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1993 PRESS RELEASE
On November 10, 1993 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. a memorial ceremony will be held to honor the more than 20,000 civilian women who served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. This event is being planned by "A Circle of Sisters * A Circle of Friends," which is a coalition of civilian women who served with various civilian groups in Vietnam, such as DOD, DAO, DIA, American Red Cross, USO, IVS, Army Special Services, State Department, USAID, CIA, The Alliance, and many other humanitarian organizations. This memorial ceremony is in conjunction with the dedication on Veteran's Day of the Vietnam Women's Memorial honoring the American woman's patriotic service to her country during the Vietnam War.
While much has been written of the heroism of the military women who served during the Vietnam Era, virtually nothing is known about the heroism, commitment and sacrifice of the 20,000 civilian women who served in Vietnam. Like their military counterparts, many of these women were wounded or killed in Vietnam. Eight military nurses died in Vietnam and are remembered on The Wall in Washington, D.C. There are 55 [Note: now 59] American civilian women who died in Vietnam in the line of duty and to date none of their sacrifices have been acknowledged. These women served in various capacities: Red Cross, Special Services, USO, civilian nurses, journalists, etc. [missionaries], and 5 [Note: now 4] of which are civilian women listed as POW/MIA.
This ceremony by civilian women honoring civilian women who died in Vietnam will take place at 6:00 p.m. on November 10th at The Wall with the consent of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, the Friends of The Wall, The U.S. Park Service and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. After the ceremony is concluded, a permanent plaque which has been engraved with the names of these civilian women will be given to the Museum Collection for The Wall.
[--END OF 1993 PRESS RELEASE--]
AMERICAN RED CROSS:
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1. Hannah E. Crews |
(1969) Bien Hoa, October 2, 1969 |
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2. Virginia E. Kirsch |
(1970) Cu Chi, August 16, 1970 |
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3. Lucinda J. Richter |
(1971) Cam Ranh Bay, February 9, 1971 |
U. S. DEPT. OF STATE/USAID/CIA/OICC/AMA:
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1. Regina "Reggie" Williams |
(1964) Officer In Charge of Construction (OICC) - Dept. of the Navy - Died in Saigon of heart attack |
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2. Barbara Robbins |
(1965) CIA-killed in bombing of American Embassy in Saigon on March 30, 1965 |
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3. Marilyn L. Allan |
(1967) U.S. Agency for Int'l Development (USAID) Nurse - Murdered at Nha Thrang by Capt. Larry Peters on August 16, 1967 |
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4. Dr. Breen Ratterman |
(1969) American Medical Assoc. - Died in Saigon from injuries sustained in a fall, October 2, 1969 |
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5. Betty Gebhardt |
(1971) CIA - Died in Saigon |
ARMY SPECIAL SERVICES:
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1. Dorothy Reynolds Phillips |
(1967) Died in plane crash, Qui Nhon |
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2. Rosalyn Muskat |
(1968) Died in jeep accident at Long Binh, October 26, 1968 |
JOURNALISTS:
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1. Georgette "Dickey" Chapelle |
(1965) Killed by a mine on patrol with Marines outside Chu Lai, November 4, 1965 |
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2. Philippa Schuyler |
(1966) Killed in a helicopter crash into the ocean near Da Nang, May 9, 1967 |
MISSIONARIES AND CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES:
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1. Janie Makil |
(1963) Shot in an ambush while in the arms of her father, who was also killed, at Dalat, March 4, 1963. Janie was 4 months old. Her twin sister, an older sister, an older brother (who was also wounded), and mother survived the ambush. [Janie's Information updated by twin sister, October 2004] |
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2. Carolyn Griswald |
(1968) Survived initial explosion but died later from wounds received from raid on Ban Me Thuot Leprosarium during Tet 1968 |
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3. Mrs. Ruth Thompson |
(1968) Killed during raid on Ban Me Thuot Leprosarium, February 1, 1968 |
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4. Ruth Wilting |
(1968) Killed during raid on Ban Me Thuot Leprosarium, February 1, 1968 |
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5. Gloria Redlin |
(1969) Shot at Pleiku working for Catholic Relief Services |
Female POW/MIA's:
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1. Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti -- (still an active case) |
(1962) |
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(1968) |
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(1972) |
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(1972) |
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Barbara Adams |
Vera Hollibaugh |
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Clara Bayot |
Dorothy Howard |
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Nova Bell |
Barbara Kauvulia |
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Arleta Bertwell |
Barbara Maier |
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Helen Blackburn |
Rebecca Martin |
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Ann Bottorff |
Sara Martini |
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Celeste Brown |
Martha Middlebrook |
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Vivienne Clark |
Katherine Moore |
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Juanita Creel |
Marta Moschkin |
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Mary Ann Crouch |
Marion P. Polgrean |
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Dorothy M. Curtiss |
June Poulton |
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Twila Donelson |
Joan K. Pray |
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Helen Drye |
Sayonna K. Randall |
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Theresa Drye |
Anne Reynolds |
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Mary Lyn Eichen |
Margorie Snow |
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Elizabeth Fugino |
Laurie Stark |
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Ruthanne Gasper |
Barbara Stout |
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Beverly Herbert |
Doris Jean Watkins |
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Penelope Hindman |
Sharon Wesley |