Wisconsin's 37: The Lives of Those Missing in Action in the Vietnam War

by Erin Miller, John B. Sharpless

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476672007
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	06/14/2018
Pages:	251
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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

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

Editorial Reviews

An extraordinary and valued addition to the growing library of Vietnam War Histories and Memoirs… Very highly recommended for both community and academic library collections.”—Reviewer’s Choice

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