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James Alton Gardner
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army

Born:   Feb 07, 1943 at Dyersburg, TN
Entered Service:   Memphis, TN
Date/Place of Action:  Feb 07, 1966 - My Canh, Vietnam
Unit:   HHQ, 1st Bn (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation:  Presented to his family at the Pentagon
     by Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor on Oct 19, 1967
Date of Death:   Feb 07, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Fairview Cemetery - Dyersburg, TN

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Dale Eugene Wayrynen
Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army

Born:   Jan 18, 1947 at Moose Lake, MN
Entered Service:   Minneapolis, MN
Date/Place of Action:  May 18, 1967 - Duc Pho, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Unit:  Company B, 2d Bn, 502d Infantry, 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation:
  Presented to his family at the White House
     by President Richard M. Nixon on Oct 16, 1969
Date Of Death:  May 18, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: 
Rice River Lutheran Cemetery - McGregor, MN

 
Webster Anderson
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army

Born:  Jul 15, 1933 at Winnsboro, SC
Entered Service:   Winnsboro, SC
Date/Place of Action:   Oct 15, 1967 - Tam Ky, Vietnam
Unit:  Battery A, 2d Bn, 320th Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation:  Presented at the White House
     by President Richard M. Nixon on Nov 24, 1969

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Joe Ronnie Hooper
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army

Born:   Aug 08, 1938 at Piedmont, CA
Entered Service:   Los Angeles, CA
Date/Place of Action:  Feb 21, 1968 - Hue, Vietnam
Unit:   Co A, 1st Bn (Airborne), 506th Inf., 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation:  Presented at the White House
     by President Richard M. Nixon on Mar o7, 1969
Date of Death:    May 6, 1979
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA 

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