Vietnam War

Lincoln County names from the courthouse lawn monument and from family submissions. This is not a complete roster of everyone who served.

Lincoln County Courthouse monument

Lincoln Countians who died in Vietnam, as listed on the monument in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse, Stanford. Transcribed by Gene Martin. Eleven names.

Name on monument
John J. Burns
Franklin C. Durham
Ricky Green
Russell A. Hodge
William B. Hubble
Larry L. Reynolds
George Rowland, Jr.
Arlie E. Simpson
Cecil W. Southerland
Curtis Van Winkle
Gary Edward Young

Family submissions

Notes sent to the former Lincoln County RootsWeb site. Unit lines and Wall panel numbers come from The Virtual Wall, as submitted by Carole French DiSanto.

Carl Coleman

Air Force. Born 22 June 1948.

Submitted by James “Sonny” Coleman

Jesse S. Hocker II

Brigadier general. Son of Jesse S. and Jane Bowling Hocker. Husband of Georgia Cox. Air Force. Thirty-year career, 1954–1984.

Submitted by Gene Martin

Russell Addison Hodge

Specialist four, Detachment 3, 4th Transportation Command, Army Support Command Saigon, 1st Logistical Command, USARV. Army of the United States. Crab Orchard. 3 May 1948 – 16 November 1968. Also listed on the courthouse monument.

Submitted by Carole French DiSanto. The Virtual Wall: Panel 39W, Line 73 (Virtual Wall Memorial ).

William Baker Hubble

Corporal, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, USARV. Army of the United States. Waynesburg. 27 January 1948 – 12 January 1968. Also listed on the courthouse monument. Appeared twice on the old page; combined here.

Submitted by Carole French DiSanto. The Virtual Wall: Panel 34E, Line 37 (Virtual Wall Memorial ).

Gary Allen Mitchell

U.S. Navy.

Submitted by Gary Allen Mitchell

Cecil Wayne Southerland

Specialist four, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 94th Artillery, 108th Artillery Group, XXIV Corps, USARV. Army of the United States. Moreland. 8 November 1949 – 17 January 1971. Also listed on the courthouse monument.

Submitted by Carole French DiSanto. The Virtual Wall: Panel 05W, Line 54 (Virtual Wall Memorial ).

Curtis Glenn Van Winkle

Sergeant, Battery G, 65th Artillery, XXIV Corps, USARV. Army of the United States. Stanford. 13 October 1943 – 12 July 1971. The monument lists Curtis Van Winkle.

Submitted by Carole French DiSanto. The Virtual Wall: Panel 03W, Line 106 (Virtual Wall Memorial ).

Larry Lee Reynolds

Private first class, HHC, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, USARV. Army of the United States. Kings Mountain. 21 October 1945 – 23 September 1966. Also listed on the courthouse monument.

Submitted by Carole French DiSanto. The Virtual Wall: Panel 11E, Line 4 (Virtual Wall Memorial ).

George Rowland, Jr.

Specialist four, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, USARV. Army of the United States. Hustonville. 22 May 1946 – 27 February 1967. Also listed on the courthouse monument.

Submitted by Carole French DiSanto. The Virtual Wall: Panel 15E, Line 108 (Virtual Wall Memorial ).

Robert R. Wren II

U.S. Navy.

Submitted by Evelyn Wren Hegener

Gary Edward Young

Also listed on the courthouse monument. A “Vietnam Wall Memorial” page was linked on the old site.

Submitted by Carole French DiSanto

Monument list transcribed by Gene Martin. Family sketches and Virtual Wall panel citations from the former RootsWeb Vietnam pages. Monument names without a family card: John J. Burns, Franklin C. Durham, Ricky Green, Arlie E. Simpson.