William Ernest LaMar, age 21, from Taylor, Michigan, Wayne county.
Spouse: Candice M. LaMar
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, August 23, 1971
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)
Robert John DiPietro, age 24, from Trenton, Michigan, Wayne county.
Spouse: Joan E. DiPietro
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 29, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, died from illness, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1971)
Thomas Wayne Bickford, age 20, from Lincoln Park, Michigan, Wayne county.
Spouse: Brenda S. Bickford
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, July 11, 1971
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1971)
Jimmy Roger Murrell, age 20, from Detroit, Michigan, Wayne county.
Spouse: Jean D. Murrell
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, July 2, 1971
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1971)
Craig Mitchell Dix, age 21, from Livonia, Michigan, Wayne county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: March 17, 1971
Death details: On March 17, 1971, a UH-1 Iroquois (tail number 16664) with a crew of four on a combat mission in Cambodia was shot down by enemy ground fire. Although searchers were unable to establish any radio contact with possible survivors, search and rescue missions attempted to reach the crash site for a week. Each attempt was driven off by enemy fire, and the search was finally called off.
Specialist Four Craig Mitchell Dix, who joined the U.S. Army from Michigan, served with the 128th Assault Helicopter Company, 11th Aviation Battalion, 12th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade. He was the crew chief aboard the Iroquois when it crashed, and further attempts to locate him or his remains have been unsuccessful. Subsequent to the incident, and while carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the U.S. Army promoted Specialist Four Dix to the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG). Today, Staff Sergeant Dix is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Terrence L. Harris, age 26, from Detroit, Michigan, Wayne county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, December 24, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Detroit Free Press, Associated Press (1970)
Mark Charles Wittbracht, age 21, from Detroit, Michigan, Wayne county.
Parents: Dale E. Wittbracht
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, December 8, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
James Edward Stubblefield, age 23, from Dearborn, Michigan, Wayne county.
Parents: Vivian Cole and James Stubblefield
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Edsel Ford High graduate
Date of death: Sunday, November 29, 1970
Death details: Ten minutes after his departure from Phan Rang Air Base, the pilot started the descent to Cam Ranh Bay via a steep valley (3 km wide and 15 km long) at an altitude of 2,700 feet via heading 30°. Shortly later, ATC instructed the crew to change heading to 100° when contact was lost. The airplane struck trees with its both wings, stalled and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located few km from Cam Ranh Bay Airport. Rescuers arrived on the scene five days later and found two men still alive while 42 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was nil due to low clouds. James was returning to the U.S.
Source: National Archives, Detroit Free Press (1970)
James Bruce Young, age 23, from Grosse Pointe Farm, Michigan, Wayne county.
Parents: Henry S. Young Jr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, November 29, 1970
Death details: Ten minutes after his departure from Phan Rang Air Base, the pilot started the descent to Cam Ranh Bay via a steep valley (3 km wide and 15 km long) at an altitude of 2,700 feet via heading 30°. Shortly later, ATC instructed the crew to change heading to 100° when contact was lost. The airplane struck trees with its both wings, stalled and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located few km from Cam Ranh Bay Airport. Rescuers arrived on the scene five days later and found two men still alive while 42 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was nil due to low clouds.
Source: National Archives. Pensacola News Journal (1970), Associated Press (1970)
David Allie Saide, age 20, from Highland Park, Michigan, Wayne county.
Parents: Jane Saide
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, November 16, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam in a “Firearms accident”
Source: National Archives, Detroite Free Press (1970)