Missing Men Gallery
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Notes: Many men have been identified. We welcome additional contributions.
Unit: 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: SSgt Bob Thoms in foreground. Men in background unidentified
Unit: Delta 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Final attack on Dong Ba Tower. First 12 men that attacked.
Unit: Delta 1/5 Marines.
Location: Hue, Citadel, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: 2 men in foreground unidentified. SSgt Bob Thoms (top left), Cpl Selwyn Tait (top right)
Unit: Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Corpsman (L) and wounded unidentified. Marine on right identified as Richard Prince.
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower
Date: Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Most men are unidentified.
Unit: Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Unidentified
Unit: Unknown, Possibly Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15 or 16, 1968
Notes: Unidentified
Unit: Possibly Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15 or 16, 1968
Notes: Unidentified
Unit: Possibly Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, East Interior Wall, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified
Unit: Possibly Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15 or 16, 1968
Notes: Unidentified
Unit: Possibly Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, East Interior Wall, Feb 15 or 16, 1968
Notes: Unidentified, Courtyard Rocket Attack, radio operator KIA, Corpsman went for help. Fire team accompanied by Priest rescued us.
Unit: Unknown, Possibly Bravo, 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, West of Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified, Courtyard Rocket Attack, radio operator KIA, Corpsman went for help. Fire team accompanied by Priest rescued us.
Unit: Unknown, Possibly Bravo, 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, West of Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified, Courtyard Rocket Attack, radio operator KIA, Corpsman went for help. Fire team accompanied by Priest rescued us.
Unit: Unknown, Possibly Bravo, 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, West of Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified, Courtyard Rocket Attack, radio operator KIA, Corpsman went for help. Fire team accompanied by Priest rescued us.
Unit: Unknown, Possibly Bravo, 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, West of Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Fire team accompanied by Priest rescue.
Unit: Unknown, Possibly Bravo, 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, West of Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified, KIA, Priest has been identified as Fr. Aloysius McGonigal, U.S. Army Major. Fr. McGonigal was KIA shortly after photo was made.
Unit: Unknown, Possibly Bravo, 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, West of Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified, Courtyard Rocket Attack, radio operator KIA, Corpsman went for help. Fire team accompanied by Priest rescued us.
Unit: Unknown, Possibly Bravo, 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, West of Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified, Courtyard Rocket Attack, radio operator KIA, Corpsman went for help. Fire team accompanied by Priest rescued us.
Unit: Unknown, Possibly Bravo, 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, West of Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified, sniper. Near Dong Ba Tower.
Unit: Unknown
Location: Hue, Citadel, West of Dong Ba Tower, Feb 15, 16 or 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified, aboard landing craft from MACV to Citadel. Rocket hit side of boat but didn't explode.
Unit: Unknown, Marine replacements
Location: Hue, Crossing Perfume River, Feb 14, 15, 1968
Notes: House interior
Unit: Unknown
Location: Hue, Citadel,
Notes: Unidentified
Unit: Unknown
Location: Hue, Citadel
Notes: Rocket killed a truck load of MP's.
Unit: Unknown
Location: Near Tan Son Nhut, Saigon, Opening day of Tet.
Notes: Rocket killed a truck load of MP's opening day of Tet. Bodies recovered by unidentified APC crew & tank crew.
Unit: Unknown
Location: Near Tan Son Nhut, Saigon, Opening day of Tet.
Notes: Hue, Citadel
Unit: Unknown
Location: Hue, Citadel, Feb 15, 16, 17, 1968
Notes: Following attack on Dong Ba Tower.
Unit: Unknown, possibly Delta 1/5
Location: Near Dong Ba Tower, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Following attack on Dong Ba Tower. Marines Left & Right unidentified. Marine in middle is Tom Zwetow. Buried alive for 8 hrs.
Unit: Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Following attack on Dong Ba Tower.
Unit: Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Nickname "Lurch" M60 machine gunner. Said to have spent the night of Feb 15 on top of the tower.
Unit: Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Following attack on Dong Ba Tower.
Unit: Possibly Delta 1/5
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Unidentified
Unit: Unknown, probably 1/5 Marines.
Location: Hue, Citadel, Feb 15, 16 ,17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified Marines
Unit: Probably 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Feb 15, 16, 17, 1968.
Notes: Unidentified Marines
Unit: Probably 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Feb 15, 16, 17, 1968.
Notes: Unidentified Marines
Unit: Probably 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue. Citadel, Feb 15, 16, 17, 1968
Notes: Unidentified Marines shoot pool.
Unit Probably 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Feb 15, 16, 17, 1968
Notes: East wall, near Dong Ba Tower
Unit: Probably 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Feb 15, 16, 17, 1968.
Notes: Probably prior to attack on Feb 16.
Unit: Probably Delta 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Feb 16, 1968.
Notes: Near Dong Ba Tower
Unit: Probably Delta 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower, Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Near Dong Ba Tower
Unit: Probably Delta 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, near Dong Ba Tower
Notes: Wounded Marine said to be James Walsh. Bob Thoms above left. Others unidentified.
Unit: Delta 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Unidentified
Unit: Delta 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower Feb 16, 1968
Notes: Attack on Dong Ba Tower
Unit: Delta 1/5 Marines
Location: Hue, Citadel, Dong Ba Tower Feb 16, 1968
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