Vietnam War Honor Roll
Including position on the Vietnam Memorial Wall
James Phillip LaClear
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular; 19, single, Caucasian, male; Born, Nov 14, 1946; from East Lansing. Graduated, 1965, Bath High School.
Casualty was on May 12, 1966, in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Hostile, died of wounds; ground causality, multiple fragmentation wounds. Body was recovered. Buried at Rose Cemetery, Section C-2, Upton Road, Bath Township.
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PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular; 18, single, Caucasian, male; Born Oct 02, 1948; from St. Johns. Graduated Fulton High School; lived in Maple Rapids.
Length of service 1 year. Casualty was on Mar 30, 1967, in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Hostile, ground casualty; gun, small arms fire. Body was recovered. Buried at Union Home Cemetery, Greenbush Township, Maple Rapids Road.
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PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular; 20, single, Caucasian, male; Born Feb 10, 1947; from St. Johns. Graduated, 1965, Rodney B. Wilson High School, St. Johns.
Casualty was on April 5, 1967, in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Hostile, ground casualty; gun, small arms fire. Body was recovered. Buried at Mt. Rest Cemetery, Section J, Lot 180, St. Johns.
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PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service; 1st Infantry Division; 19, single, Caucasian, male; Born May 21, 1947; from DeWitt. Graduated, 1965, Bath High School.
Tour of duty began Dec 24, 1966; Casualty was on April 8, 1967, South Vietnam. Non-hostile, ground casualty, accidental homicide. Body was recovered. Buried at DeWitt City Cemetery, Section G, DeWitt.
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SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service; 25th Infantry Division; 19, single, Caucasian, male; Born July 13, 1947; from Laingsburg. Graduated, 1965, Rodney B. Wilson High School, St. Johns.
Tour of duty began June 10, 1967; Casualty was on June 16, 1967, Hua Nghia, South Vietnam. Hostile, ground casualty, multiple fragmentation wounds. Body was recovered. Buried at Wilsey Cemetery, Bond Road, Olive Township.
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WO - W1 - Army - Reserve; 21, single, Caucasian, male; Born March 3, 1946; from Haslett. Graduated, 1964, Bath High School.
Tour of duty began Sept. 3, 1967; Casualty was on Sept. 21, 1967, South Vietnam; Non-hostile, died of illness/injury; helicopter crew - air loss, crash on land. Body was recovered. Buried at East Lawn Memory, Okemos.
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SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service; 1st Infantry Division; 20, single, Caucasian, male. Born Aug. 17, 1947, from DeWitt. Graduated, DeWitt High School.
Length of service 1 year. Tour of duty began April 27, 1967. Casualty was on Jan 29, 1968, in Binh Duong, South Vietnam; Hostile, ground casualty, other explosive device. Body was recovered. Buried at Mt. Rest Cemetery, Section D, Lot 47, St. Johns.
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HM3 - E4 - Navy - Regular; 21, single, Caucasian, male. Born Sept. 28, 1946; from St. Johns. Graduated, 1964, Rodney W. Wilson High School, St. Johns.
Length of service 1 year. Casualty was on April 21, 1968, in Quang Tri, South Vietnam; Hostile, ground casualty, artillery, rocket or mortar. Body was recovered. Buried at Deepdale Cemetery, Lansing.
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SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service; 11th Light Infantry Brigade; 20, single, Caucasian, male; Born Feb. 4, 1949; from St. Johns. Graduated, 1967, Rodney B. Wilson High School, St. Johns.
Length of service 1 year. Tour of duty began June 23, 1968; Casualty was on Feb. 23, 1969, in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam; Hostile, died of wounds, ground casualty, artillery, rocket or mortar. Body was recovered. Buried at Mt. Rest Cemetery, Lot 37, St. Johns.
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PFC - E3 - Army - Regular, Americal; 18, single, Caucasian, male; Born Oct 30, 1951, from Ovid; Graduated, 1969, Ovid-Elsie High School.
Tour of duty began Jan. 13, 1970; Casualty was on March 19, 1970, in Quang Nam, South Vietnam; Hostile, ground casualty, other explosive device. Body was recovered. Buried at Middlebury Cemetery, Krause Road, Middlebury Township.
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SGT - E4 - Army - Selective Service; 101st Airborne Division; 20, single, Caucasian, male; Born Feb. 1, 1950; from St. Johns. Graduated, 1968, Rodney B. Wilson High School, St. Johns.
Tour of duty began Jan. 7, 1970; Casualty was on July 21, 1970, in Thua Thien, South Vietnam; Hostile, helicopter - non-crew; air loss, crash on land. Body was recovered. Buried at Mt. Rest Cemetery, Section K, Lot 213, St. Johns.
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SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service; 198th Light Infantry Brigade; 20, single, Caucasian, male; Born July 15, 1950; from St. Johns. Graduated, 1968, Rodney B. Wilson High School, St. Johns.
Tour of duty began Oct. 15, 1970; Casualty was on Feb. 1, 1971, in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam; Hostile, ground casualty, artillery rocket or mortar. Body was recovered. Buried at Mt. Rest Cemetery, Section K, Lot 222, St. Johns.
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SP5 - E5 - Army - Selective Service; USARV; 20, single, Caucasian, male; Born June 29, 1950; from Fowler; Graduated Pewamo-Westphalia High School.
Tour of duty began July 2, 1970; Casualty was on Feb. 21, 1971, in Binh Dihn, South Vietnam; Hostile, ground casualty, other explosive device. Body was recovered. Buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia.
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SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular, USARV; 21, married, Caucasian, male; Born Feb. 9, 1950, from Bath. Graduated, Bath High School.
Tour of duty began July 6, 1970; Casualty was on March 20, 1971, in Kien Giang, South Vietnam; Hostile, helicopter - crew, air loss, crash on land. Body was recovered. Buried at St. Joseph Cemetery, Willow Street, Lansing.
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CPL - E3 - Army - Selective Service; 101st Airborne Division; 25, married, Caucasian, male; Born April 26, 1946; from Fowler.
Tour of duty began Aug. 13, 1971; Casualty was on Nov. 28, 1971, in Thua Thien, South Vietnam; Non-Hostile, died missing; helicopter - non-crew, air loss, crash on land. Body was recovered. Buried at West Side Cemetery, Hubbardston.
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