Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

In Memory of the Men of Alpha Company

Airborne

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 26, 2024

1. In Memory of the Men of Alpha Company Marker

Inscription.

In Memory of the Men of Alpha Company. Airborne. This monument if dedicated to the men of Alpha Company who gave their lives for the pursuit of freedom in the Republic of Vietnam so this nation can achieve freedom and equal opportunity , SGT J.D. Miller, 16 Feb 70 , PFC Alex V. Vardy, 10 Mar 70 , PV2 Lane W Wiseman, 14 Mar 70 , SP4 James B. Hicks, 14 Jun 70 , PFC Richard L. Barnes, 25 Jun 70 , PFC Arthur Medina, 16 Mar 71 , SGT James A. Barnes, 16 Feb 70 , SP4 Leonard P. Keller, 10 Mar 70 , SGT John P. Wanto, 21 Mar 70 , PFC John A. Ringholm, 24 Jun 70 , PFC Dale P. Meehan, 25 Jun 70 , SP4 Gary Fuqua, 16 Mar 71 , SP4 Lawrence H. Santinac, 10 Mar 70 , 1LT Gerald F. Hauswirth, 14 Mar 70 , SP4 George Capuano, 24 Jun 70 , PFC Dennis L. Ritter, 24 Jun 70 , PFC Marvin D. Snider, 25 Jun 70 , SSG Dennis Waszkiewicz, 25 Mar 71 , 2nd Plaque , This monument is a reproduction of the original which stood in front of the A/1-506 INF Orderly Room at Camp Evans, Republic of Vietnam, where it was dedicated in April 1971. The original names listed above are just a portion of those KIA from 1967-1971. Listed below are the remainder of the soldiers KIA from A/1-506 INF during the Vietnam War., Dedicated May 2007 , By the Vietnam Veterans of Alpha Company to the memory of all Currahees KIA. , PFC William R. Alamed Jr., 10 Mar 70 , SGT Alvin K. Bencher, 02 Jul 68 , PFC John A Braxton, 26 Jul 69 , 1LT Robert H. Brown, 19 Oct 71 , SFC Walter O. Brown J., 19 Dec 67 , SGT Mark J. Bush, 22 Jun 79 , PFC Charles Carpenter, 19 Dec 67 , SGT Leslie D. Carter Jr., 26 Jul 69 , SP4 Johnny D. Casey, 21 Jun 68 , 1LT Joe T. Conkle, 20 May 69 , SP4 Gregory D. Cornett, 18 May 69 , CPL Juan J. De Mara, 05 Mar 68 , SGT Raymond De Meola, 14 May 69 , 1LT James A. Dimock Jr., 18 May 69 , PFC Thomas J. Dion, 26 Jul 69 , SP4 Cecil L. Dobson, 14 Mar 70 , SFC Leroy Everett, 19 Dec 67 , CPL Terry L. Fetzer, 21 Jun 68 , SGT David G. Finnegan, 18 May 69 , CPL Kenneth C. Fleming Jr., 21 Jun 68 , SGT Everardo Galindo Jr., 26 Jul 69 , SGT Billy J. Greavu, 10 Mar 70 , CPL Alan H. Gross, 23 May 70 , SGT William Haakinson III, 18 Apr 70 , SFC Jazreal L. Haywood, 05 Mar 68 , SGT Larry R. Henshaw, 01 May 70 , PFC Tommy Huerta, 26 Jul 69 , PFC James D. Hunter, 29 Oct 68 , PFC David C. Kays, 10 Apr 70 , SFC Donald D. Korb, 21 Jun 68 , SGT Joseph McCants Jr., 17 May 69 , SGT David L. McDonald, 21 Jun 68 , SGT Richard E. May, 17 May 69 , PFC Eugene Miley, 19 Dec 67 , CPL James J Motes, 27 Jul 69 , SGT John A. Nicholas, 17 May 69 , SGT Gilbert W. Page, 17 May 69 , PFC Carl W. Pritchett, 28 Mar 71 , SP4 Thomas W. Pryor, 05 Mar 68 , CPL Steven N Radu, 19 Dec 67 , SP4 Byron M Richard, 10 Mar 70 , SP4 Paul A. Richards, 10 Mar 70 , PFC Robert J. Runser, 26 Jul 69 , SGT Charles Sanders, 05 Mar 68 , SFC Cecil C. Schofield, 23 May 70 , SP4 William R. Sessions, 17 May 69 , SP4 Thomas E. Severson, 10 Mar 70 , PFC Gregory H. Stalevicz, 01 Jun 68 , SFC Leon A. Tetkoski, 30 Apr 70 , SGT Gary L. Tinker, 26 Jul 69 , 1LT Frank T. Verlihay Jr., 23 May 70 , SP4 Carl W. Walls, 15 May 69 , SSG Gary L. Washenik, 16 Aug 70 , PFC Clyde A Wenrick, 02 Oct 69 , SP4 Burnell Williams Jr., 20 Apr 68 , SP4 Joseph J. Williams, 18 May 69 , PFC Jimmy L. Woolfolk, 19 Dec 67

This monument if dedicated to the men of Alpha Company who gave their lives for the pursuit of freedom in the Republic of Vietnam so this nation can achieve freedom and equal opportunity

SGT J.D. Miller, 16 Feb 70
PFC Alex V. Vardy, 10 Mar 70
PV2 Lane W Wiseman, 14 Mar 70
SP4 James B. Hicks, 14 Jun 70
PFC Richard L. Barnes, 25 Jun 70
PFC Arthur Medina, 16 Mar 71
SGT James A. Barnes, 16 Feb 70
SP4 Leonard P. Keller, 10 Mar 70
SGT John P. Wanto, 21 Mar 70
PFC John A. Ringholm, 24 Jun 70
PFC Dale P. Meehan, 25 Jun 70
SP4 Gary Fuqua, 16 Mar 71
SP4 Lawrence H. Santinac, 10 Mar 70
1LT Gerald F. Hauswirth, 14 Mar 70
SP4 George Capuano, 24 Jun 70
PFC Dennis L. Ritter, 24 Jun 70
PFC Marvin D. Snider, 25 Jun 70
SSG Dennis Waszkiewicz, 25 Mar 71

2nd Plaque
This monument is a reproduction of the original which stood in front of the A/1-506 INF Orderly Room at Camp Evans, Republic of Vietnam, where it was dedicated in April 1971. The original names listed above are just a portion of those KIA from 1967-1971. Listed below are the remainder of the soldiers KIA from A/1-506 INF during the Vietnam War.

Dedicated

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May 2007
By the Vietnam Veterans of Alpha Company to the memory of all Currahees KIA.

PFC William R. Alamed Jr., 10 Mar 70
SGT Alvin K. Bencher, 02 Jul 68
PFC John A Braxton, 26 Jul 69
1LT Robert H. Brown, 19 Oct 71
SFC Walter O. Brown J., 19 Dec 67
SGT Mark J. Bush, 22 Jun 79
PFC Charles Carpenter, 19 Dec 67
SGT Leslie D. Carter Jr., 26 Jul 69
SP4 Johnny D. Casey, 21 Jun 68
1LT Joe T. Conkle, 20 May 69
SP4 Gregory D. Cornett, 18 May 69
CPL Juan J. De Mara, 05 Mar 68
SGT Raymond De Meola, 14 May 69
1LT James A. Dimock Jr., 18 May 69
PFC Thomas J. Dion, 26 Jul 69
SP4 Cecil L. Dobson, 14 Mar 70
SFC Leroy Everett, 19 Dec 67
CPL Terry L. Fetzer, 21 Jun 68
SGT David G. Finnegan, 18 May 69
CPL Kenneth C. Fleming Jr., 21 Jun 68
SGT Everardo Galindo Jr., 26 Jul 69
SGT Billy J. Greavu, 10 Mar 70
CPL Alan H. Gross, 23 May 70
SGT William Haakinson III, 18 Apr 70
SFC Jazreal L. Haywood, 05 Mar 68
SGT Larry R. Henshaw, 01 May 70
PFC Tommy Huerta, 26 Jul 69
PFC James D. Hunter, 29 Oct 68
PFC David C. Kays, 10 Apr 70
SFC Donald D. Korb, 21 Jun 68
SGT Joseph McCants Jr., 17 May 69
SGT David L. McDonald, 21 Jun 68
SGT

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 26, 2024

2. In Memory of the Men of Alpha Company Marker

Richard E. May, 17 May 69
PFC Eugene Miley, 19 Dec 67
CPL James J Motes, 27 Jul 69
SGT John A. Nicholas, 17 May 69
SGT Gilbert W. Page, 17 May 69
PFC Carl W. Pritchett, 28 Mar 71
SP4 Thomas W. Pryor, 05 Mar 68
CPL Steven N Radu, 19 Dec 67
SP4 Byron M Richard, 10 Mar 70
SP4 Paul A. Richards, 10 Mar 70
PFC Robert J. Runser, 26 Jul 69
SGT Charles Sanders, 05 Mar 68
SFC Cecil C. Schofield, 23 May 70
SP4 William R. Sessions, 17 May 69
SP4 Thomas E. Severson, 10 Mar 70
PFC Gregory H. Stalevicz, 01 Jun 68
SFC Leon A. Tetkoski, 30 Apr 70
SGT Gary L. Tinker, 26 Jul 69
1LT Frank T. Verlihay Jr., 23 May 70
SP4 Carl W. Walls, 15 May 69
SSG Gary L. Washenik, 16 Aug 70
PFC Clyde A Wenrick, 02 Oct 69
SP4 Burnell Williams Jr., 20 Apr 68
SP4 Joseph J. Williams, 18 May 69
PFC Jimmy L. Woolfolk, 19 Dec 67

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 36° 38.401′ N, 87° 27.299′ W. Memorial is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Currahee Street and Kentucky Ave, on the right when traveling east on Currahee

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 26, 2024

3. In Memory of the Men of Alpha Company Marker

Street. Marker is on the campus of Fort Campbell. Visitors must access the base via Gate 7 to access marker. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5911 Currahee St, Fort Campbell KY 42223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In memory of our fallen Currahees (here, next to this marker); In memory of the soldiers of the 4th Brigade Special Troops "Apache" Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Currahee Memorial Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Air Defense (within shouting distance of this marker); Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior (within shouting distance of this marker); Attack Helicopters

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (within shouting distance of this marker); Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Campbell.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.