Washtenaw Co. Vietnam War Memorial

		Ypsilanti Township Hall Ypsilanti, Michigan   Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Inscription -
		There are five sections to the upright portion of the monument as outlined to the left. In front of this is a large bench inscribed with the names of the three men who were missing in action as of November, 1991. On the ground in between is a stone inscribed with a map of North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, showing the crest of each branch of U.S. service: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. (Three Vietnam Veterans Memorial websites are listed on the Name Index page.)
SECTION 1		1959
SECTION 2		MANCHESTER ALAN H. PARKS ARMY 5/27/70 PETER L. VALENCICH ARMY 5/22/67 JAMES R. BIHLMEYER ARMY 4/15/67 DEAN F. SPAULDING, JR. ARMY 12/15/68 RICKIE D. SPARKS ARMY 11/18/67 MILAN LARRY G. GRAY ARMY 1/17/67 JIMMIE S. WARREN ARMY 2/23/69 JAMES M. BRYAN NAVY 5/14/67 LAVERN M. LAMEY ARMY 3/5/69 WILLIAM D. GOUGER, JR. ARMY 2/11/69 LARRY J. EGLINSDOERFER USMC 6/7/69 ROBERT C. PIERCY USMC 2/7/68 ANN ARBOR JOHN D. EDDY ARMY 1/11/72 CHARLES F. BOSS USAF 7/15/67 DANIEL J. ILLI ARMY 11/1/66 JAMES E. KIRBY ARMY 2/11/69 DONALD S. MOSES ARMY 10/25/67 DONALD B. RODDY ARMY 11/15/65 H. NEIL STEHLE ARMY 6/11/68 EUGENE R. SUAREZ ARMY 10/1/68 CLIVE V. MOSIER ARMY 4/24/67 PAUL Q. ETTER USMC 12/8/68 DOUGLAS P. ATKINS ARMY 7/27/70 CHARLES P. BROWN ARMY 5/21/68 WALTER E. MCINTIRE, JR. ARMY 1/2/66 DAVID D. MCKENZIE USMC 7/12/65 STANLEY J. THOMPSON ARMY 2/4/66 CHARLES I. MILLER ARMY 5/13/68 WILLIAM H. JOHNSON USMC 4/17/66 DONALD G. BOUSLEY ARMY 12/22/68 MICHAEL W. HUNTER ARMY 1/28/70 ROBERT J. CRABBE ARMY 4/18/67 GEORGE V. AIREY, JR. ARMY 5/9/68 GREGORY R. SHAMBAUGH ARMY 3/6/68 GEORGE F. VLISIDES USAF 1/27/65 RICHARD M. O'NEAL USMC 7/26/68 GARY R. SHEPPERDSON NAVY 9/30/68 CLARK N. WOODWORTH, JR. ARMY 2/28/66 DAVID R. WAGENER USAF 10/20/66
SECTION 3		VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL TO HONOR AND REMEMBER ALL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS FROM WASHTENAW COUNTY. THEY ANSWERED OUR COUNTRY'S CALL AND SERVED HONORABLY AT A TIME AND IN A PLACE THAT DIVIDED OUR NATION. THEY DID WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS RIGHT. MAY THEY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. REMEMBER THOSE WHO RETURNED AND LOST THE STRUGGLE HERE AT HOME, THOSE WHO STILL WAGE A BATTLE LONG FORGOTTEN BY ALL OTHERS, AND ESPECIALLY THESE MEN WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE OR ARE STILL MISSING-IN-ACTION. REMEMBER THEM ALL. "WELCOME HOME" Dedicated November 10, 1991 WASHTENAW COUNTY
SECTION 4		YPSILANTI HERMON E. FULLER, JR. USMC 9/25/66 EDDIE WALLACE ARMY 1/13/69 EARL T. HOAG ARMY 3/8/69 FRANK R. MAKI ARMY 6/22/71 PHILLIP G. SPENCER ARMY 7/10/68 PAUL D. ELWART ARMY 5/12/69 DANNIE L. JOHNSON ARMY 12/30/67 CHARLES W. BIRD ARMY 10/14/67 LARRY ADAMS ARMY 2/23/68 WILLIAM L. BROWN NAVY 7/9/65 JAMES W. DAVIS USMC 8/13/69 C. ROBERT ARVIN ARMY 10/8/67 KEITH A. STODDARD ARMY 2/1/71 JACK M. HOPKINS USMC 3/2/66 JAMES H. COVEY USMC 6/21/69 ROBERT A. ALBERTSON ARMY 11/4/67 BILLY FERRELL ARMY 5/29/70 ROGER D. BULIFANT USMC 2/28/66 KENNETH L. FULTON ARMY 2/15/68 DAVID S. PALMER NAVY 7/5/67 MICHAEL D. CRIBELAR ARMY 1/11/68 ROBERT C. SKINNER USMC 11/16/69 GRADY M. JORDAN ARMY 12/24/67 PHILLIP M. CRANE II ARMY 6/26/68 KENDAL L. BENNEY, JR. USMC 8/20/67 ROBERT L. FREEMAN ARMY 5/18/69 THOMAS L. CLELAND ARMY 7/11/67 RODGER E. TERWILLIGER ARMY 10/15/66 CHELSEA SCOTT P. SMITH NAVY 9/17/69 RONALD L. KOCH ARMY 2/6/68 ROBERT E. KUSHMAUL, JR. NAVY 11/16/69 DEXTER ROY L. BRANHAM ARMY 5/11/67 JAMES W. HARTER ARMY 5/12/69 SALINE FRANK L. KECK ARMY 3/29/69 RUSSELL A. MICHALKE ARMY 5/24/68
SECTION 5		1975
BENCH (in front of monument)		MIA DAVID R. WAGENER USAF 10/20/66 REMAINS RETURNED 12/5/97 MIA ROBERT C. MARVIN NAVY 2/14/67 MIA MICHAEL J. WALLACE ARMY 4/19/68
PEDESTAL (to left of monument)		THIS MEMORIAL WAS CONCEIVED, DESIGNED AND SPONSORED BY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, WASHTENAW COUNTY CHAPTER #310. FUNDS FOR THE MEMORIAL WERE RAISED ENTIRELY THROUGH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CONCERNED PATRIOTIC CITIZENS OF WASHTENAW COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

 Updated 6/7/22 SLB; 1/23/23 SLB