F
Robert
Francis Favor *** 3/7/1939-12/16/1969 Navy SK1 Non-Hos. died-Other
S.Vietnam
Maximo
Paulite Fernandez *** 11/17/1938-6/6/1966 Army SP4 KIA S. Vietnam
G
Roberto
Lay Gabana *** 9/13/1947-8/22/1968 Army SP4 KIA S. Vietnam
David K. Gacusana
* born 2/2/1936 Opihikao Hawaii;
died 5/13/2000 Utah Valley Regional Hospital; buried Utah State Veterans
Cemetery; USMC Gy Sgt (Ret) also retired from Post Office; a Vietnam
War veteran
Albert Gacutan Sr born 2/14/1940 Lanai Hawaii; died 1/5/2001;
buried Hawaii Veterans
Cemetery; Army SSgt; post-war: retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp factory
maintenance man
Melchor
Baligad Gadiane * born 1/6/1929 Philippines; died 6/15/1997 SF Ca;
buried Golden Gate National Cemetery; Navy Sk1; SS issued Hawaii;
also Korean & WW11 veteran
Talino
“Sonny” K. Gaison Jr* born 1926; Army FSgt; 1st Bn 35th Inf (Cacti) A Co military service 1973-1979 postwar: Farrington H.S. coach
(Talino, Sr. WW1 veteran)
William K. Gaison * born 1/16/1932; died 10/25/1991; buried National Memorial Cemetery of
the Pacific; also Korean War Veteran; (son of Talino Gaison WW1 veteran)
Leonardo
Medina Gan *** 4/13/1929-10/2/1969 N. Vietnam Navy E7 USS Walker
(see Rolando Dayao) Non-Hos. died-Other BNR
Tony Garcia
served during 1968 Tet Offensive; post-war: Army MSgt (Ret); served w/ Advisor Group U.S. Embassy, Manila Phil; resident
of Honolulu; WW11 researcher w/ Filipino American Historical Society of Hawaii
(FAHSOH); also Korean War veteran (some info from e-mail comm.. bet. MSgt Garcia
& M.E. Embry 7/2008)
Jose Gorospe
* born 3/19/1928; died 6/2/2006; buried New Tacoma (Wash) Cemetery; Sfc Army
Leonard
Gordon Gorospe * born 6/26/1944; died 8/12/1966 S. Vietnam Los Angeles National Cemetery, Pfc 565TH Trans Co, 10TH Trans Bn, Army SPT CMD CRB,
1 LOG CMD
Ambrosio
Salazar Grandea born 8/22/1932 Corregidor, Philippines;
died
6/13/1967 Clark Field Airforce
Base Hospital, Philippines of multi-frag wounds suffered in
Quang Ngai Vietnam; buried with parents
in Arlington Section 2 Site E-196-1
military Service: Army, Major (Chaplain, Protestant)
Awards: Chaplain’s Gold Medallion (1972); Silver Star for pulling soldiers to safety while under heavy fire in Chu Lai, Vietnam two weeks before the injury that caused his death
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/asgrandea.htm
Arthur
Haywood Green *** born 3/5/1938; died 8/3/1967 Vietnam died in an ambush KIA/MIA/BR Cpt Army, DET A-245 (DAK SEANG), 5TH SF GRP, SPECIAL FORCES
Notes: “mestizo from Bukidnon; mother from Baguio godfather (with Sfc
Domingo Borja) of my oldest son” Source: 7/3/2007 e-mail of Sgt. 1st Class, Ret. Fredrick H. Gray to Maria
Elizabeth Embry.
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Marino
Rivera Ibana born 3/3/1953; died 5/18/1995; buried Hawaii
State Veterans Cemetery;
Army Pfc
Aristotoles
Del Rosario Ibanez born 1/1/1931; 11/1/1968 My Tho River Vietnam KIA sapper attack USS Westchester Co (LST-1167) explosion
w/ 25 men killed & 27 wounded; Navy SK1 Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) Task Force-117; resident of Cavite, Philippines
Benito
Igarta, Jr.born 12/5/1921; died 3/21/1966 KIA Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
shot down, fire engulfed the cockpit; crashed; helicopter crew gunner HMM-363; buried National Cemetery of the Pacific; GSgt
USMC
Gonzalo
Esteban Ignacio Jr born 9/22/1928 Philippines; died 8/5/1989; buried
San Francisco (Presidio) National
Cemetery; Army 1st Sgt; also a Korean War veteran
Richard
F. B. Ignacio born Hawaii; Army 3rd Radio Research Unit; served 1967-68; Ton
Son Nhut AFB; also served in Germany
Roy Ignacio
* born 4/25/1942; died 5/25/1971 KIA Hua Nghia,
S. Vietnam; buried National Memorial Cemetery
of the Pacific; Army SSgt 11th Armored Cavalry Regt Blackhorse
Christopher
Henry Inay born 12/23/1948; died 10/11/1968; resident of Wapato Wash
J
Anacito
L. Jandoc **
Fernando
Purganan Jandoc *
Norberto
D. Javier born 6/30/1930 Philippines; died 12/20/2006; buried Garden of Memories Memorial Park Kalsadang Bago, Pateros, Philippines
Jose Jalocon
Javines *** born12/30/1929; died 1/8/1973 Navy EMC non-Hos. died-Other
L
David Labang * born 12/29/1931 Waimanalo,
Hawaii; died 7/5/2004 Tripler Army Medical Center; buried Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery; MSgt; Army; also Korean War
veteran; civilian: U.S. Postal Service truck driver
Arthur Akira Laborada
* born 10/20/1929; died 12/25/2001; buried San Joaquin Valley National
Cemetery; Army CWO3; also Korean War veteran; SS# issued Hawaii
Antonio Benzon Labrador born 9/23/1936; died 1/14/2007; buried Divine Memorial Park Kawit Cavite;
Navy
Alfredo Ladao born 8/10/1922 San Narciso Zambales; died 2/16/2008 Kapiolani Med Center
@ Pali Momi; buried Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery; Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, also WW11 & Korean
Wars veteran
Catalino Valdez
Lagadon, Jr. born 4/6/1911; died 5/30/1994; buried Barrancas
National Cemetery Florida; Sgt Army; also WW11 & Korean War veteran; listed 1930 Monroe Indiana census
Daniel Lagat born 12/19/1954 hilo; died 3/29/2007 Seattle Wash; buried Hawaii
Veteran Cemetery; Army SSgt
Licerio
C. Lagda
Jose P.
Lagrimas born 1/3/1941; died 2/3/2003; buried Loyola Memorial Park; Navy Sfc
Russell
Martinez Lecompte *** 9/17/1928-10/29/1969 Navy SK1 KIA S.
Vietnam
Leonardo
Capistrano Leonor born 9/22/1940 Manila Philippines; died 7/9/1978; KIA/MIA Quang
Binh, North Vietnam; remains recovered, identified & interred 5/24/2002 @ Arlington Cemetery; part of the remains were
brought to the Philippines; Major Air Force Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross (for 6/27/1972), (2) Distinguished Flying Cross
medals (10/4/1972; 10/5/1972); The Air Medal (1st-13th Oak Leaf Cluster) for 2/10/1972 to10/10/1972,
2nd Air Medal 4/19/1972, 3rd Air Medal (15 Oak Leaf Cluster); Purple Heart (posthumous)
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Gilmore
C. Llanto born 2/10/1946; died 6/9/2001; buried Humayhumay Cemetery Lapulapu Cebu; Army Pfc
Harold
Leroy Llanes * born 8/15/1948; died 7/14/1968; buried National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific;
USMC LCpl KIA Quang Nan S. Vietnam
Allan Los Banos * born 5/14/1921(twin of Bernard); died 3/29/1999;
posr war: Ret. Colonel; buried National Memorial
Cemetery of the Pacific; worked for Honolulu Motor Vehicle Dept; also
a Korean War & WW11 veteran
Charles C. Los Banos * born 9/9/1930; died 1/24/1992; buried Hawaii State Veterans
Cemetery; CSM; Army, also Korean
War veteran
Nick dela
Cruz Luzano**born 1/10/1938; died 12/25/2002; buried Santa Maria Pangasinan, Philippines; Navy EMC
M
Daniel
Sibayan Mabalot * born 9/30/1952; died 8/2/2007; buried Hawaii State Veterans
Cemetery; SP4 Army
Roger
Conrad Mabalot born 10/5/1938; died 5/11/1999; buried Tahoma (Wash)
National
Cemetery; Navy AK2
Benito Mallari, Sr ** born 4/16/1922; died 7/6/2003; buried Garden of Memories Cemetery Salinas Ca;
POW 5/7/1942,4/2/1945 Army SP5; also WW11
& Vietnam War veteran
Ernesto
Edgardo Jaochico Mallari ** born 11/19/1947 Philippines;
died 11/10/1996; buried Healey Mortuary Salinas Ca; Army SP4
Lazaro
A. Mallari * born 12/12/1924; died 11/2/1991; buried Hawaii
State Veterans Cemetery;
Army SSgt, also a Korean War veteran
Cesar
Jabonillo Mamon ** born 11/1/1947; died 8/19/1968 KIA by sniper fire in Quan
Tri South Vietnam 1968 Pfc 1st Marine Company C; resident of San Jose Ca
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Crisanto
Naguit Manalang * 3/8/1949-12/30/1997 buried Holy Cross Cath. Cemetery Daly City
California Air Force
Alfred
Manalo **
Armando
E. Manalo
Ricky
Masayuki Manalo * born 8/29/1950 Hilo Hawaii;
died 5/12/1996 St Francis West Hospital; buried Hawaii State Veterans CemeteryAir Force SSgt
Patricio Gutierez Mangubat born 3/17/1926; died3/19/2002; buried
Tahoma Nat. Cemetery Kent Washington, also a WW11 & Korean War Veteran; Navy ENC (SS)
Leonard
Gideon Maquiling * born 10/13/1948; died10/26/1971 Army CWO Miss.
Romeo
“Romy” Monteyro born 1935 Philippines; Vietnam War service w/ the U.S. Navy (1959-1963); Education: Journalism;
columnist for the weekly Philippine Mabuhay News.; (also served Armed Forces of the Philippines {AFP} from 1975 to1995 performing
combat duty in Mindanao against Muslim terrorists & Communist rebels in the Visayas, Luzon & parts of Mindanao; retired Colonel (AFP) after serving as CO, Psy
Ops Grp, CRS; supporter of the Philippines 1986 People’s Power against deposed Pres. Marcos; Associate Member of PMA
Class 1958); > immigrated to the US 1996; since then a tireless activist for the
equity fight for WW2 FilVets, working as a volunteer & adviser to veterans advocacy groups; also testified @ Congressional
hearing; a Republican who had crossed political lines to work closely w/ Democratic Party leaders like Cong Filner, Senators
Akaka, Inouye & others; his intellectual curiosity has contributed an invaluable historical perspective to his advocacy.
N
Mike Nisperos
born: McComb, Mississippi;
USMC Meritorious promotion to Sgt @ age of 20. post war: Boalt Hall
Law School; Attorney in California, 1978; real estate broker, Cpt U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate, Director Office
of Drugs & Crime Oakland Ca; Chief Trial Counsel of the California State Bar
P
Alfredo
Pacolba * born 8/8/1932; died 9/11/1969 S. Vietnam Army Sfc
Alfred
Michael Padayao * 5/24/1945-9/6/1988 Nat. Mem Cemetery of the Pacific Army
SP5
Caesar
Ruiz Penaflor, Sr born 10/7/1925 Philippines; died 2/24/1990 San Francisco California; buried Golden Gate National Cemetery;
SD2 Navy, also WW11 veteran
R
Ernest
Roger “Ernie” Ramelb born 8/28/1940 Wailuku Maui; 1/31/2004; buried National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific;
Navy SN; program analyst retired from AAFES
Adriano
A. Ramiscal ** born 9/8/1931 Philippines;
died 3/31/2007; buried Ft Rosecrans National Cemetery; Navy SK1; postwar: inventory controlman for Ron Baker Chevrolet National
City
Rudy Rose
military service Vietnam; son
died in Iraq;
his father a WW11 & Korean War veteran
S
Mateo
Sabog *11/22/1921 Ilocos, Norte, Philippines-
(2/25/1970 S. Vietnam “remains identified”) 3/25/1996; returned alive MSgt.
Rudy Mantiad Sagon * 5/28/1945-12/10/1965 KIA S.Vietnam KIA Army SP4
Stanley
Incillo Sagon * 4/7/1941-5/20/1966 KIA S. Vietnam
Army SP4
Fidel
Garcia Salazar *** 4/24/1936-10/2/1969 Navy SD2 (see Rolando Dayao)
Non-Hos. died-Other BNR
Alfredo Sanut * 8/19/1926- 10/2/1970 died S. Vietnam Army Sfc
Victor
Sarmiento Coast Guard
Franklin Daniel Sibayan * 4/12/1945-7/28/1969 KIA S. Vietnam
Alepio Solmirin * born Waipahu; died 3/30/2006 Pearl City;buried
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; Army Sfc; injured 7/11/1952 North Korea Army 3rd In Div Cv Div Cav Regt
Inf; also Korean War veteran post-war: retired carpenter
Sipriano Solmiren *
born 9/28/1941; died 2/22/1997; buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; MSgt Army
Anastacio Huliganga Soriano born 10/19/1920; died 1/23/2002; buried Pyramid Mem Park Cemetery Baguio Philippines Air Force TSgt
Frederico Cabatbat Soriano born 7/20/1925; died 2/2/1972; buried Barrancas Nat Cemetery
Florida; Navy SD1
Pacifico Ruiz Soriano * born 9/25/1926 Philippines;
died 11/14/2006 Philippines buried Himlayang
Caviteno Cavite Philippines Navy SD2, also a Korean War veteran
Alfred Aplaka Acson “BoBoy” Sumalpong born 6/2/1944
Ewa Hawaii; died 5/5/2006 Maili, Hawaii;
buried Mililani Memorial Park;
Army Sp4
T
Joseph
“Joey” Tabaco born 5/13/49 New York, NY, enlisted in the USAF in 1968 and retired in 1990; served
with the 54WRS MAC (54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Military Airlift Command) from 1971 to 1974 during which had a mission in Vietnam; lifetime member of the Vietnam Veterans Association Chapter
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Esteban
Wallace Tadena * 6/4/1937 Wailuku, Hawaii-11/7/1967 died Quang Ngai S. Vietnam
SSgt Army (12 yrs service) 1st Cavalry Airmobile; resident Maui,
Hawaii
Leonard Masayon Tadios *
born 1/9/1934; died 3/18/1966 S. Vietnam
(12/11/1964 Au Xuyen S. Vietnam ambushed;
POW presumed died in captivity, BNR
Sgt Army Advisor, Hdqtrs MACV, also in Korean
War (wounded; returned to duty 1953); resident of Maui, Hawaii
Theodore
James Tadios, Sr.3/23/1946 Honolulu, Hawaii
-3/18/1998 Kaiser Hospital Honolulu, Hawaii buried Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery SP4 Army
Ariston
R. Talan, Jr * 1/14/1937-5/5/1967 died S. Vietnam Army, SSgt
Ricardo Hojilla Torrecarion # born 9/23/1923 Philippines; died 9/23/1997; buried Ft Rosecrans (San Diego Ca) National Cemetery; also Korean
War & WW11 veteran ( recruited for the Navy in 1944 w/ 4 other guerrillas); post-war Navy retiree
Rudy Torres** born 1947 Air Force; resident of San Jose Ca
Simeon
Andrade Tuazon Jr ***12/4/1930-10/24/1967 Army SSgt KIA S.
Vietnam
Galo Drilon Tubac born 10/16/1916 Negros Oriental
Philippines; died 4/3/2006 Colorado Springs Colorado; Vietnam War Awards: Bronze
Medal Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Korean War Awards: Bronze Medal, Korean Service, Korean Defense Medal,
UN Service Medal WW11
veteran: Defense of Corregidor; PS POW
(5/7/1942-12/9/1942); retired as MSgt. Other Awards: Bronze
Stars (total =3), Distinguished Unit Badge, WW11 Victory Medal, Philippine Independence Medal, National Defense
Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal & Army Good Conduct Medal
V
Reynaldo
Rocillo Viado *** 9/22/1945-10/2/1969 Navy TN (see Rolando Dayao)
non-Hos. died-Other BNR
Domingo
Balansay Vinluan *** born 9/5/1927; died 11/1/1965 Army Sgt KIA S. Vietnam
