S�-LvgaA 1� �J1CA 1�. i 0 • 5TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE HUNTINGTON BEACH VETERANS MEMORIAL MAY 28, 2001 11 00 AM - NOON 2000 Main Street • Huntington Beach City Ha11 nber Cljoir * VIE FORGE '� Guest S * 20 Mel L�ST x O tJ peckers � ,OES OF ALL y� PD Helleepter * V S'f C * HB over * and�Pi C'�'or G, Fly- ,fie Detail an LEST WE FO-FIGEToupt �4- Two Names from the Korean War will be Added* In tribute to those from the Huntington Beach area who fought, died• and who are still fighting, the Prisoners of War and Massing an Action+ For more information, please call Bob Kakuk (714) 968-9591 In tribute to those from the Huntington Beach area who fought, died* / and who are still fighting, the Prisoners of War and Massing in Action+ WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR II KOREAN WAR VIETNAM WAR ♦\JOSEPH RODMAN A-5'♦ CLAYTON E VAN STEENBERGH ♦ ARNOLD F LOBO ♦ TERRY LEE QUINN FORREST TURNER d,O♦ JACK MONTGOMERY ♦ JOSEPH MENDOZA ♦ WARREN DALE HOLEMAN G ♦ EDWARD SCOTT LEDECKE ♦ WILLT CROSS ♦ LELAND PATRICK FINLEY / �♦ AD ELLIS ♦ JAMES L AVERY ♦ MIKE ARMENDAREZ ♦ RYVERZ L ALLEN FREDERICK CORNELL ♦ ROBERT WILKES WEST z7 ♦ DONALD WINTERS ALFREDO L MARTINEZ GEORGE TALLMAN �,/♦ CLIFFORD OVERACKER ♦ WILLIAM A PHARRIS - _ - ♦ JOEL MITCHELL LA ROCHE ( ♦ JAMES S MAYALL ♦ LOREN RYLANCE `( ♦ PETER ECKBERG THOMAS P VEGA �♦ MICHEAL D WALLACE ♦ = DIED �+ ♦ ZBIGNIEW JOSEF DALENTA o2y♦ GORDON WILLIAM STAFFORD ♦ ADOLFO MONTEBERDE I q ♦ CHARLES FREDERICK McINTOSH ♦ JOHN E HUGHES OO RAY EUGENE BRADLEY `'� = POW/ MIA 5♦ HUGH WILLIAM KELLERMAN ♦ CLAUDE CAMILLE CASTAING ♦ WILLIAM VASQUEZ ♦ BILLY BATES ♦ RAMON ALBA ♦ SAMUEL KENT CULBERTSON ♦ JAMES E ZOETER ♦ GILBERT R HIGUERA ♦ WILLIAM-R1CtjARD GRANT ♦ ROBERT D COPELAND ♦ DAVID T MEJIA ♦ JOSEPH FRANCIS GATT JR ♦ CHARLES BOWMAN ♦ DAVID D PECOR ♦ ROGER VERNON INSCORE �3♦ GEORGE W SHAFER ROBERT L ZUVER ♦ TERRY LEE TEBBETTS 6 ♦ SCOTT BRALEY JR ♦ ANDREW SANTIBANEZ ♦ LAWRENCE BRADF(RORRESTER ♦ LOREN B WIEDMAN ♦ MINER W PRIDEMORE ♦ SAM GARY CORDOVA J'3 ♦♦�EDWIN GALEN HASSON JR ♦ RAYMOND MENDOZA ♦ PAUL R ROSS �( + )HOWARD BEDFORD ♦ WILLIAM GARDENER JONES O MANUEL R DENTON .Z�`-♦�DAVID G ROHRIG ♦ JULIAN S ARBONIES LLAN 16 of"f" +O MARTIN P DE LA CRUZ ��' ♦ JIMMY LEE Mc LEISCH O BILLY WALTERS JR ♦ DALE FRANK FLEISCHMANN JR ;-V ♦ KENNETH MCINTOSH ♦ WILLIAM F MOMENT 7 ♦ EDWIN G BURTON /J ♦ JOHN WILLIAM DIEMER 1 14• WILLIAM PHILLIP HENRY JR (� ♦ JOHN R ATENCIO / d♦ LEROY DERIGO ♦ RICHARD SANCHEZ CRUZ 1'J ♦ KAZUO MASUDA ♦ ANTONIO B VILLELA ♦ JACK DEEVERS Q ALFRED D OGLESBY ♦ FREDERICK JOSEPH McCALL ♦ DONALD C COSS ♦ CECIL E BOLES ♦ BENJAMIN RUBIO Sp+ GEORGE TYLER THURMAN J CHASTAIN �+ JOHN G RUIZ c� � Sa�vac�oR �lo�► c� ToMi o YoA��A JOSEPH RODMAN PETER ECKBERG FORREST TURNER GORDON WILLIAM STAFFORD CLAYTON E VAN STEENBERGH CHARLES FREDERICK MC INTOSH JACK MONTGOMERY HUGH WILLIAM KELLERMAN EDWARD SCOTT LEDECKE (LEE-DECK ) BILLY BATES A D ELLIS JAMES E ZOETER RYVERZ L ALLEN (RYE VERS L ALLEN) ROBERT,D COPELAND DONALD WINTERS CHARLES BOWMAN CLIFFORD OVERACKER GEORGE W SHAFER JAMES S MAYALL SCOTT BRALEY, JR LOREN B WIEDMAN JACK DEEVERS EDWIN GALEN HASSON, JR FREDERICK JOSEPH MC CALL HOWARD BEDFORD (Still unaccounted for) CECIL E BOLES DAVID G ROHRIG GEORGE TYLER (Still unaccounted for) MARTIN P DE LA CRUZ (Still unaccounted for) ARNOLD F LOBO KENNETH MC INTOSH JOSEPH MENDOZA EDWIN G BURTON WILL T CROSS WILLIAM PHILLIP HENRY, JR JAMES L AVERY LEROY DERIGO FREDERICK CORNELL KAZUO MASUDA (KA-ZOO-O MA-SOO-®A) ALFREDO L MARTINEZ (MAR-TEEN-ES) WILLIAM A PHARRIS ROBERT L ZUVER (Still unaccounted for) LOREN RYLANCE ANDREW SANTIBANEZ (SANTI-BAH-NEZ) THOMAS P VEGA (VAY-GA) (Still unaccounted for) MINER W PRIDEMORE ADOLFO MONTEBERDE (MON-TAY-BEAR-DE) RAYMOND MENDOZA JOHN E HUGHES WILLIAM GARDENER JONES CLAUDE CAMILLE CASTAING (CAS-TANG) JULIAN S ARBONIES RAMON ALBA (RA-MOAN ALBA) BILLY WALTERS, JR (Still unaccounted for) GILBERT R HIGUERA (HEE-GEER-AH) WILLIAM F MOMENT DAVID T MEJIA (MAY-HEE-AH) JOHN WILLIAM DIEMER DAVID D PECOR (PE-KOR) JOHN R ATENCIO (AH-TEN-CEE-O) RICHARD SANCHEZ CRUZ MIKE ARMENDAREZ ANTONIO B VILLELLA (VILL-AY-LA) ROBERT WILKES WEST ALFRED D OGLESBY (Still unaccounted for) GEORGE TALLMAN DONALD C COSS JOEL MITCHELL LA ROUCHE BENJAMIN RUBIO MICHEAL D WALLACE THURMAN J CHASTAIN ZBIGNIEW JOSEF DALENTA (ZBIG-NEVI JOHN G RUIZ (ROO-EASE) (Still unaccounted for) RAY EUGENE BRADLEY (Still unaccounted fo� TERRY LEE QUINN WILLIAM VASQUEZ (VAS-KEZ) WARREN DALE HOLEMAN SAMUEL KENT CULBERTSON LELAND PATRICK FINLEY WILLIAM RICHARD GRANT JOSEPH FRANCIS CATT, JR ROGER VERNON INSCORE TERRY LEE TEBBETTS O LAWRENCE BRADFORD FORRESTER SAM GARY CORDOVA PAULR ROSS MANUEL R DENTON (Still unaccounted for) JIMMY LEE MC LELLAN DALE FRANK FLEISCHMANN, JR