ALPHABETICAL

TO LISTEN TO GEORGE JONE'S 50,000 NAMES ON THE WALL

MACV-SOG

 I feel very privileged to have been associated with these brave men, some my friends and all my brother, I wish I had been standing and fighting with each one of them, to bring them home, I wasn't, and I grieve for each. Hopefully, I did contribute in some small way with my service with SOG!-Bill O'Rourke-paraphrase

MIA / KIA LISTING

Anyone with any details regarding any of the incidents/missions, additions/deletions and/or corrections to contact Robert Noe regarding the memorial names/dates/incidents via email or telephone at (318) 730-4536.-There are many, many more who were lost performing SOG missions from the Air Force; Marines; Navy and others; but because of the type of missions, they will never be known as well as the great number of Vietnamese and Montagnards who gave their all  in the service of their country.

   Clicking on any letter of the alphabet will take you to last name of the individual, click on that name and it will take you to that person's information and in most cases details of mission. Once there, you can then click on the name of the person and it will take you to the person's Vietnam Virtual Memorial Wall webpage.

The below named individuals died as a direct result of their wounds received in Vietnam

The two below are indicated as being SOG; however, it has not been established clearly they were???s

 Robert M. Nelson is listed in the Virtual Vietnam Memorial as being an ASST ARMY ATTACHE, AMEMBASSY LAOS-for our purposes, he is not SOG.
 

21 Sep 69 Jackson, Nathaniel, Cpt, RT Moccasin, CCN, drowned SVN.  The Virtual wall has him as being assigned to  DET A-442 (TO CHAU), D CO, 5TH SF GROUP. Note: He is listed as being assigned to RT Moccaisn; however, on this same date, RT Moccasin was out on a mission in Laos and on this date Alan B. Cecil was killed in action NW of Khe Sanh, but Jackson drowned in Kien Glang province. Det A-422 was located in the extreme Southwest next to the Gulf of Thailand along the Cambodian Borer. CCN was located in the northern part of Vietnam, Quang Nam Province and Kien Glang Province

 is located in the extreme South of Vietnam--Conclusion.  Cpt Jackson can be presumed as not being with CCN when he was killed.

 SOG'S KIA / MIA Chronology 1964-1973

Please select the year you wish to view.

A Note on Sources

The above named losses and narratives are complied from various documents, books, Official Records, and personal accounts. Some of the sources include SOG "MACV Studies and Observations Group" 5 Volume books by the late Harve Saal; Who's Who in MACVSOG by Steve Sherman; SOG The Secret Wars of American's Commandos in Vietnam by John Plaster; Reflections of a Warrior by Frank Miller; Vietnam Magazine; Green Beret Magazines; Green Berets at War, U.S. Special Forces in Southeast Asia 1956-1975, by Shelby L. Stanton; SFAHQ website, Special Forces Honor Roll, Internet websites; Telephone calls, email, and stories from Helicopter pilots/crews supporting SOG operations; individual SOG members; and family members; as well as my personal memory. the Virtual Vietnam Memorial Wall and another website I can find that has information.  Anyone with any additions or corrections please contact me so that the below memorial can be updated.  NOTE: There are errors abound and many sources have been crossed referenced to eliminate these errors.

The following quote is extracted from Maj John Plaster's Book: SOG, The Secret Wars of American Commandos in Vietnam and reflects both the intelligence gathering aspects of a reconnaissance mission to gather intelligence data and the ability of that soldier to fight:

"I looked up at the bunker in front of me and saw a khaki-uniformed NVA with a pith helmet, chest web gear, green Bata boots and an AK, Type 56, and no other identifying insignia. Then I shot him." -- Sgt Tony "Fast Eddie" Anderson, RT Kansas, 1971

As I worked on this project, many times I had to stop, my heart filled with pride, a lump in my throat, emotional pain filling my soul, bringing tears to my eyes. Always, avoiding the gazes of those who might come around so they would not know. Then I ran across a passage in John Plaster's book which says it all contributed to Bill O'Rourke when he was speaking of Mad Dog Shriver, I'll paraphrase it to fit the feeling of all our SOG brothers: I feel very privileged to have been associated with these brave men, some my friends and all my brother, I wish I had been standing and fighting with each one of them, to bring them home, I wasn't, and I grieve for each. Hopefully, I did contribute in some small way with my service with SOG!

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