Wisconsin's 37

The Lives of Those Missing in Action in the Vietnam War

Erin Miller, John B. Sharpless (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

251 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7200-7 (ISBN)

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After the Vietnam war, the names of missing American soldiers were inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. In 1995, 37 names appeared on a motorcycle placed at the Wall in recognition of the 37 MIAs from the state of Wisconsin. It remains the largest object ever left at the memorial. In this book are the stories of those 37, told by those who knew them best.

The signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973 signified the end of the Vietnam War. American personnel returned home and the 591 American prisoners held captive in North Vietnam were released. Still, 2,646 individuals did not come home. Thirty-seven of those missing in action were from Wisconsin. Their names appear on the largest object--a motorcycle (now part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection)--ever left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Using the recollections of the soldiers' families, friends and fellow servicemen, the author tells the story of each man's life.

Erin Miller holds an M.S. in communication sciences and disorders from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She currently works as a speech-language pathologist. John B. Sharpless a professor of American history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has taught advanced undergraduate seminars in military history and Wisconsin history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Major General Don Logeman, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Preface by Erin Miller

Introduction by Professor John B. Sharpless

A Note on Terms

1965–1967

Captain Walter Frank Draeger, Jr.

Commander James David La Haye

Captain Robert Ira Bush

Commander William Tamm Arnold

Captain Roy Robert Kubley

Private First Class Duwayne Marshall Soulier

Sergeant James Neil Tycz

Lance Corporal Merlin Raye Allen

Staff Sergeant James Lee VanBendegom

Lieutenant Michael John Allard

Lieutenant Colonel Donald William Downing

Captain Harold John Moe

1968

Gunnery Sergeant Richard William Fischer

Captain Paul Stuart Gee

Colonel Robert Frederick Wilke

Major James Alan Ketterer

Chief Petty Officer Donald Louis Gallagher

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Roy Arthur Huss

Petty Officer Second Class John Francis Hartzheim

Private First Class Thomas Joseph Blackman

Lance Corporal Raymond Thomas Heyne

Sergeant Paul Reid Frazier

Captain Paul David Derby

1969–1973

Captain Edwin James Fickler

Sergeant William Anthony Evans

Major Richard Lee Bowers

Chief Warrant Officer William Cooper Pierson III

Major Norman Karl Billipp

Aviation Boatswain Mate Third Class William Dale Gorsuch

Chief Master Sergeant Charles Richard Fellenz

Major Dale Wayne Richardson

Specialist Fourth Class Peter Alden Schmidt

Specialist Fifth Class Randolph Leroy Johnson

Specialist Fifth Class Richard Jay Hentz

Warrant Officer Albert Raymond Trudeau

Captain David Leverett Leet

Staff Sergeant Todd Michael Melton

Epilogue

Appendix: Awards and Commendations

Glossary

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	08.01.2018
Zusatzinfo	73 photos, appendix, glossary, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4766-7200-8 / 1476672008
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7200-7 / 9781476672007
Zustand	Neuware