Marine Corps Vietnam Tankers Historical Foundation©
Marine Corps Vietnam-era Tankers and Ontos Crew Crewmen Have Made History.
Your Historical Foundation is Making it Known.






Personal Awards, Awarded to Tank and Ontos Marines
World War II
Medal of Honor
GUNNERY SERGEANT ROBERT HOWARD MCCARD, USMC (DECEASED)
SERGEANT GRANT FREDERICK TIMMERMAN, USMC (DECEASED)
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Vietnam
Navy Cross
DANNER, DAVID J.
Sergeant,
THATCHER, CHARLES D. Lance Corporal,
RIENSCHE, HAROLD A. Staff Sergeant,
BROWNING, RANDALL A. Corporal,
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
Banning, John J. 2Lt.
Bartusevics, John Capt.
Berman, Stuart C. 2Lt.
Brown, Joseph C. Cpl. (KIA) (Posthumous)
Cain, Jerome F. PFC
Cecil, Richard D. Sgt.
Chambers, Lester E., PFC (KIA) (Posthumous)
Dickey, Dwight R. Maj.
Gibbons, Donald R., GySgt.
Hill, John M. Sgt. (KIA) (Posthumous)
Hinojosa, Juan N. Jr. LCpl.
Jones, Clarence W. SSgt.
Lochridge, Willard F. “Bill” 2Lt.
Lund, Dean T. SSgt.
Marsh, William C., SSgt. (KIA) (Posthumous)
Mattingly, Robert E. 2Lt.
McKee, Thomas E. LCpl. (KIA) (Posthumous)
Morrison, Ronald C. 1Lt.
Person, Barnett G. GySgt.
Prather, Ronald B. Jr. Sgt. (KIA) (Posthumous)
Ralston, David J. 2Lt.
Sabo, Roy T. SSgt.
Schley, Harold B. Jr. SSgt.
Tatum, Harold D. III GySgt. (KIA) (Posthumous)
Wahisten, Bruce R. Cpl
Walkley, Robt M. LCpl. (KIA) (Posthumous)
Weigand, Phillip S. Capt.
Williamson, Robert M. Jr. LCpl.
Wunsch, Michael C. Capt. (KIA) (Posthumous)
Yeoman, Richard J. 2Lt.
Bronze Star (W/Combat "V")
Baughman, Dennis D “Doc”
Boyette, Roy E.
Carroll, William F. "JJ" SgtMaj.
Casey, Conwill R. Col.
Cherico, Louis E.
Fischer, Charles E.
Garland, Malcolm C.
Holly, Gerald T.
Hughes, Kent S.
Hummer, George B.
Hurt, Morton D. (2 awards)
Knee, James R.
Lochridge, Willard F. “Bill” (2 awards)
Lovett, Rufus W.
MacLaren, Bruce M. “Mac” Col.
Patrick, Jim
Stewart, Raymond A. LtCol.
Thompson, Robert B. HM3
Trevail, Albert D.
Tunget, Evertt K. Lt Col.
Vining, Francis GySgt. “Frank”
Wahisten, Bruce R.
Whitehead, Kenneth E. “Gene”
Yax, Thomas A. LtCol.
Young, Mathew W,
Purple Heart
Navy Commendation (W/Combat "V")
Baughman, Dennis D. “Doc”
Beckner, Dan P.
Bolenbaugh, Mike “Boris”
Clark, John W.
Coan, Jas.P. “Jim”
Crowe, Norman W. SFC
Davis, William J. Col. “Bill”
DeGroff, David L
Didear, James W. “Digger”
Flaviani, George
Forsyth, David “Doc”
Gilman, Michael L.
Giovinazzo, Michael
Goodin, Brad MGySgt.
Griffin, Jesse L. “Grif”
Hoekstra, Fred R.
Irish, Bernard
Jarnot, Fidelas
Knight, Ron
Langford, James L.
Lemon, Carl D.
Roberts, Randy K. Robbie
Schwartz, Ralph G.
Search, George B. Capt.
Stewart, Raymond A. LtCol.
Traiser, Richard E.
Wahisten, Bruce R.
Wokaty, Dan M.
Young, Mathew W,
Navy Achievement (W/Combat "V")
Didear, James W. “Digger”
Dougherty, Robert T. (2)
Wahisten, Bruce R.
Walker, Larry A.