3/12/1973 SSG Roy Phillips and SP4 Daniel E. Helton were killed on 12 March 1973. SSG Phillips and SP4 Helton were assigned to the 58th Ordnance Detachment (Eplosive Ordnance Disposal). They were setting up a demolition shot on the demolition range at Fort Irwin, California. The demolition shot prematurely exploded

3/12/1973 SP4 Daniel E. Helton and SSG Roy Phillips were killed on 12 March 1973. SP4 Helton and SSG Phillips were assigned to the 58th Ordnance Detachment (Eplosive Ordnance Disposal). They were setting up a demolition shot on the demolition range at Fort Irwin, California. The demolition shot prematurely exploded killing

10/25/1971 SP5 Harry Dewitt McWhinney, Jr. was killed on 25 October 1971.  SP5 McWhinney was assigned to the 170th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Army Depot Long Binh, Army Support Command Saigon, United States Army, Vietnam, Saigon (today called Ho Chi Minh), Gia Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam.  SP5 McWhinney was

5/22/1971 CPT James William Peterson and MSG Edward Walter Metcalf were killed on 22 May 1971.  They were assigned to the 44th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), United States Army, Vietnam Special Troops, Army Support Command Saigon, United States Army, Vietnam, Cam Ranh Bay, Khanh Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam.  CPT

5/22/1971 MSG Edward Walter “Eddie” Metcalf and CPT James William Peterson were killed on 22 May 1971.  They were assigned to the 44th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), United States Army, Vietnam Special Troops, Army Support Command Saigon, United States Army, Vietnam, Cam Ranh Bay, Khanh Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam. 

4/14/1971 CPT Gary J. Guest was killed on 14 April 1971. CPT Guest was assigned to the 87th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Presidio, San Francisco, California. CPT Guest was making improvised explosive devices that were to be used for training classes with the local police department. CPT Guest was

2/19/1971 MSG Jackie Wayne Barnwell was killed on 19 February 1971. MSG Barnwell was assigned to the 59th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal). Viet Cong sappers had gotten into Ammunition Storage Point 101 at Quang Tri, Thua Thien Provence, Republic of Vietnam and placed satchel charges among the stacks of

2/18/1971 MSG James Earl “Duke” Austin was killed on 18 February 1971.  MSG Austin was assigned to an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team that had responded to a request for assistance from the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to clean up the Des-Me Trans Ammunition Storage Point.  The Des-Me Trans Ammunition Storage Point,

2/13/1971 Captain Frederick Phillip Smith was born on 5 March 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He enlisted in the Army in June of 1965 and commissioned as an officer in April of 1967.  He graduated from Basic combat training in September of 1965. He then served at Selfridge Air Force

1/9/1971 SSG Louis “Lou” Payne, Sr. was killed on 9 January 1971. SSG Payne was assigned to the 184th Ordnance Battalion (Ammunition), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Section, 6th Ordnance Battalion, 45th General Support Group, Army Support Command Qui Nhon, United States Army, Vietnam, Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam. The United States/Army of

8/6/1970 SSG Rodney George Johndro was killed on 6 August 1970.  SSG Johndro was assigned to the 269thOrdnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) ), 6th Ordnance Battalion, 45th General Support Group, Army Support Command Qui Nhon, 1st Logistical Command/United States Army, Vietnam, Da Nang, Quang Nam Province (today called Da Nang Province), Republic of

2/7/1970 SSG Robert Albin Whitted, Sr. was killed on 7 February 1970. SSG Whitted was assigned to the 42ndOrdnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 6th Ordnance Battalion, 45th General Support Group, Army Support Command Qui Nhon, 1st Logistical Command, Bien Hoa, Bien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam.  SSG Whitted and SP5 Billy J. Rankin