1964     «   Vietnam Era   »     1974

K - N

A - D        E - J        K - N        O - T       U - Z 

Killed in Action     Wounded in action      POW/MIA    
      + Contracted disease-illness-disability during service

Kilburn, Robert

Command Sgt Major
Photo taken at the
9-11-2002 Memorial Service in Ely Park
 in front of Hartford's Vietnam Memorial.

In Service
1977 to present
Army Reserve - Military Police
766th Transportation Hdq. Battalion,
So. Bend, IN

1969 to 1977
US Navy
Under Water Demolition Team,
 Aircraft Mechanic,
Plane Captain on Gruman
E2 A&B Radar Planes
Drill Sgt - 70th Div. Training Unit
Medical Combat Support Hospital

Served in Vietnam
Served during Iraq War

1978 to 2002 - Michigan State Police.

Bob married Connie Swinford Kilburn,
who is from the HHS Class of 1961. 
They currently live in Hartford Twp.

Kiser, Karl Bacon
US Navy - E5
Vietnam

In service 19__ to 19__
 

Langston, Michael

US Army 
Medic - Sp4
Vietnam & Japan
In service 1968 -1971
HHS Class of 1966
From Hartford MI

Mike is the son of 
Andrew Langston, 
who served in WW11 
 

Larsen, Lawrence L.

USMC
L/Cpl - E3
Vietnam

Photo was taken just outside
the Marine airbase 
at DaNang, Vietnam 
at 21 years old.

In service 196_ to 19__
HHS Class of 1964
From Hartford MI

Larry is the son of 
Aage Larsen, 
who served in WW11.

Linderman, Dennis Clark

In service
19__ to 19__

From Hartford
HHS Class of 1967

Lockwood-Soliday, Naomi M.

(Chief Master Sergeant Enkey
and Naomi M. Lockwood-Soliday)
US Air Force Reserve
MSgt E-7
Civil Engineer,
Administrative Assistant
b 8-16-1953
So. Haven MI

In service
1990 to present - US Air Force Reserve
1972-1979 - USMC

Served in
2004 - Present 917 CES
2000-2004 610 SFS
1998-2001 917 MXS
1994-1998 93 Bomb Squadron
1990-1994 98 MXS
1976-1979 MEPS Station,
Los Angeles and San Diego CA
1972-1976 Marine Corps Air Station
El Toro CA

Served in three major campaigns - Viet Name Era, Desert Storm-Shield, and Iraqi/Afghanistan Campaigns.  Deployed twice in support of the Expeditionary Forces to Saudi Arabia and to Manas Air Base Krygystan.

Medals and Awards
» Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
» 2) Air Force Achievement medals
» 3) National  Defense Awards

Belvidere High  School Class of 1972

Resided in Hartford 1965-1938

 

Lyons, William
US Navy 
YN3

Vietnam
In Service 19__ to 19__
HHS Class of 1966
From Hartford MI

MacLeod, Bob

Madison, Hersel Berneill

Malling, Vik C.
US Air Force Reserve - Colonel
Civil Service GS-13 as Air Reserve Technician

In service
1-1969 to 9-1975
 active duty in Air Force.
12-1976 to present
Active Air Force Reserve.
Scheduled retirement 5-2004.

2001 to present 
Director of Safety for 
HQ 4th Air Force, March ARB 
3-1999 to 4-2001
Wing Commander 
940th Air Refueling 
Wing Beale AFB, CA.    
8-1997 to 3-1999
Assistant 
Vice Commander 4 Air Force
March ARB, CA 
 1-1995 to 8-1997 
Commander 
931st Air Refueling Group
McConnell AFB, KS
4-1993 to 1-1995
 Operations Group Commander
 927th Air Refueling Wing Selfridge ANG, MI  
2-1985 to 4-1993
Squadron Operations Officer
940th Air Refueling Wing 

Have flown the KC-135 
since 1970 and have 
over 8500 flying hours.


Luftwaffe F-3 on boom

Photo taken in 1975

Resided in Keeler 1952-1964
HHS Class of 1964

Married Ruth Rush Malling.

Hometown was Tempe AZ prior to being drafted in 1968. 


b2 cloud

Awards
» Legion of Merit
» Meritorious Service
Medal with 2 Bronze 
Oak Leaf Cluster
» Air Medal with 
1 Oak Leaf Cluster
» Air Force Aerial
 Achievement Medal 
» AF Commendation Medal
» AF Achievement Medal
» Air Force Outstanding Unit
 Award with 3 Bronze
Oak Leaf Clusters
» Air Force Combat Readiness Medal with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze
Oak Leaf Clusters
» National Defense 
Service Medal
» Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
» Vietnam Service Medal
» South West Asia 
Service Medal
» Armed Forces
Service Medal
» AF Longevity 
Service Award
» Armed Forces 
Reserve Medal
» AF Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon
» Air Force Training ribbon
» Republic Vietnam
Gallantry Cross
» NATO Medal
» Republic Vietnam Campaign Medal
» Kuwait Liberation Medal


Click here to view other photos of aircraft in flight being refueled.  Vik provided these photos...they are awesome!

Malich, Garry
US Marine Corp.
Lance Corporal
b 8-5-1943

In service
10-11-1966 to 10-10-1968

Served in Danang Vietnam
for 13 months

From Decatur MI
Decatur High School
Class of 1961

Keeler Twp. resident
since 1982

Information submitted by Garry's cousin, Bernice Rudell on 12/28/2002
 

McClurg, Charles D.
US Army - Pfc E3
4th Infantry Division
Vietnam
b 7-5-1949    d 12-25-1967
Age 18y, 5m, 21d


Entered service 8/11/1967
Killed in hostile action
(possibly friendly fire)
on 12/25/1967 while missing in Quang Ngai South Vietnam 

From Bangor MI
member of 
HHS Class of 19__

Vietnam Memorial Wall
Panel 32E - Row 058

Click here to visit the
Vietnam Memorial Wall and do a search for Charles McClurg

http://thewall-usa.com

   

McFarland, Terry

 US Navy - Cryptologist
 Senior Chief-CTRCS Ret.

USS Liberty
Vietnam, Italy, Guam, Japan, Hawaii, Philippines, Germany, Maryland-USA

                         Awards
       » Purple Heart
   » Combat Action Ribbon
   »Presidential Unit Citation
   » Good Conduct Awards
   » Navy Unit Commendation
       » Humanitarian Service Award
       » Navy Achievement Award.

HHS Class of 1963
From Hartford MI

Meachum, Dwight R.
US Army
Sgt E-5
Vietnam

In service 1969-1970 and
1974-1977

Member of 
HHS Class of 19__

Graduate of
Moses Lake High School, WA 
Class of 1975

Dwight's brothers, William E. "Willie" Meachum and Maurice Meachum, also served in the US Army.  His wife, Kathleen Meachum, served in the US Army during the Vietnam era.

Meachum, Kathleen J.
US Army - E4
Company Supply Clerk
Germany

In service 1974 - 1976

Moorestown High School, Moorestown NJ Class of 1971

Kathleen's husband, Dwight Meachum, also served in the US Army during the Vietnam Era

Resided in Hartford since 1976

Meagher, Gary

US Army
Vietnam

In service 19__ to 19__
Wounded in Action
HHS Class of 1968
From Hartford MI

Melville, Thomas

In service 19__ to 19__

HHS Class of 1964

From Hartford MI

Millhouse, John

US Army
Motor Pool Supervisor - SP5
b 12-7-1943
Dowagiac MI

In Service
2-1966 to 2-1968

Home based out of Ft. Hood TX

Attended Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic and Recovery Vehicle School at Ft. Knox KY. Also attended Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic and Recovery Vehicle School at Ft. Ord CA.

Awards and Medals
» Sharpshooter
» Good Conduct

From Keeler MI
HHS Class of 1963

Resided in Keeler until 1995 and then became a resident of neighboring community of Decatur MI.
 

Moon, Owen

In service 19__ to ____

HHS Class of 1961
From Hartford MI

Moore, Ross

In service 19__ to 19__

HHS Class of 1968
From Hartford MI

Mueller, Robert
US Marine Corp
PFC-E2
d 9-21-1967

In service 19__ to 9-21-1967
Killed in Action
Hostile, ground casualty artillery,
rocket, or mortar

From South Haven
SHHS Class of 19__

Vietnam Memorial Wall 
Panel 26E - Line 105

Click here to visit the Vietnam Memorial Wall and do a search for Robert Mueller
http://thewall-usa.com
 

Mundt, Ed
US Navy

In service 19__ to 1970
HHS Class of 1968
Died in an automobile accident
in 1970

Mundt, Mylen ( Mike)
US Navy - Lt. Cdr Ret.
Aviation Fire Control Technician (AQB2)
Vietnam 
and other areas

In service 1967 - 1988
Served on USS Platte, Operations Officer; 
 USS John Young, Combat Systems Officer; 
USS Cushing DD-985 Combat Information Center Officer; USS Ajax AR-6  Damage Control Officer, Auxiliaries Officer and Electrical Officer; 
USS Midway; USS Ranger.
Stationed in Memphis TN when Martin Luther King was killed.

Awards
Good Conduct, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, National Achievement Award, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Sea Duty Deployment Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Battle "F" Ribbon

HHS Class of 1966
From Hartford MI

Visit Mike's web site at
www.mundtlan.com/bio.html

Nelson II, Fred
US Marine Corps - LCPL-E3
d 11-1-1969
Age 20

In service
7-31-1969 to 11-1-1969
Killed in Action
Non-hostile, helicopter-crew air loss, crash on land

From South Haven
SHHS Class of 19__

Vietnam Memorial Wall 
Panel 16W - Line 14

Click here to visit the Vietnam Memorial Wall and do a search for Fred Nelson II
http://thewall-usa.com
 

Newnum, Thomas Joseph

US Air Force - Staff Sergeant
Munitions Specialist
Weapons Mechanic, Fuels Specialist
b  10/22/1949

(Tom is at right side of the bomb in photo)

In service 4/1968 to 1972

Served in Southeast Asia
Utapao Thailand

From Hartford
HHS Class of 1967

Tom's father, Thomas Wilson Newnum, Jr.
served in the US Army during WW11.

Norden, David John

Norden, Thomas Fred

US Army - National Guard
In service 19__ to 19__

From Hartford
HHS Class of 1962

Married Linda Murphy,
who is from the HHS Class of 1965

David's brother, Thomas Norden,
also served in the National Guard during the Vietnam era.
 

US Army
In service 1964 to 1966

From Hartford
HHS Class of 1960

Tom's brother, David Norden,
also served in the National Guard
during the Vietnam era..
 

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