Logan and Lincoln County Vietnam Casualties Tribute Video
One of my best childhood friends was Danny Greene who was killed in Vietnam in 1967. This page is a tribute to him and to all of the other Logan and Lincoln County, WV fallen heroes of Vietnam. If you notice an error or name omission or you would like to submit a photo of a fallen Vietnam hero, please contact me.
I wish to express my special thanks to Kyle Workman for helping me complete this list. Kyle and his wife have worked hard to ensure that our veterans are not forgotten. Kyle served as the Executive Director of the Foundation/Commission to build the Veterans Memorial at Charleston and his wife, Pat, did the majority of the veteran archive entries.
West Virginia had the highest Vietnam casualty rate per capita in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. There were 711 West Virginians killed in Vietnam.
Bobby Ray Adkins – Mud, WV
United States Army, Sergeant
01/07/1948 – 06/24/1969
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Marvin Jarrell Adkins – Mallory, WV
United States Navy, Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class
07/28/1934 – 07/29/1967
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Terry Robert Albright – Lorado, WV
United States Army, Specialist Four
02/01/1950 – 10/11/1970
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Fredrico Arnado – Verdunville, WV
United States Marines, Staff Sergeant
07/14/1938 – 03/07/1967
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Ted Belcher1 – Accoville, WV
Metal of Honor Recipient
United States Army, Sergeant
07/21/1924 – 11/19/1966
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Tommy Joe Belcher – Logan, WV
United States Army, Specialist Four
09/12/1939 – 02/10/1965
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John Bowen Jr. – Holden, WV
United States Army, Sergeant First Class
08/10/1929 – 09/21/1970
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Rodney Allen Breedlove – Alkol, WV
United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
10/09/1947 – 04/21/1967
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George Edward Browning – Harts, WV
United States Army, Corporal
01/28/1949 – 05/28/1968
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Larry R. Butcher – Picks Mill, WV
United States Army, Specialist Four
12/03/1946 – 02/26/1967
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Clayton Collins – Pecks Mill, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
03/24/1942 – 11/05/1965
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Franklin L. Conn – Amherstdale, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
11/29/1941 – 11/12/1965
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Ronald Freeman Corns – Logan, WV
United States Marines, Staff Sergeant
08/16/1941 – 08/17/1967
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Ezra Deland Craft – Man, WV
United States Marines, Private First Class
08/10/1946 – 05/28/1968
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Charles Clinton Curtis Jr. – Henlawson, WV
United States Marines, Private First Class
09/24/1947 – 04/17/1972
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Danny Joseph Dolin – Lake, WV
United States Marine Corps, Private First Class
12/12/1946 – 09/10/1966
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Clarence Edward Ellis – Hunt, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
05/28/1948 – 01/17/1969
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Randall Lee Ellis – Justice, WV
United States Army, Sergeant
12/09/1949 – 11/09/1970
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James Leonard Eplin – Chapmanville, WV
United States Army, Staff Sergeant
10/13/1913 – 11/13/1968
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Tennis Crispian Ferrell – Logan, WV
United States Army, Staff Sergeant
08/01/1930 – 03/21/1967
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Terrance Neil Gentry – Man, WV
United States Army, Sergeant
06/28/1949 – 08/25/1969
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Harold Edward Graham – Wilkinson, WV
United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
07/08/1949 – 06/23/1968
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Danny Marvin Greene – Mount Gay, WV
United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
10/28/1947 – 05/09/1967
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, WV
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Dale Anthony Griffin – Logan, WV
United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
06/20/1949 – 03/14/1968
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Druey Lee Hatfield – Lorado, WV
United States Army, Corporal
08/02/1950 – 03/28/1971
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Radford D Hogan – Logan, WV
United States Army, Sergeant
01/17/1931 – 01/25/1966
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Charles Allen Holbrook – Whitman, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
09/27/1948 – 09/30/1968
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James H. Horton – Holden, WV
United States Army, Specialist Four
11/24/1948 – 03/11/1969
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Joseph Daniel Jarrell – Taplin, WV
United States Marine Corps, Private First Class
08/23/1947 – 02/14/1966
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Clarence E Johnson – Logan, WV
United States Marine Corps, Private First Class
09/13/1947 – 09/20/1966
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David Roger Keaton – Yolyn, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
09/22/1941 – 11/16/1967
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Larry Wade Kinder – Peach Creek, WV
United States Army, Sergeant
02/07/1944 – 06/23/1969
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Thomas Lee Lafferty – McConnell, WV
United States Army, Corporal
08/05/1950 – 12/07/1970
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William Aubrey Lawrence – Man, WV
United States Marine Corps, Private First Class
12/03/1945 – 04/17/1968
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Edward Lester – Chapmanville, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
06/27/1947 – 07/09/1968
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Lester E. Maynard – Holden, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
10/12/1947 – 02/12/1968
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Richard Dale McGhee – Yawkey, WV
United States Army, Corporal
10/10/1947 – 11/18/1967
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Frankie Zoly Molnar – Logan, WV
Metal of Honor Recipient
United States Army, Staff Sergeant
02/14/1943 – 05/20/1967
Highland Memory Gardens, Logan, WV
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Clarence Allen Mooney – Yolyn, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
11/08/1944 – 03/16/1967
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Homer Douglas Nelson – Lake, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
08/03/1943 – 10/28/1965
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James Thomas Pruitt – Three Forks, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
03/27/1946 – 04/30/1966
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James Leslie Pridemore – Branchland, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
10/02/1949 – 05/29/1968
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Billy Wayne Rapp – Godby, WV
United States Army, Sergeant
05/30/1947 – 03/21/1969
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Alan Ray Smith – Dingess, WV
United States Marine Corps, Private First Class
03/04/1948 – 02/05/1968
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Lon Arnold Spurlock II – Midkiff, WV
United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel
04/23/1936 – 03/28/1969
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David Hiram Stamper – Wilkinson, WV
United States Army, Specialist Four
03/28/1951 – 04/14/1972
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Robert C. Stephenson – Chapmanville, WV
United States Marine Corps, Private First Class
11/30/1942 – 04/23/1967
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Joe D. Stowers – Chapmanville, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
01/08/1947 – 03/31/1967
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Douglas Thompson – Harts, WV
United States Army, Specialist Four
06/30/1950 – 08/14/1970
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Troy Franklin Tomblin – Harts, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
03/25/1947 – 02/21/1967
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Bobby Lee Wheeler – Hamlin, WV
United States Army, Corporal
12/02/1947 – 05/28/1968
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Charles Franklin White – Verdunville, WV
United States Army, Specialist Four
08/04/1948 – 03/21/1969
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Larry G Williamson – Lincoln County, WV
United States Marine Corps, LCPL
02/09/1947 – 03/11/1970
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Glenn Roger Workman – Chapmanville, WV
United States Marine Corps, Private First Class
01/09/1950 – 03/07/1969
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James Edward Workman – Logan, WV
United States Army, Private First Class
11/10/1946 – 05/23/1969
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1Name added courtesy of Kyle Workman.
Vietnam Memorial Gallery
i knew roger workman when i was a young boy, i see his name listed, did he have a brother named randy and a sister named marjorie, just wondering
Yes he did. Randy was active with the local Vietnam Veterans in Logan for several years.
Over 50,000 American lives wasted. Over 50,000 men killed in order to free the South Viet Namese from the communist, and we pulled out and let the north vietnamese take over.
No matter what people think, I stand by my words unless someone can give me a logical reason for pulling out.
When you fight a war, you fight to win. The United States has forgotten how to do that.
Dear Ed, The 58,196 names listed on the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C. were truly wasted. Out of the 2.1 million boots on the ground in Vietnam, only 800,000 are left alive. These numbers come from Veteran’s Today Website senior writer Gordon Duff. I traveled back to Vietnam a few years ago. I hated it more than I did while I was there. I should probably say that I had more respect for the people of the North than the people of the South. I hated being back there. Should we try to drag Afghanistan from the 11th century into the 21st century. I don’t know. I do know we have a very brave bunch of people over there. I wouldn’t give one of their lives for the entire country. The 1,182 deaths from West Virginia brings names of many Logan Countians to mind. Then I think of all the guys that have died since the war. Guys I grew up with. Guys that you probably grew up with. Is it worth it, I just don’t know. If it is get on with it. If it ain’t get the hell out.
kyle;
Some names are not on the Memorial list; those who died of mental problems after being discharged. My neighbor’s son, Ralph Walker, of Blair, WV. ended all his mental tortures with a gun blast one evening. The war was just too much for him. Much more help is needed for the returning vets than is given.
Thank you for your contribution to the site.
Don’t worry about me Shelby. I started the Logan Outreach Station back in the late 80′s. I recognized the problems many years ago. Additionally Agent Orange has had a devastating affect on the Vietnam Veterans. I can only imagine what the current Veteran’s are going through. Also I too have friends that just couldn’t take it anymore and ended their lives. I’ve been in the hospitals and watched Vietnam Veterans die or horrible cancers and Leukemia. So I’m well aware of the price that has been paid. I served as an Infantryman in Vietnam. 65/66.
I have heard from one of my uncles that they are going to rename a bridge in Lincoln County after my uncle Richard Dale McGhee who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our Country in Vietnam on 18 November 1967. How would I find out if this is true and when they would have the dedication? I would love nothing more than to be there and to see him honored with members of our family present. Thank you.
The WVDOH address below may be able to help you.
Matthew H. Skiles, P.E.
West Virginia Division of Highways
Traffic Engineering Division
Building 5, Room A-550
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305
phone: (304) 558-7423
fax: (304) 558-1209
Please consider submitting a photo of your uncle for our Vietnam Memorial Gallery.
I read today in the Banner that they are replacing the Logan Boulevard bridge that runs over Cherry Tree and Mount Gay. My friend Danny Greene who was killed in Vietnam put his initials under the bridge in 1964.
Im looking at the date for Douglas Thompson, right It has 6/30/1950 to 8/14 1940
That’s been corrected. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the web site. Robert Stephenson was my brother-in-law. He now has a bridge near Chapmanville named in his honor. We hold Bobby in our hearts.
Frank, Ted Belcher is the name you’re looking for as Logan County’s second Medal of Honor Recipient. He lived up close to the Wyoming County line. The names are all carved in granite over on the Island at the Logan County Veterans Memorial.
great post thanks
Thank you Kyle! I’ve been meaning to double check this list with a few more sources and your comment encouraged me to get off my butt and do it. As the results, I’ve added about five more names to the list. However, the only Vietnam era Metal of Honor winner from Logan I can find is Frankie Molnar. Do you recall the name of the other individual?
This isn’t supposed to be all the names of those KIA in Vietnam, is it? If it is you are short at least 20 names from Logan, including an additional Medal of Honor Recipient.