Vietnam Conflict Era Soldiers
(1961 - 1975)
last updated July 25, 2004
(1961 - 1975)
"...the era's most important occurrence happened half-way around the world, and though a few Lawrence County boys fought there and some died, it wasn't the same as before -- not like France, or Okinawa, or Korea." "Involvement by local boys was minimal, considering past conflicts, but for one young woman, the battles there were doubly horrible. The former Glenda Holbrook was probably the only woman in America widowed twice by gunfire of the Viet." (source 3)
Evidence of Vietnam Conflict Era Soldiers in Lawrence County has been recorded from courthouse ledgers, cemetery records, casualty records, newspapers, or other documents. If you have record of a family member who was born in the county, lived in the county, died and/or is buried in Lawrence County, please contact me so that the information may be added to this list. --Beverly L. Pack
| NAME | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | SERVICE INFORMATION | WHERE BURIED |
| Clyde E. Adkins | unk | Master Sergeant - U. S. Army | ||
| Dock Adkins, Jr. | unk | Sergeant First Class - U. S. Army | ||
| Ernest R. Adkins | Jan 5, 1947 | Mar 7, 1999 | Colonel - U. S. Army; OH Army National Guard retired with 28 years service | Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, OH |
| Harry Morris Akers | unk | U. S. Army | ||
| Larry Borders Akers | unk | Major (Retired) - U. S. Army | ||
| Jerry Vaughan Arrington | Apr 24, 1952 | Jun 10, 1980 | EMFN - U. S. Navy | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Daniel Simms "Danny" Ball | May 20, 1944 | Jan 24, 1973 | KY - Specialist Four - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| John E. "Duck" Ball | Feb 6, 1953 | Mar 3, 1988 | Private - U. S. Army | Ogle Cemetery |
| Marvin Blanton | 1956 | 1991 | Private - U. S. Army | Isaac Park Church Cemetery |
| David Harold Boggs | 1952 | 1988 | Specialist Four - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Robert Bolt | Aug 22, 1925 | Nov 27, 1987 | Sergeant First Class - U. S. Army; also served in WWII & Korea | Bolt Cemetery, Garrett |
| Stephen Ray Preston Brackett | Jun 17, 1955 | May 4, 1993 | Specialist Four - U. S. Army | Borders Chapel Cemetery |
| Jack Branham | Dec 13, 1946 | Nov 12, 1992 | Specialist Four - U. S. Army | Collins Family Cemetery, Fallsburg |
| Thomas Burgess | unk | U. S. Marines | ||
| John E. Burton | Jul 10, 1921 | Nov 30, 1994 | Command Sergeant Major; served two tours; also served in WWII & Korea | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA |
| John William Burton | 1944 | 1986 | Private - U. S. Army | Burke-Burton Cemetery |
| James Ivan Bush | Jul 19, 1942 | Aug 1, 1991 | SN - U. S. Navy | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| John F. Canterbury | Nov 23, 1918 | Mar 10, 1979 | Sergeant - U. S. Army; also served in Korea | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Elwyn Clay, Jr. | Apr 17, 1937 | Mar 18, 1988 | Seaman 3 - U. S. Navy | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| Gordon Compton | unk | U. S. Army | ||
| Jay Cox, Jr. | 1948 | 1988 | Corporal - U. A. Army | John Spurlock Cemetery |
| Charlie F. Daniels | Jul 26, 1949 | Dec 20, 1999 | ||
| Ira Ray Dean | Sep 21, 1928 | Jul 30, 1971 | WV - EO1 - U. S. Navy | Buchanan Chapel Cemetery |
| Fred R. Derifield | 1921 | 1977 | ATN2 - U. S. Navy; also served in WWII & Korea | Derifield Cemetery, Clifford |
| William Derifield | Sep 10, 1946 | Jul 27, 1991 | QMC - U. S. Navy | Derifield Cemetery, Clifford |
| William James Derifield | 1919 | 1982 | Specialist 7 - U. S. Army; also served in WWII & Korea | Derifield Cemetery, Clifford |
| Romey Edwards | 1920 | 1985 | U. S. Air Force; also served in WWII & Korea | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Curtis Fitzpatrick | abt 1947 | U. S. Navy | ||
| Elias George, Jr. | Jun 1, 1936 | Feb 18, 1993 | Technical Sergeant - U. S. Air Force | Borders Chapel Cemetery |
| Robert Vernon Gray | abt 1948 | Aug 30, 1969 | Warrant Officer - U. S. Army; Killed In Action | |
| David Allen Green | 1934 | 1987 | Technical Sergeant - U. S. Air Force; also served in Korea | Pine Hill, Fulkerson Addition |
| John Paul Griffin | 1951 | 1991 | Private - U. S. Army | Yatesville Memorial Gardens |
| Charles L. Hall | Dec 17, 1943 | Dec 6, 1990 | Staff Sergeant - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| *Jimmy Wayne Hardwick | May 6, 1947 | Oct 25, 1968 | KY - Corporal - U. S. Army; Killed In Action | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Paul Douglas Harmon | Oct 13, 1940 | Jul 8, 1991 | Sergeant - U. S. Air Force | Fairchild-Lemaster Cemetery |
| Arnold Ray Jennings | May 25, 1926 | Apr 25, 1989 | Senior Master Sergeant - U. S. Air Force; also served in WWII & Korea | Buchanan Chapel Cemetery |
| Bill Jones | unk | Door Gunner | ||
| Charles Spencer Jones | Dec 11, 1938 | Feb 14, 1969 | KY - Warrant Officer - U. S. Army; Non-Hostile Action - Died of Heart Attack | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Wayne Jones | unk | U. S. Army | ||
| Donald Gene Jordan | Jun 29, 1941 | Oct 7, 1986 | Sergeant First Class - U. S. Army | Moore-Jordan Cemetery |
| Gary Roger Lester | Apr 26, 1949 | Aug 9, 1985 | U. S. Air Force | Castle Cemetery |
| George D. Lewis | Mar 23, 1941 | A1C - U. S. Air Force | ||
| Harry E. McGinnis | Apr 17, 1950 | Jan 22, 1973 | KY - Sergeant - U. S. Army | McGinnis-Cook Cemetery |
| Larry D. Moore | unk | Warrant Officer - U. S. Army | ||
| *Walter Lee Moore | Dec 5, 1947 | Mar 11, 1969 | Specialist Four; Killed In Action | Fluty Lick Cemetery, Martin Co, KY |
| Edward LeRoy Mounts | Apr 4, 1946 | Nov 25, 1999 | Mount Family Cemetery, Fort Gay, WV | |
| Charles Hubert Nelson | Dec 23, 1948 | Feb 10, 1989 | Specialist Five - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| John Thomas O'Daniel | Nov 14, 1929 | Sergeant First Class - U. S. Army (Jan 1948 - Oct 1969; Retired), Military Police; also served in Korea | ||
| Jonathan Wallace Pigg | unk | U. S. Army | ||
| Dennis Ratcliff | unk | Specialist Four; Wounded at Chu Lai | ||
| *Larry Gene Ratliff | Sep 9, 1948 | Dec 7, 1968 | Private First Class - U. S. Marines; Killed In Action | |
| Carl Robert Sammons | Nov 27, 1934 | Jan 21, 1989 | U. S. Army; also served in Korean War | Franklin Family Cemetery |
| Daniel Simms | May 20, 1944 | Jan 24, 1973 | KY - Specialist Four - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Frank Spillman | Dec 20, 1939 | Mar 2, 1994 | U. S. Army | |
| Willie Spillman, Jr. | Sep 15, 1949 | May 12, 1981 | Staff Sergeant - U. S. Army; Died of service related illness at age 31 | Carter County Memory Gardens, Grayson, KY |
| Danny Kay Spradlin | Mar 10, 1948 | Feb 7, 1991 | Specialist Five - U. S. Army | Wallace Cemetery, Donithan |
| *Ellsworth Swann | Aug 26, 1945 | Dec 14, 1967 | KY - Private First Class - U. S. Army; Killed In Action | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| Hager Tackett | Oct 8, 1935 | Aug 8, 1987 | Staff Sergeant - U. S. Air Force | Harmon Cemetery |
| James E. Webb | 1929 | 1971 | KY - Master Sergeant; also served in Korea | Pine Hill, Section 12 |
| Mark James Webb | 1949 | 1970 | IN - Warrant Officer; Killed In Action | Pine Hill, Section 12 |
| Orvile Weddington | Jul 10, 1912 | Feb 23, 1993 | Technical Sergeant - U. S. Air Force; also served in Korea | Meek-Muncy-Terry Cemetery |
| Danny Lee Williams | Jul 5, 1938 | Jan 8, 1993 | Private First Class - U. S. Army | Frazier Cemetery |
| Ellis "Pete" Williamson | unk | unk | Specialist Four; Killed In Action | |
| George W. Wilson | unk | U. S. Navy | ||
| Gary Wayne Wooten | Feb 23, 1952 | Jun 18, 1971 | WV - Airman - U. S. Air Force | Harmon Cemetery |
| Gary Wright | unk | unk | Corporal; Killed In Action | |
| James B. Young | Jul 24, 1943 | Major (Retired 1987) - U. S. Air Force | ||
*NOTE: Soldiers indicated with an asterisk "*" have their names inscribed on the Monument in front of the Lawrence County Courthouse.
Note: Not all of this information has been documented and verified. If you find errors, please contact me at the address below and let me know. I appreciate all assistance in maintaining accurate information.
Additional information, such as Wills, Biographies, Letters, Diaries, Pension Application Papers, etc., may be found on those soldiers which have a link indicated. If you have a web page with information about one of these soldiers, please contact me so that I may add your page to the links.
"Curtright Funeral Home Records 1927-1972," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins; 1997.
"History of Lawrence County, Kentucky," compiled by Regina Tackett, Patricia Jackson, Janice Thompson; Curtis Media Corp., Dallas, TX, 1991.
"Lawrence County - a pictorial history," by George Wolfford, WWW Company, Publishers, Ashland, KY, 1972.
"Lawrence County, Ky Cemeteries Volume 1, 1995," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Isabelle Johns; TMC Printing, Paintsville, KY, 1995.
"Lawrence County, Ky Cemeteries Volume 2, 1996," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Isabelle Johns, Stephanie Adkins; TMC Printing, Paintsville, KY, 1996.
"Lawrence County, Ky Cemeteries Volume 3, 1997," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins; 1997.
"Lawrence County, KY Cemeteries Volume 4, 1998," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins, 1998.
"Lawrence County, KY Cemeteries Volume 5, 1999," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins, 1999.
Register of Vietnam War Casualties, KY Dept of Military Affairs, Records and Research Branch, Frankfort, KY.
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