The Vietnam War is one of the longest wars in American history, lasting for well over a decade. Fixing an exact date on the beginning of the Vietnam War for the United States can be difficult as the first U.S. military advisors arrived in South Vietnam in 1950. U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s with the first combat troops arriving in 1965. U.S. involvement in the war reached its high-water mark in 1968-1969 with about 500,000 troops engaged. Following the Tet Offensive in 1968, the U.S. began reducing troop levels through a policy called "Vietnamization" in late 1969. The last Americans officially left Vietnam on 29 April 1975 when North Vietnamese troops captured and overran Saigon and the U.S. Embassy. During this war which lasted for almost two decades, 58,000 Americans were killed in action.
Rank/Branch:E6/US Army Special Forces
Unit:HQ & HQ Company, 5th Special Forces Group
Date of Birth:19 March 1933 (New York, NY)
Home City of Record:Goffstown NH
Date of Loss:29 January 1966
Country of Loss:South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates:143704N 1085242E (BS719172)
Status (in 1973):Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 3
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:Ground
Quinten Emile Mulleavey
Rank/Branch: E4/US Army
Date of Birth: 16 December 1948
Home City of Record: North Woodstock NH
Date of Loss: 29 January 1968
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: BR943909
Status (in 1973): AWOL
Category: Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
CLYDE DOUGLAS ALLOWAY
TSGT - Air Force - Regular
32 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on 10/18/37
From PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
His tour of duty began on 06/07/70
Casualty was on 06/07/70
in OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 1, SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died missing
FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS CRASH AT SEA
Body was not recovered
Religion METHODIST
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ROBERT JOSEPH SULLIVAN
Rank/Branch: E7/US Army Special Forces
Unit: C & C Detachment
Date of Birth: 19 November 1936 (Fall River MA)
Home City of Record: East Alstead NH
Date of Loss: 12 July 1967
Country of Loss: Laos
Loss Coordinates: 161901N 1070216E (YD177031)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: ground
Other Personnel In Incident: Samuel Almendariz (missing)
ALBERT LINWOOD PAGE, JR.
Rank/Branch: O3/US Air Force
Unit: 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Da Nang AB SV
Date of Birth: 28 June 1935
Home City of Record: Derry NH
Date of Loss: 06 August 1967
Country of Loss: North Vietnam/Over Water
Loss Coordinates: 171300N 1070200E (YE162045)
Status (in 1973): Missing in Action
Category: 3
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4C
Other Personnel in Incident: Donald R. Kemmerer (missing)
GERALD ROBERT HELMICH
COL - Air Force - Regular
46 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on 11/17/31
From MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
His tour of duty began on 11/12/69
Casualty was on 09/01/78 in LAOS
Hostile, died while missing
FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
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Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: A1H #139821
Refno: 1521
REMAINS ID'D FEB 2004 AND BURIED IN ARK
PHILIP JOSEPH STICKNEY
Rank/Branch: E3/US Air Force
Unit: 61st Troop Carrier Squadron, DaNang Airbase
Date of Birth: 23 December 1937
Home City of Record: Manchester NH
Date of Loss: 31 May 1966
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 194857N 1052924E (WG510910)
Status (in 1973): Missing In Action
Category: 2
Acft/Vehicle/Ground: C130E
REMAINS ID'D FEB 2005 AND BURIED IN ARLINGTON
SHELDON JOHN BURNETT
Rank/Branch: O5/US Army
Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 1st Squad, 1st Cavalry, 23rd Infantry Division
Date of Birth: 09 June 1931 (Milwaukee WI)
Home City of Record: Pelham NH
Date of Loss: 07 March 1971
Country of Loss: Laos
Loss Coordinates: 163700N 1063250E (XD653388)
Status (in 1973): Missing In Action
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: OH58A
