Other Phu Lamers WhoDidn't Make It Home
In the first section, we remember those who passed away while stationed at Phu Lam and who died from natural causes instead of as a result of hostile action. In the second section, we list those Phu Lamers who returned home safely but, who we have since learned, have passed away. May they all rest in peace having had the satisfaction that they served their country well. |
STATIONED AT PHU LAM
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SP4 Richard Bruce |
SP4 Richard Bruce
SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular
1st Signal Brigade
23 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Jun 30, 1945
From SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND
Length of service 1 year.
His tour of duty began on Oct 30, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 18, 1969
in GIA DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury
GROUND CASUALTY
ACCIDENTAL SELF-DESTRUCTION
Body was recovered
Religion-BAPTIST
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SP4 Richard Bruce, aged 23. He worked in the Phu Lam HF transmitter building. Richard was accidentally killed in the transmitter building when he dropped his loaded M-14, while responding to one of the practice drills. This picture of Richard was taken just a few days before his death by David Pfaff who served with him at Ft. Monmouth, and then at Phu Lam. |
I couldn't remember the name of the guy that got accidently shot, until I was introduced to this site last week. Richard Bruce worked in the Radio Building with some of the guys I trained with and went to Phulam with. We were the antennaman group. When Bruce got shot, he ran out of the building, myself and others headed for the bunkers. I knew Howard Clark and John Renfrow were in the building, so I stopped when I heard that shot. Richard ran out and stumbled, I grabbed him on the left side and someone else grabbed him on the right. He went to his knees and then we saw the wound, as someone else, an LT told us to keep moving while he called med-vac to come in. |
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SP4 Luis B. Campos |
LUIS BARRON CAMPOS
SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular
1st Signal Brigade
19 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Aug 25, 1948
From BAY CITY, TEXAS
Length of service 1 year.
His tour of duty began on Jun 03, 1967
Casualty was on Apr 13, 1968
in GIA DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
ACCIDENTAL SELF-DESTRUCTION
Body was recovered
Religion-ROMAN CATHOLIC
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I have good memories of Luis Campos. We went through teletype school together at Ft. Gordon and joined up again at Phu Lam. |
EARNEST GLYNN NELSON
First Name: EARNEST GLYNN
Home of Record (official): NATCHEZ
State: (official): MS
Date of Birth: Wednesday, October 20, 1937
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Married
---Military---
Branch: Army
Rank: SSG
Serial Number: Regular
Pay grade: E6
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 72B40
---Action---
Start of Tour: Wednesday, November 30, 1966
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, July 5, 1967
Age at Time of Loss: 29
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, died of other causes
Reason: Heart Attack (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Unknown/Not Reported
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ALLEN DENICOLA
Last Name: DENICOLA
First name: ALLEN
Home of Record: Fort Lauderdale
State: FL
Date of Birth: Saturday, December 6, 1930
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
---Military---
Branch: Army
Rank: SSG
Serial Number: 52229114
Component: Regular
Pay Grade: E6
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code); 36D40
---Action---
Start of Tour: Saturday, August 6, 1966
Date of Casualty: Sunday, February 12, 1967
Age at time of Loss: 36
Casualty type: (C2) Non hostile, died of illness/injury
Reason: Heart Attack (Ground Casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Unknown/Not Reported
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Per Ron Friedman 1966 |
JOSE ALEJANDRO DELGADO
JOSE ALEJANDRO DELGADO
CAPT - O3 - Army - Reserve
4th Infantry Division
31 year old Married,
Hispanic, Male
Born on Jun 28, 1938
From LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Length of service 6 years.
His tour of duty began on Sep 02, 1968
Casualty was on Jul 25, 1969
in BINH DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Religion: METHODIST
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SFC HARRY RAY SWIGER
First Name: HARRY RAY
Home of Record (official): Lumberport
State: (official): WV
Date of Birth: Wednesday, October 22, 1916
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married
---Military---
Branch: Army
Rank: SFC
Serial Number: Regular
Pay grade: E7
---Action---
Start of Tour: April 11, 1965
Date of Casualty: May 22, 1965
Age at Time of Loss: 48
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, died of illness/injury
Reason: Heart Attack (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
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ROLAND NATHANIEL BARNABY
First Name: Roland Nathaniel
MOS 31E20-Field Radio Repairer
Born: September 12, 1948
Home of Record: Ft. Benning, Georgia
Religion: Baptist
SP5-E5-Army-Regular
Start of Tour: June 7, 1968
Age at Time of Loss: 19
Casualty Date: July 12, 1968
Place: Gia Dinh, South Vietnam
Hostile, died of wounds, Ground casualty
Body was recovered
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William Laxson: SP5 Barnaby was assigned to the RF section of the carrier equipment repair as a field repair specialist. Barnaby's job was maintaining the telephone ringer equipment, PRC10s and PRC25s as well as the VHF transmitters and receivers since we were always short of people in this area. Late in the afternoon of July 12, SP5 Barnaby, SP5 Gale and two other EMs were sent to the air base to pick up some equipment (actually it was a chart board) that had been dropped off for PhuLam PT&E and to deliver some field wire that the Aps at Tan Son Nhut were short of and we had hundreds of mile of. It was reported that SP5 Barnaby was riding in the back of the 3/4 when it stopped due to traffic. When SP5 Barnaby stepped out to stretch and turned around he was hit in the stomach about four inches below the sternum and began bleeding profusely. The report said they were only a short distance from the 3rd Field Hospital and after loading SP5 Barnaby into the truck and one man applying pressure to the open wound, they forced their way through traffic. It was not known if he was still alive when they arrived at the Field Hospital. This information came to me the following morning by SP5 Gale. |
Frank Gale: The driver of the vehicle that evening was SGT Lawrey. Frank Gale was riding shotgun in the passenger side of the truck. There were two people riding in the back, SP5 Barnaby and one other, all were armed including one M-60 that we believe belonged to security. Frank Gale said following SP5 Barnaby being shot, they did drive to 3rd Field hospital but was not able to stay after Barnaby was taken off the truck and entered into emergency. They continued on to deliver the wire and pick up material destined for PhuLam. Due to the dangers that evening, the three EM stayed at Tan Son Nhut and returned to PhuLam the following morning. |
LYNN ALLEN PIERSON
First Name: Lynn Allen
Born: October 23, 1947
Home of Record: Marion, Ohio
MOS: 95B20 Military Police
194th MP CO, 1st Signal BDE, USARV
Specialist Four
Start of Tour: February 26, 1968
Age at Time of Loss: 20
Casualty Date: April 23, 1968
Place: Tay Ninh, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, died of illness or injury
Body was recovered
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