Submitted by: Pearl Taylor
Vanderbilt
VIETNAM WAR CASUALTY LIST MARLIN, TEXAS
All names and information listed below are Courtesy of:
THE VIRTUAL WALL WEB PAGE
- Lossie Franklin
Bone - was born May 14, 1945 and
joined the Armed Forces while in Marlin, Texas. He served as a 64B20 in the
Army. In 1 year of service, he attained the rank of SP4/E4.
On February 20, 1970, at the age of 24, LOSSIE FRANKLIN BONE perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Binh Dinh Province.
*You can find LOSSIE FRANKLIN BONE honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 13W, Row 34.
- Roy Lee Greensage - was born on April 20, 1947 and joined the
Armed Forces while in Marlin, Texas. He served as a 64B20 in the Army. In 1
year of service, he attained the rank of PFC/E3.
On September 2, 1967, at the age of 20, ROY LEE GREENSAGE perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Binh Dinh Province.
*You can find ROY LEE GREENSAGE honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 25E, Row 83.
- James D. Moore - was born on June 11, 1939 and joined the Armed Forces while in
Marlin, Texas. He served in the Air Force, Battalion 553RD
RECN, and attained the rank of SSGT/E5.
On April 25, 1969, at the age of 29, JAMES D. MOORE perished in the service of our country in Thailand, Quang Tri Province.
*You can find JAMES D. MOORE honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 26W, Row 49.
- Aaron Lee Smith - was born on October 30, 1944 and joined the
Armed Forces in Marlin, Texas. He served as a 11B20 in the Army. In 1 year of
service, he attained the rank of SP4/E4.
On March 10, 1969, at the age of 24, AARON LEE SMITH perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Binh Duong Province.
*You can find AARON LEE SMITH honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 29W, Row 2.
- Teddy James Tomchesson - was born on August 18, 1929 and joined the
Armed Forces while in Marlin, Texas. He served in the Air Force. In 14 years of
service, he attained the rank of Major/04.
On May 5, 1968, at the age of 38, TEDDY JAMES TOMCHESSON perished in the service
of our country in South Vietnam, Pleiku.
*You can find TEDDY JAMES TOMCHESSON honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 55E, Row 33.
- Sherman Ray Waites - was born on May 8, 1947 and joined the Armed
Forces while in Marlin, Texas. He served as a 0311 in the Marine Corps. In 1
year of service, he attained the rank of PFC/E2.
On July 2, 1967, at the age of 20, SHERMAN RAY WAITES perished in the service of our
country in South Vietnam, Quang Tri Province.
*You can find SHERMAN RAY WAITES honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 22E, Row 118.
On July 1, 1980, Congress authorized a site in Constitution Gardens near the Lincoln Memorial for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 1,421 design entries were submitted. On May 1, 1981, the jury
selected the work of Maya Ying Lin of Athens, Ohio, who at the time was a 21 year old student at
Yale University. Ground was formally broken on March 26, 1981. The Memorial was dedicated on
November 13, 1982. On its polished, black granite surface are the chronological names of 58,209
servicemen inscribed by their date of casualty.
National Park Service
Washington D. C.
U. S. Department of the Interior
