Richard Eugene Dodd, age 29, from Wister, Oklahoma, LeFlore county.
Parents: Arlie Dodd
Spouse: Lucille M.
Children: Richard E. Jr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, December 31, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Tacoma News Tribune, Associated Press (1970)
Curtis Herman Bullard, age 20, from Wister, Oklahoma, LeFlore county.
Service era: Vietnam
Parent: Loretta Bullard
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Monday, June 20, 1966
Death details: Killed by small arms fire, Pleiku Province. Bronze Star citation: For heroism in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Private First Class Bullard distinguished himself on 20 June 1966, by heroic actions against soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army in a fire fight in the Ia Drang river valley near the Cambodian border. When his unit made contact, Private First Class Bullard and a comrade unhesitatingly launched a two-man assault against the enemy position that had them pinned down. In this assault Private First Class Bullard was mortally wounded; however, his quick and spontaneous actions gave the rest of the squad time and an opportunity to withdraw to a more tenable fighting position. Private First Class Bullard’s magnificent and inspirational courage is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association, Daily Oklahoma (1966)
Eugene Turner, age 22, from LeFlore County Wister, Oklahoma .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, November 12, 1965
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1965)