NAME
Daniel Hinson Lindsey (see below)
John H. Lattin, Jr. (see below)
Kenneth Ray Blair (see below)
Jan Victor Henrickson (see below)
Willie Whitfield, Jr. (see below)
Raymond Michael Enczi (see below)
Richard Walter Diers (see KIA, page 2)
Larry La Mont Cunningham (see KIA, page 2)
Leslie Donald Rosekrans (see KIA, page 2)
David Lee Urban (see KIA, page 2)
Freemon Evans (see KIA, page 2)
Roy Antonio Aubain (see KIA, page 2)

DATE KIA
5 Dec 67
15 Dec 67
12 Aug 68
12 Aug 68
12 Aug 68
31 Oct 68
20 Nov 68
3 Dec 68
3 Dec 68
3 Dec 68
4 Dec 68
4 Jan 69

Information from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("the Wall") about each man is courtesy of http://thewall-usa.com/. If any information is incorrect, please contact info@i-served.com and provide eye-witness account or Army documentation for corrections. To add a remembrance about one of these men, please contact info@i-served.com

DANIEL HINSON LINDSEY, KIA 5 Dec 67
Panel 31E - Line 40
SGT - E5 - Army - Regular , 20 year old Single, Caucasian, Male, Born on Sep 18, 1947. From ORLANDO, FLORIDA. Length of service 1 year. His tour of duty began on Sep 29, 1967. Casualty was on Dec 05, 1967 in BIEN HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM. HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS. Body was recovered. Religion BAPTIST


Daniel H. Lindsey. Photo courtesy of  Don Hall

IN REMEMBRANCE OF Daniel H. Lindsey:
"Dan was a quiet kind of guy who was looking forward to going home to his girlfriend. He and I used to compare how similar his girlfriend and my fiancée, Annette, looked in their photos. He volunteered to go on the mission that ultimately took his life. I wrote Dan's mother after his death, a very difficult task for anyone to have to do. She wrote back several times and said that she thought a lot of all of Dan's friends in F/51st and hoped we would all come home safe and sound. Dan's loss was a blow to us all." --Don Hall (Dan's team leader in Vietnam)

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JOHN L. LATTIN, JR., KIA 15 Dec 67
Panel 32E - Line 5
1LT - O2 - Army - Regular 23 year old Single, Caucasian, Male, Born on Mar 24, 1944, From COLUMBUS, OHIO, Length of service 1 year. His tour of duty began on Apr 14, 1967. Casualty was on Dec 15, 1967 in PHUOC LONG, SOUTH VIETNAM, HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE, Body was recovered. Religion ROMAN CATHOLIC


John H. Lattin, Jr. Photo courtesy of  Virginia Military Institute

John Lattin's gravesite

Arlington
National
Cemetery

Section 7,
Grave 9893

IN REMEMBRANCE OF John H. Lattin, Jr.:
"Johnny Lattin and I roomed together at VMI from our second night there until we graduated. He was the best friend I have ever had, and his picture, diploma, and saber are hanging in my office now. Since I lost my Class Ring, I now wear his. Johnny was an only child, an Army Brat whose father was a well-known Airborne officer. Col. Lattin had been with Merrill's Marauders in the CBI during WWII and he retired, as CO of the 504th (I think), while we in our third class year. Johnny was a unique individual. I have recently, within the last couple of years, heard from two men who were in his outfit. Bruce Avant, from Statesville, GA, and Tom Green, from Greensboro, NC. I have spoken with Bruce on the phone, and exchanged emails with him, but we have never met in person. Each year at the VMI/GA Southern football game, Bruce will give an alumnus a check for the Lattin Scholarship fund. Bruce was not on the patrol [when John was KIA], but was with the team that went in to extract the patrol. Tom was with Johnny when he was killed. He and I got together down in Greensboro last summer and spent several hours together telling Lattin stories. It's good to know that the men in his outfit remember him as we do." --Al Carr (John's roommate at VMI, class of '66).


"John Lattin, who you paid tribute to on your KIA web page, served in our Company as a Platoon Leader when he first arrived in Vietnam after volunteering for combat duty while serving in Korea. We remembered him well and regarded him as a very able Officer. He served with us from May, 1967 through September, 1967. He left our unit after his request for transfer to LRRP was approved. How could it have been otherwise, since his dad had made his reputation... in Merrill's Marauders, the illustrious LRRP unit of World War II fame?
--Bill Comeau, President, Historian, Website Host and Publisher for Alpha Association."

Note: John served in A/2/12 in the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Division prior to joining F/51st. There is a tribute to him on their association's website:
Lattin Tribute:  'A' company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Vietnam, 1966-67

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KENNETH RAY BLAIR , KIA 12 Aug 68
Panel 49W - - Line 50
SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular. 19 year old Single, Caucasian, Male. Born on Dec 19, 1948. From MABLETON, GEORGIA. His tour of duty began on Jul 08, 1968. Casualty was on Aug 12, 1968. in TAY NINH, SOUTH VIETNAM. HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY. MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS. Body was recovered. Religion METHODIST.

IN REMEMBRANCE OF Kenneth Ray Blair: If you have a remembrance of Ken, please contact info@i-served.com.

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JAN VICTOR HENRICKSON, KIA 12 Aug 68
Panel 49W - - Line 54
SGT - E5 - Army - Regular. 2nd Field Force, 20 year old Single, Caucasian, Male, Born on Mar 11, 1948. From HARTLY, DEL. Length of service 1 year. His tour of duty began on Aug 02, 1967. Casualty was on Aug 12, 1968 in TAY NINH, SOUTH VIETNAM. HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE, Body was recovered. Religion UNITARIAN UNIVERSAL.

Jan Victor Henrickson. Photo courtesy of  Roger Roberts.

IN REMEMBRANCE OF Jan Victor Henrickson:.
"I knew Jan and we talked a couple of days before his last mission, about the mission. He was telling me that he was coming back for a second tour as an MP, and had 30 days leave coming up, and that he didn't have to take that mission, but I could tell by the way he was talking that he didn't want to sit back while his team was in the field. He was a good soldier." --Dave Nichols.

"Henrickson, who I called 'Hardrock' [and who was my pointman] was a quiet and steady soldier, whose abilities were befitting of a future team leader. Perhaps the greatest tribute I could make is that I considered him a good friend. The light of this world was greatly diminished with his passing. " --Roger Roberts, Team 1-1 & 1-6

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WILLIE WHITFIELD, KIA 12 Aug 68
Panel 48W - - Line 4
BAPTIST. PFC - E3 - Army - Regular. 2nd Field Force. 20 year old Single, Negro, Male. Born on Dec 18, 1947. From COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI. His tour of duty began on Apr 12, 1968. Casualty was on Aug 12, 1968 in TAY NINH, SOUTH VIETNAM. HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY. MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS. Body was recovered. Religion BAPTIST.

IN REMEMBRANCE OF Willie Whitfield: If you have a remembrance of Willie, please contact info@i-served.com.

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RAYMOND MICHAEL ENCZI, KIA 31 Oct 68
Panel 40W - - Line 64
SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service. 2nd Field Force. 20 year old Single, Caucasian, Male. Born on Jul 26, 1948. From ELYRIA, OHIO. Length of service 1 year. His tour of duty began on Apr 13, 1968. Casualty was on Oct 31, 1968 in HUA NGHIA, SOUTH VIETNAM. HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE. Body was recovered. Religion PROTESTANT.

Raymond M. Enczi. Photo courtesy of  Al Souza.

IN REMEMBRANCE OF Raymond Michael Enczi.
"Ray, it's been a long journey for me since that day. I only knew you for a very short time,but long enough to remember that you were a man of principle and character. Reliving the mission was difficult, but necessary for closure. You made it possible. Thank you, my friend." --Chico Hernandez (Served with Ray).


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