[or-roots] Faces on the Wall

[Sue Steward]

This is from June and we had the information from Faces on the Wall.

Sue

FACES FROM THE WALL OREGON and the VIETNAM WAR
March - 1966

          ARNOLD JOE FAULKNER

Birth 28JUN44     Rank EOH3     Date of Death22MAR66
P. of birth               Service Navy     PlaceBa Xugen S. Vietnam
Town of  Record Portland Unit 3RD NC BDE NMCB-4
Death Code Non Hostile, Died Other; Other Accident Ground CasualtyHometown
service # 5421175 Panel 06EAST - 38
Married         Married         In Service 4 yrs         Medals  Tour Date
Comment              Cemetery


Camp Named for Seabee
    Arnold Joe Faulkner was a 21-year-old Portland Seabee who felt he
had a duty to volunteer for a second tour of duty in Vietnam
    He was killed in a construction accident near DaNang last year
leaving a wife, Betty and infant daughter, Emma Lou. His father, Willard
J. Faulkner, a step mother, two brothers and two sisters live at 3373 SE
17th Ave
    Recently his father was sent a program describing the dedication of
a Seabee camp near DaNang named in honor of his son.
    The elder Faulkner, who recently suffered a heart attack and is
convalescing at home said he was immensely touched and pleased by the
Navy's gesture
    He showed a letter written by his son shortly before his shipment
overseas in which the youth wrote: "It's a little sad and lonely to go
but we both agree it is something that must be done."
    "I feel terrible about his death," said his father. "But naming the
camp after him was wonderful. That was really something."
    The Navy letter to the elder Faulkner explain the official reasons
for naming the cantonment Camp Faulkner. In laconic service prose, a
release from San Francisco explains it has been the practice in Vietnam
to name camps after servicemen killed in that theater.
    A letter from Arnold's commanding officer described him as a petty
officer who was "well liked, did his job and did it well."
(The Oregonian, Portland OR, 2 Mar 1967

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
To: "Oregon List" <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:55 PM
Subject: [or-roots] Faces on the Wall


> A while back (some time in the last year, I think??) someone was looking
for
> info on a fellow from the Portland, Vancouver area who died in action and
I
> believe some airfield or some such was named for him, I can't seem to find
> that thread since the only clue I have is Vancouver and we seem to talk
> about it a lot for an "Oregon" list.
>
> If the person who was interested in him is still around you might try;
>
> http://www.facesfromthewall.com/1967sep.html
>
> at the bottom of the page is a link to the everyperson index. This is just
> guys from Washington, however.
>
> Les C
>
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