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PFC Henry David Custen was born on 18 April 1948 and died on 23 February 1969 (aged 20)
in Vietnam. He is buried at Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, Rockville,
Montgomery County, Maryland. He was the son of Dahlia Sue Graves and Lawrence L Custen.
John Ray Cunningham, was born on 17 August 1937 and died on 5
September 1964 (aged 27) in Vietnam. He was buried at Oakland
Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee. He was the son of Lena Verban Frank
and Carl Cunningham.
SGT John Leonard Roberts, born on 4 Aug 1949 and died on 1 Aug 1971 (aged 22) as a
result of a truck accident in Cambodia. He was the son of Nellie Mae Whaley and John W.
Roberts of Maryville. Other survivors included a brother, Eddie Roberts, and Sister, Mrs.
William Culbertson, both of Maryville, and grandfather, John A. Whaley, Sevierville. SGT John
L. Roberts was a heavy vehicle driver serving with the 67th Engineer Company. He is buried at
Murphy Chapel Cemetery, Harrisburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sp4 Richard Lance Dunlap graduated from Friendsville High School in 1966. He was a proud
member of the 101st Airborne Division Special Forces