Solomon Juneau
Viet Nam Paper Wall
Viet Nam Paper Wall
| Steve Dibb Class of 1963 |
| Dick Carter Class of 1964 |
| Mark Schmiel Class of 1965 |
| Randy Woolcott Class of 1966 |
| Vince Mager Class of 1966 |
| Jay (Flash) Ulrich Class of 1966 |
| Russ Schwartz Class of 1967 |
| Randy Molkentine Class of 1967 |
| John Fox Class of 1968 |
| Pete Schmidt Class of 1968 |
| John Carroll Class of 1968 |
NEVER FORGET
| Jayson Ulrich, City Soldier, Dies in War The defense department has notified Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Ulrich of 7020 W. Mt. Vernon Ave hat their son, Sp.1 Jayson Ulrich, 21, died in Viet Nam on Aug 17th 1969 Ulrich's combat unit was under attack by a 'large enemy force' when he was killed the notice said. He was graduated from Juneau high school three years ago. He was captain of the wrestling team for two years. He worked at National Unit Parts Co. Inc. for two years after graduation and then was a general laborer at Briggs & Stratton Corp. before joining the Army on May 10th, 1968. He went to Viet Nam in October and was due to come home on Thanksgiving Day this year according to his father. |
| Peter Schmidt was a gunner on a Huey helicopter & had volunteered to pick up friendlies' in Laos & was a casualty after it crashed on 8/15/1970. |
| John was killed in November of 1970 when the plane he was being deployed to Viet Nam in crashed |
| If you would like to share any memories or stories, you are more than welcome to. Send to: Email > dnrkoeberl@sbcglobal.net. |
| Return Near, Marine Dies in Viet Nam Marine Cpl. Randy W. Molkentine, 21, has been killed in Viet Nam during his third tour of duty and just a month before he planed to come home. Cpl. Molkentine was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Albert molkentine of 224 N. 93rd St. Wauwatosa. The father said Tuesday that a telegraph from the defense department said that his son had been taken to the hospital in Da Nang. Last Wednesday and had died Sunday. His father said he had been wounded in action, but other details were not yet known.Cpl. Molkentine enlisted in the Marines three years ago after attending Juneau high School. He won 7 Silver Stars and had received other decorations. Cpl. Molkentine had gone to Viet Nam right after graduation and had decided not to extend his tour there his father said. 'In April he was planning on coming home and getting a job here' he said. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother Greg, 20 in the Army at Fort ?. |
| (Jay Ulrich) I had a friend who I played softball with, Randy Ward. His dad needed a new porch and while working on it at 70th & Mt. Vernon, Verleane Ulrich, asked if i'd do some work on her house. I agreed and the 1st day at lunch, she gave me a Milwaukee Journal article, 'THEY CALLED HIM FLASH' about her son's death in Viet Nam and about his life growing up. It was a very moving article and Verleane then asked me what I thought. After that day we became friends and over the years I did work for her, Mr. Ward and two widows on the corner as well. Verleane would always tell me stories about Jay & her daughter Verella. I met Verella one summer while she was visiting from Texas & I was working on the house. She told me the other side of Jay popping wheelies down Bluemound Rd on his motorcycle & on his only leave in Viet Nam he traveled to Australia and spent his leave helping the mechanics in the motor pool work on vehicles. Verleane told me after his death that an old neighbor lady approached her and mentioned that during a heavy snowfall while Jay was in high school, she just got out the door with her shovel & lifted 2 shovels full of about 10 inches of snow & out of nowhere Jay appeared. He was on his way to school & took the shovel out her hand & did the whole walk & driveway. She said she had $5.00 in her hand & asked if that was enough & he flipped the shovel in the snow & ran off to school. My buddy Randy Ward (who has now passed) told me Jay was just a neat guy. - Todd Zietlow |
| in his platoon were left the an artillery piece and it is likely others were transferred, wound- to receive less enemy fire than the machine guns and |
