Vietnam War

Biographies for the Leominster Vietnam War Memorial

Sergeant Donald R. Duffy Jr. reported Killed in Action in Vietnam on 31 December 1965. He served in the United States Army as an infantryman, serving with ADV Team 70, Headquarters MACV Advisers. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation.

Second Lieutenant Goerge E O'Neill reported Killed in Action in Vietnam on 28 September 1966. He served in the United States Army with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 8th Artillery, 25th Infantry Division. He resided at 16 Fourth Street in Leominster. He is buried in the Fort Devens Post Cemetery. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation.

Lance Corporal Franklin G. Hazzard reported Killed in Action in the vicinity of Quang Tri, Vietnam on 18 May 1967. He served with the United States Marine Corps, Company C, 1st Battalion 3rd Marines. He resided at 632 North Main Street in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School. He is buried in Brooklyn, New York. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation, Vietnam Military Merit Medal, and the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm.

Specialist Four Byron S Johnson reported Killed in Action on 19 January 1968. He served in the United States Army serving with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He resided at 758 Main Street in Leominster. He is buried in Lunenburg, Massachusetts. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation.

Lance Corporal Thomas MacMillan reported Killed in Action on 6 March 1968 in a plane that was shot down bringing reinforcements to the Khe Sahn Combat base. He served with the United States Marine Corps as an Infantryman. He was born in Leominster and resided on North Main Street. He graduated from Leominster High School. He is buried in a group grave at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri and has a memorial stone in the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon, Massachusetts. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.

Private First Class David A. Hill reported Killed in Action on 13 February 1969 in the vicinity of Duc Pho, Vietnam. He served with the United States Army, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. He resided at 15 Oxford Street in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.

Chief Warrant Officer John M. Hohman reported Killed in Action on 31 May 1969 when the helicopter he was a co-pilot of crashed as a result of enemy fire in Vietnam. He served in the United States Army, in D Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Calvary, 25th Infantry Division. He resided at 33 Sylvan Avenue in Leominster. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation.

Specialist Four Terrance F. Kane reported Killed in Action in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam on 11 August 1969. He served in the Army, Company B, 14th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade. He resided in Leominster with his grandparents. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation.

Specialist Four Wayne R. Davis reported Killed in Action in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam on 22 August 1970. He served in the United States Army, Battery E, 82nd Artillery, 1st Air Calvary Division. He resided at 31 Viscoloid Avenue in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School. He is buried in St. Cecilia's Cemetery in Leominster. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael M. Joslin reported Died in Service on 31 January 1969 while on a training mission off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. He served in the United States Navy serving with Fighter Squadron 102 (Diamondbacks). He was a Naval Flight Officer for the F4B Phantom. He served on the USS America (CVA-66) flying combat mission into Vietnam. He was born in Leominster. His remains were never recovered. He has a memorial marker in Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster. He was awarded the Air Medal with number 6 device, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, and the National Defense Service Medal.