VIETNAM WAR VETERANS
The following are veterans of Vietnam. We welcome more entries. If you want to add a Vietnam Veteran to the site, please email with any information about the veteran. If at all possible, let us know in which cemetery, county, and state the person is buried. You may include biographical data, a photograph, tombstone photograph, obituary, or another other information you wish to add.
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Garland County
Baugh, Monte Venoy 
August 14, 1934 - November 11, 1998
Mr. Baugh, a 1954 graduate of Hot Springs High School, retired from the U.S. Army as a major. He completed basic training at Fort Chafe, attended officer candidate school at Fort Benning, Georgia; served with the 11th Airborne in Germany, 101st Airborne in Kentucky, at Fort Rucker, Alabama, and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; and served three tours in Vietnam. He was awarded the Parachutist Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with five Bronze Service Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge with a Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation and Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star. 1
He is buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hot Springs.
Blanton, Clarence F. "Bill"
September 1, 1921 - March 11, 1968
1043rd Radar Eval Squadron, 7th Air Force, United States Air Force
United
States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel. He was deputy in charge of the
classified mountain radar site, Lima 85 about 12 miles west of
the Lao/North Vietnam border in Phou Pha Thi, Laos. The site was overrun
by enemy forces leaving ten other men listed as Missing inn Action. Four
men had made it out on rescue helicopter one of which CMSgt Richard L. Etchberger.
He was hit by gun fire aboard the helicopter and died moments later. Col
Donald E Westbrook was lost two day later destroying the site that was
in enemy hands.
LTC Blanton's widow is a member of the MPGS.
Booles, Raymond Dudley 
May 23, 1944 - May 29, 2004
SSGT US Air Force Vietnam
Mr. Booles is buried in Peak Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas 2
Cummings, Gerald D.
November 2, 1933 - March 17, 2012
Cummings
served in the U. S. Marine Corps, serving one tour of duty in the Korea
War and three tours of duty in the Vietnam War. 1
Dieckmann, Arthur L.
March 30, 1957 - November
16, 1982
AB USAF Vietnam
Mr. Dieckmann is buried in Crestview
Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas 2
Ennis, Gary Leon 
February 18, 1944 - March 8, 2001
SGT US Army Vietnam
Ennis is buried in Cunningham Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas. 2
Harrison, Lorin R. Jr.
January 8, 1932 - August 26, 2002
SCPO
US Navy
Mr. Harrison enlisted in the US Navy 6 Jul 1972
and was released 30 April 1974.
Mr. Harrison is buried in Morning
Star Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas. 2
Larson, Arthur "Happy" Jr.
November 20, 1936 - December 24, 2010
Sergeant Major Larson served in Korea for three years on the DMZ and five tours in Vietnam. After 23 years of service in the Army, he retired to Hot Springs.
Larson is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D. C. 1
Long, Jerry Lancen
December 28, 1932 - January
14, 2008
ENC US Navy Korea Vietnam
Mr. Long is buried in Morning
Star Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas. 2
McLain, Herbert William
March 19, 1921 - January
4, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel US Air Force World War II, Vietnam
Mr.
McLain is buried in Morning Star Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas. 2
Mitchell, Charles Robert
February
26, 1934 - May 18, 2009
Gunnery Sergeant US Marine Corps Korea
Vietnam
Mr. Mitchell is buried in Morning Star Cemetery, Garland
County, Arkansas. 2
Rankin, Raid Ortumas 
July 19, 1921 - February 5, 2007
US Navy World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Mr. Rankin is buried in Center Hill Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas. 2
Ryan, Johnny M.
September 29, 1940 - August 21,
1970
Arkansas Radarman Second Class US Navy Vietnam
Mr. Ryan is
buried in Morning Star Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas. 2
Smith, Joe Paul
July 29, 1944 - April 12, 2012
US Navy, serving on the USS Enterprise and two tours in Vietnam 1
Vrzal, Tommie Swindal
May 24, 1940 - September 9,
1996
Private First Class US Army
Vrzal is buried in Crestview
Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas. 2
Warwick, Wayne M. 
October 19, 1947 - September 5, 1986
CPL US Marine Corps Vietnam
Mr. Warwick is buried in Cunningham Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas. 2
Young, Thomas Franklin 
June 18, 1946 - February 3, 1968
Arkansas SGT US Marine Corps Vietnam Purple Heart
Sgt. Young was killed in action in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.
Sgt. Young is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Garland County, Arkansas. 2
1 From The Sentinel-Record obituary
2 From tombstone