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Rundle, Cary Frank
Navy Yeoman 3rd Class

Cary Frank Rundle, age 20, from Aldan, Pennsylvania, Delaware county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Arlington in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

Bowman, Leslie Von
Army Specialist 4

Leslie Von Bowman, age 20, from Wallace, Indiana, Foutain county.

Parents: Lex and Marie Myers Bowman
Spouse: Engaged to Kay Collins of Kingman

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Fountain Central High (1966)

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Wolfe Creek Church in Parke County, Indiana

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

Schnurrer, Reinhard J. Jr.
Navy rm3

Reinhard J. Jr. Schnurrer, age 20, from Saint Paul, Minnesota, Ramsey county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Fort Snelling National

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

Carter, Jackie Charles
Navy Apprentice Seaman

Jackie Charles Carter, age 20, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Oak Himm Memorial Park in San Jose

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

Smith, Thomas Herbert
Navy Quartermaster 2

Thomas Herbert Smith, age 20, from Markesan, Wisconsin, Green Lake county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Markesan Memorial

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

Cartwright, Richard Cortez
Navy Storekeeper 1

Richard Cortez Cartwright, age 28, from Jamestown, Ohio, Greene county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Greenview High

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Silvercreek, Jamestown

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org, Xenia Daily Gazette (1968)

Torcivia, Anthony Richard
Navy Culinary Specialist 1st Class

Anthony Richard Torcivia, age 40, from Easton, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Northampton Memorial Shrine

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

Cooke, Ernest Frissell Jr.
Army Private 1st class

Ernest Frissell Jr. Cooke, age 20, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Hampton National

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

Clinton-Mendez, Wilfredo
Navy Specialist 4

Wilfredo Clinton-Mendez, age 21, from Utuado, Puerto Rico, Utuado county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Cementerio Municipal, Puerto Rico

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

Dale, Chester Donald
Navy Petty officer 2nd class

Chester Donald Dale, age 36, from New Mexico, Lincoln county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Santa Fe National

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

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