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Hometown Heroes
The Hometown Heroes designation honors the service members from Lancaster County who served in the Vietnam War.
Their names, forever etched into its panels, represent courage, sacrifice, and love of country.
By honoring them here, we bring healing home, ensuring their service is never forgotten and reminding us that freedom is not free.
Hometown Heroes of Lancaster County, SC
The Hometown Heroes designation honors the eleven service members from Lancaster County who lost their lives in the Vietnam War.
Their names, forever etched into its panels, represent courage, sacrifice, and love of country.
By honoring them here, we bring healing home, ensuring their service is never forgotten and reminding us that freedom is not free.
Clarence Eugene Baker
Panel/Line: 6W/97
Home record: Lancaster, SC
DOB: 05/03/1949
Rank: SGT
Branch: Army
Date of Casualty: 11/30/1970
Casualty Province: Quang tin
John Paul Culp
Panel/Line: 36E/68
Home record: Lancaster, SC
DOB: 05/10/1942
Rank: 2LT
Branch: Army
Date of Casualty: 02/02/1968
Casualty Province: Kontum
Michael Leroy Graves
Panel/Line: 22E/102
Home record: Heath Springs, SC
DOB: 10/06/1946
Rank: LCPL
Branch: Marine Corps
Date of Casualty: 07/02/1967
Casualty Province: Quang Tri
Dewey William Kelley
Panel/Line: 7E/105
Home record: Lancaster, SC
DOB: 06/29/1936
Rank: SSGT
Branch: Army
Date of Casualty: 05/23/1966
Casualty Province: Unknown
Michael S Lane
Panel/Line: 37E/38
Home record: Lancaster, SC
DOB: 08/07/1943
Rank: 1LT
Branch: Army
Date of Casualty: 02/05/1968
Casualty Province: Binh Dinh
Patrick Donovan Lucas
Panel/Line: 23E/77
Home record: Lancaster, SC
DOB: 12/16/1946
Rank: SP4
Branch: Army
Date of Casualty: 07/15/1967
Casualty Province: Phouc Tuy
Wylie Oria Phillips
Panel/Line: 33E/4
Home record: Kershaw, SC
DOB: 12/04/1942
Rank: PFC
Branch: Army
Date of Casualty: 12/30/1967
Casualty Province: Hua Nghia
Ernest Elijah Polston
Panel/Line: 24E/39
Home record: Lancaster, SC
DOB: 03/10/1936
Rank: AMH2
Branch: Navy
Date of Casualty: 07/29/1967
Casualty Province: NZ
Harry Lee Sowell Jr
Panel/Line: 51E/42
Home record: Kershaw, SC
DOB: 03/10/1947
Rank: CPL
Branch: Army
Date of Casualty: 04/23/1968
Casualty Province: Hua Nghia
Ted James Taylor
Panel/Line: 3W/108
Home record: Lancaster, SC
DOB: 11/09/1945
Rank: CAPT
Branch: Army
Date of Casualty: 07/15/1971
Casualty Province: Quang Tri
Richard Edwin Walters
Panel/Line: 16W/97
Home record: Lancaster, SC
DOB: 08/29/1948
Rank: 2LT
Branch: Army
Date of Casualty: 11/19/1969
Casualty Province: Binh Duong
The Wall of Faces
The virtual Wall of Faces features a page dedicated to honoring and remembering every person whose name is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
In an effort to further preserve the legacy of those who sacrificed all in Vietnam, VVMF is committed to finding a photo to go with each of the more than 58,000 names on The Wall. The Wall of Faces allows family and friends to share memories, post pictures and connect with each other.
To visit the Wall of Faces, click the link below.
