Wisconsin

Fickler, Edwin James
Marines Captain

Edwin James Fickler from Kewaskum, Wisconsin, Washington county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: January 17, 1969

Death details:  On January 17, 1969, an A-6A Intruder (bureau number 152586) with two crew members departed Da Nang Air Base for a direct air support/armed reconnaissance mission over the A Shau Valley. The crew made radio contact with their forward air controller (FAC) during the flight, and several minutes later the FAC saw several explosions near one of the Intruder’s targets. After the explosions, the FAC attempted but was unable to reestablish contact with the Intruder, and search and rescue operations were initiated. Searches continued for several weeks but found no evidence of the missing aircraft or crew.

Captain Edwin James Fickler entered the U.S. Marine Corps from Wisconsin and served in Headquarters & Maintenance Squadron 11, Marine Air Group 11, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was the pilot of the Intruder when it went missing and his remains were not recovered. Today, Captain Fickler is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Seegert, Raymond W.
Army Sergeant

Raymond W. Seegert from Wisconsin, Winnebago county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Saturday, January 12, 1952
Death details: On the morning of January 12, 1952, members of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division participated in a combined infantry and tank patrol near Nanoni-Polmukkae, North Korea, in the present-day Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The patrol targeted an enemy-occupied position, Hill 472. Upon reaching the hill, Company L was met with a wave of machine gun fire and hand grenades. Company L was making progress towards capturing the hill, until enemy forces began receiving support from heavy mortar fire. Shortly after this enemy support arrived, Company L was ordered to withdraw. Fourteen men were lost during this battle for Hill 472. Sergeant Raymond William Seegert, who joined the U.S. Army from Wisconsin, served with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On January 12, 1952, SGT Seegert was killed during the battle for Hill 472. Because his loss occurred in what is now the DMZ, his remains have yet to be recovered, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Sergeant Seegert is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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