ALUMNI WHO DIED IN VIETNAM
Michael M. Spark ’46 (died January 15, 1969) The first Marine Corps regimental commander to be killed in action
Kenneth W. Hall ’48 (June 24, 1968) An infantry unit commander and lieutenant colonel who died in a helicopter crash
John M. leaver ’55 (MIA May 8, 1972) The commanding officer of the USS Ramsey reported missing after a helicop- ter crash in Gulf of Tonkin
Gardner BreWer ’56 (September 14, 1967) A Navy pilot and operations officer who was shot down south of Da Nang peter W. MorriSon ’64 (June 9, 1967) An Air Force bomber navigator whose plane was shot down two days after his tour began
WilliaM B. “Bruce” nickerSon ’64 (MIA April 22, 1966) A Navy pilot and the first alumnus to die in Vietnam when his plane was reported missing while return- ing to the USS Kitty Hawk p. denniS BarGer ’65 (November 11, 1968) A Marine captain and pilot who became the first Vietnam casualty of his class when his plane was shot down
Stephen S. Mac vean ’65, th’69 (October 29, 1969) A Navy lieutenant shot while conducting a board-and-search operation in Bac Lieu
John c. Seel ’65 (April 29, 1970) An Army postal officer killed by members of his own platoon, in an incident classified by the military as homicide, two days after arriving in Vietnam
eric p. “ric” Muller ’66 (September 7, 1967) An Army Special Forces advisor posthumously awarded a silver star for gallantry after refusing medical treatment to continue fighting david l. nicholaS ’66 (October 17, 1969) A Navy lieutenant, j.g., and member of Seal Team One who was killed on a training mission
WilliaM S. “Billy” SMoyer ’67 (July 28, 1968) A Marine killed in a firefight two weeks into his tour and the namesake of a memorial lounge in Thompson Arena duncan B. SleiGh ’67 (November 6, 1968) A Marine platoon commander who died in action while shielding the body of another Marine
John r. peacock ii ’68 (MIA October 12, 1972) A Navy flier who was shot down while piloting an A-6A Intruder jet
John l. hoGan ’69 (March 18, 1971) A first lieutenant in the 196th Light Infan- try Brigade killed in a surprise attack on the U.S. artillery base in Quang
