The "Angry Skipper" Honor Roll
These D2/8 1st Cavalry Troopers gave their lives fighting in the Republic of Vietnam.
rank | Name / Hometown___________________________ | DOB | DOD | Loc/ Wall |
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Sgt | Richard Arthur Coffey, Los Angles, CA | 21 Oct41 | 04Nov65 | 3E/17 |
Pfc | Wright Bartwyn Hamill, Albany, OR | 26Aug46 | 04Nov65 | 3E/17 |
Cpl | Eddie Lee Hill Jr., Mobile, AL | 07Jul40 | 04Nov65 | 3E/18 |
Sp4 | Terry Allen Rippy, Hammond, OR | 30Sep42 | 22Apr66 | 6E/128 |
Sgt | Paul William Malec, Summerdale, Al | 24Jan37 | 14May66 | 7E/59 |
Pfc | Fermin Saldana Jr., San Antonio, TX | 10Feb46 | 23May66 | 7E/106 |
2Lt | Michael Douglas Derosier, Ft. Walton Beach, FL | 16Apr43 | 19Sep66 | 10E/117 |
Ssg | Paul Edward Floyd, Jr., Clinton, MA | 08May34 | 14Oct66 | 11E/73 |
Cpl | Donald Francis Yates, Round Lake, NY | 12Sep46 | 28Jan67 | 14E/94 |
Cpl | Peter Joseph Keller Jr., Detroit, MI | 31Jan45 | 28jan67 | 14E/91 |
Sgt | William Burton Jr., Hopkins, SC | 02Jan45 | 01Mar67 | 15E/125 |
Cpl | Robert Edward Johnson, Highland, NY | 14Nov46 | 01Mar67 | 15E/128 |
Pfc | Robert Lester Van Gieson, Van Nuys, CA | 21May47 | 12Mar67 | 16E/71 |
Pfc | Michael Neal Johnson, Brentwood, MD | 19Nov47 | 18Mar67 | 16E/105 |
Ssg | John Henry Willis, Philadelphia, PA | 02Nov42 | 18Mar67 | 16E/105 |
Pfc | Ralph Traylor Woodall, Jr., Jesup, GA | 14Apr44 | 18Mar67 | 16E/108 |
Sp4 | Clayton Middleton, Cincinnati, OH | 26Sep45 | 18Mar67 | 16E/103 |
Pfc | Vance George Williams. Dallas, TX | 21Nov46 | 02Apr67 | 17E/94 |
Pfc | Daniel Ivan Nelson, Rutledge, MN | 19Oct47 | 30May67 | 21E/18 |
Sp4 | Terry Russell McComb, Lapeer, MI | 01Nov46 | 05Jun67 | 21E/59 |
Pfc | George Steven Sutt, Indianapolis, IN | 04Aug47 | 30May67 | 21E/19 |
Pfc | Charles William Krueger, Menasha, WI | 13Jul47 | 31May67 | 21E/23 |
Cpl | Lonney Lewis Ehlers, Rhodes, MI | 09Jun47 | 01Jun67 | 21E/27 |
2Lt | *Michael E. Bennett, Brentwood, NH | 14Apr46 | 01Nov67 | 28E/107 |
Sp4 | Allen Eugene Follett, Independence, MO | 13Nov44 | 11Dec67 | 31E/79 |
Sp4 | John Paul Paulson Jr, Neenah, WI | 15Aug47 | 11Dec67 | 31E/82 |
Sgt | Wyatt Cecil Gordon, Lawrence, IN | 03Apr48 | 31Jan68 | 36E/4 |
Sp4 | Robert Eugene Gardner, Sylacauga, AL | 22Sep42 | 19Apr68 | 50E/46 |
Cpl | Richard Allen Carlson, San Francisco, CA | 30Mar48 | 24May68 | 67E/5 |
Sp4 | Larry Dean Novak, Platte Center, NE | 17Mar48 | 24May68 | 68E/5 |
Sgt | Jacob Robinson Weldin, Wilmington, DE | 18Aug46 | 06Jun68 | 59W/17 |
Pfc | Brian Carl Winner, Detroit, MI | 08Sep47 | 07Jun68 | 58W/1 |
Sgt | Robert James Ross, Charlotte, NC | 01Jul47 | 01Jul68 | 54W/32 |
1Lt | Harrison E. Woehnker, Jr., Minneapolis, MN | 07Jul43 | 18Jul68 | 51W/9 |
Cpl | Stanley Lloyd Grunstad, Everett, WA | 21Apr47 | 19Jul68 | 51W/10 |
Pfc | Roger Theodore Fast, Butterfield, MN | 14Jan48 | 19Aug68 | 48W/54 |
Sp4 | Ronald Duane Golden, Superior, WI | 22Jul44 | 20Aug68 | 47W/7 |
Cpt | *John Robin Wiest, Billings, MT | 11May40 | 12Oct68 | 41W/055 |
Pfc | Michael John Cromie, Harperwoods, MI | 06Apr48 | 18Nov68 | 38W/6 |
Sp4 | Raymond Joseph Ahern, Jr., Philadelphia, PA | 14Jan48 | 26Nov68 | 38W/63 |
Sp4 | Willie Gerald Jones, Fort Lauderdale, FL | 15Nov47 | 04Dec68 | 37W/40 |
Sp4 | Donald Robert Stoltz, Milwaukee, WI | 17Jan48 | 04Dec68 | 37W/42 |
Ssg | William Charles Williams, Horton, MS | 15Oct46 | 04Dec68 | 37W/44 |
Sp4 | Elliot Velez-Rodriguez, Vega Baja, PR | 29May47 | 21Jan69 | 34W/54 |
Cpl | Warren Reed Eskridge, Tangier Island, VA | 09Sep47 | 28Jan69 | 33W/7 |
Sp4 | Carl Dale Pipher, Canton, OH | 31Mar49 | 28Jan69 | 33W/11 |
Cpl | James Edmonds, Burlington, NC | 12Jul48 | 05Feb69 | 33W/62 |
Sp4 | Chester John Kmit, Williamsburg, MA | 11Apr45 | 05Feb69 | 33W/65 |
Pfc | Neil Shipp Brown, Salt Lake City, UT | 07Aug44 | 02May69 | 26W/97 |
Cpl | George Arthur Brown, Whaleyville, VA | 19Jan48 | 12May69 | 25W/62 |
1Lt | John Preston Karr, Kenner, LA | 14Jan47 | 25May69 | 24W/104 |
Pfc | Wayne Eric Garven, Mt. Vernon, OH | 04Feb48 | 25May69 | 24W/102 |
Cpl | Richard Neal White, Golden Valley, NM | 30Jul46 | 25May69 | 24W109 |
Cpl | Thomas Michael Marchand, West Chester, PA | 19Nov47 | 12Jun69 | 22W34 |
Cpl | Michael Dennis Muse, Garland, TX | 07Jan48 | 16Aug69 | 19W/51 |
Cpl | William John Anderson, Jr.,Lorain, OH | 05Jun48 | 24Aug69 | 19W/105 |
Sp4 | Hugh Henry Sarah, Plymouth, MI | 05Aug45 | 23Sep69 | 17W/1 |
Cpl | **Albert Harold Altizer, Squire, WV | 11Apr49 | 08Oct69 | 17W/49 |
Pfc | Joseph Henning Benson, Coram, MT | 16Feb49 | 08Oct69 | 17W/49 |
Pfc | Jerome Milton Taylor, Battle Creek, MI | 14Nov47 | 08Oct69 | 17W/49 |
Sp4 | Anthony Jack Carlucci, New York, NY | 22May49 | 20Nov69 | 16W/98 |
Cpl | Peter Karl Matthei, St. Louis, MO | 06Sep45 | 20Nov69 | 16W/101 |
Pfc | Kenneth Frierson, Alcolu, SC | 09Nov49 | 25Jan70 | 14W/64 |
Sgt | Richard Lee Wiseman | 31Aug48 | 18Mar70 | 12W019 |
Ssg | *William Joseph Montague, Valley Stream, NY | 10Apr42 | 12Feb70 | 13W/2 |
Pfc | Tony Rava, Mt. Angel, OR | 30Aug49 | 18Feb70 | 13W/31 |
Cpl | Kenneth Michael Flashner, New Orleans, LA | 21Nov46 | 28Feb70 | 13W/68 |
Cpl | Francis Louis Ware III, Youngstown, OH | 10Sep49 | 06Mar70 | 13W/89 |
Cpl | Michael Charles Jackson, Simi, CA | 10Sep49 | 17Mar70 | 12W013 |
Ssg | *James Cooney, New York, NY | 01Jul47 | 09Apr70 | 12W/112 |
Cpl | Kenneth Walter Gonder, New Brunswick, NJ | 03May47 | 19May70 | 10W/64 |
Cpl | Craig Thomas Waterman, Rockwell City, IA | 30Sep49 | 03Sep70 | 7W/37 |
Pvt | James Lee Getter, West Helena, AR | 18Aug51 | 16Mar71 | 4W/52 |
Cpl | James Melvin Cardwell, Castro Valley, CA | 25Jun50 | 20Apr71 | 4W/135 |
Cpl | Danny George Drinkard, Ferndale, MI | 15Oct50 | 20Apr71 | 4W/135 |
Cpl | Joseph Lindsey Hall, Little Rock, AR | 05Apr51 | 20Apr71 | 4W/136 |
Cpl | Stanton Gerald Sargent, Grenada, MS | 15Jan50 | 21Apr71 | 3W/1 |
Sp4 | Charles W. Roberts, Jr., Atlanta, GA | 13Nov49 | 18Jul71 | 3W/110 |
Pfc | William John MaKowski, Buffalo, NY | 16Oct51 | 21Oct71 | 2W/46 |
Sp4 | Oscar Aguilar, Fairfield, CA | 05Apr51 | 10May72 | 1W/15 |
Sgt | William Arvel Boatright, Abbott, AR | 28Dec49 | 10May72 | 1W/16 |
Pfc | Steven Edward Bowersock, Lima, OH | 25Sep51 | 10May72 | 1W/16 |
Sgt | Edward Denzel Burnett, Jay, OK | 06Dec51 | 10May72 | 1W/16 |
Sp4 | David Cruz Flores, Agana, GM | 20Aug52 | 10May72 | 1W/17 |
Sgt | Dieter Kuno Freitag, Ft. Dix, NJ | 10Sep46 | 10May72 | 1W/17 |
Pvt | James Douglas Groves, Maysville, KY | 06Jul53 | 10May72 | 1W/17 |
Sp4 | Frank Theodore Henson, Massapequa, NY | 06Oct51 | 10May72 | 1W/18 |
Sp4 | Donald Edward Howell, Los Angeles, CA | 14Nov47 | 10May72 | 1W/19 |
Sp4 | Freddie Jackson, Cocoa, FL | 14Feb44 | 10May72 | 1W/19 |
Cpt | Kenneth Rosenberg, New York, NY | 25Oct42 | 10May72 | 1W/19 |
Sp4 | Gary Robert Monteleone, Saugus, CA | 27Jul52 | 10May72 | 1W/20 |
Pfc | Dean Anthony Phillips, Tiro, OH | 14Nov51 | 10May72 | 1W/20 |
Sgt | James Christian Jensen, Elsinore, UT | 21Jun51 | 10May72 | 1W/21 |
Pvt | Jackie Ray, Jackson, MI | 19Apr49 | 10May72 | 1W/21 |
Sp4 | Richard Ridgeway, Bloomington, IL | 13Aug51 | 10May72 | 1W/21 |
Pfc | John Tenerio Sablan, Agana, GM | 03Jun53 | 10May72 | 1W/21 |
Sp4 | Clarence L. Saulsberry, Jr., Chicago, IL | 31Dec51 | 10May72 | 1W/22 |
Sp4 | Raymond Joseph Shiko, Kingston, PA | 02Aug53 | 10May72 | 1W/22 |
Sp4 | David Wesley Sulser, Galion, OH | 28Oct51 | 10May72 | 1W/22 |
Pfc | Thomas Eugene Wood, Tacoma, WA | 16Aug53 | 10May72 | 1W/22 |
* Former D/2-8 soldiers that died in Vietnam after leaving "Angry Skipper".
** Missing in Action (body not recovered)
Albert Harold Altizer, Squire, WV. The only Soldier We left behind.
Going To Washington, DC ? Print out this list for names and "Wall" locations.
Note: On May 10, 1972 the 1st Platoon (formerly "White Skull") and the CP with Capt. Kenneth Rosenberg were killed in a Chinook helicopter crash enroute to Vung Tau Vietnam for an in country R& R. The 2nd of the 8th Cav left Vietnam in June 1972.
A Memorial to the Helicopter Crew
To be continued as more names are confirmed.
A Rendezvous In The Sky by 1st Sgt. Charles L. McGhie (1920-1976) I have dreamed of a rendezvous high in the sky, A place where true buddies will meet by and by. Those who were parted as time went along, Those who have lived and those who are gone. It may be a cloud of silver, that glows in the sun, It may be a star we see when the day is done. It may be a planet, the moon or maybe! It's so far in the distance we cannot see. There is a place we all know it's true, Because we trust in God, and he said so too; He said we would part for perhaps many years, And we accepted this parting through a shield of tears. With a hand clasp and embrace, we all said goodbye, We knew some would come home and others would die. We promised each other that those who were spared, Would help mend the hearts of the loved ones who cared. I'll be going back soon to our little town; There'll be a few of the gang who won't be around. There will be memories at every turn of the hand, Of things we accomplished and things we had planned. I promise my happiness and dreams I will share, With my buddies who are waiting for me up there. I'll keep in mind the things that occurred, From the time of our parting till life became blurred. Then I'll pass them on when the meeting takes place, And we greet the smile of a familiar face. Yes, a group of fine soldiers, heroes all, Who one by one have answered the call. We'll let Old Glory billow the song that we love, We'll salute our commander who rules up above. Then taps will sound and we'll all pass by, When we meet at the rendezvous high in the sky |