Show Basin GIs GI's Die in Vietnam Otis Nick Dies of Wounds Private First Class Otis L Nick 23 Myton a nephew of Janie Hamilton of My Myton ton died in Vietnam two weeks ago to to- to today day Thursday of wounds reo re- received in action January 11 11 Nick was born October 28 1944 in My Myton ton to Mr and Mrs John Nick Orphaned in childhood he was raised by his aunt Mrs Hamilton He was graduated from Ste wart Indian School in Carson City Nevada in 1962 and at at- at attended tended Lawrence Kansas Trade Technical Institute in 65 1964 He enlisted in the Army In March 1967 He completed basic training at Ft Polk Louisiana advanced ed training at Ft Bliss Texas and received orders for Viet Vietnam nam last September S Survivors Include one brother and thre three sisters Floyd My Myton ton Nancy Lee Martin Martin- MartineZ Martinez ez eZ Ouray Eva Nelle Bear Grantsville Tooele County Alice Adkins Denver and Mr Mrs Hamilton DeHerrera Declared Dead Private First Class Benjamin D DeHerrera 23 son of Mr Lupe DeHerrera of S 1st East St Vernal this month was declared killed in Vietnam action after he had been listed as missing since November 19 1967 Benjamin a member of Com parry pany C 2nd Battalion Air Air- Airborne borne Infantry was in- in initially initially reported missing in act act- action ion following a search and destroy mission by his unit which engaged a North Viet Viet Viet- Vietnamese namese Army force in combat A letter dated March 3 declared the soldier was mort mort- mort mortally ally wounded in the he op and his body was unrecoverable coverable The letter stated a memorial service was held in the forward operational area in brance of Benjamin Born in Colorado Springs Colorado on July 17 1944 Ben Ben- Benjamin Benjamin jamin att attended high school in Denver He joined the US Army in July last year He was not married f fi fF i F IJ vt 4 GARY HALL Dies in Vietnam Gary Hall Pies Dies March Sergeant Gary D Hall 21 21 died in Vietnam March 4 from rom gunshot wounds received in a afire afire fire fight fight while engaged with his unit against hostile forces in combat operations Gary a tank commander at atthe atthe the time of his death had served ed nine months and seven days in Vietnam Born January 7 1947 toMor to Mor- Mor Morgan gan and Virginia Dodds Hall Hail of Dry Fork Gary ed Maeser Elementary School and graduated from Uintah High School with the class of 65 lIe He at at- at attended tended Utah State University where he was active in ROTC He subsequently enlisted in the US Army attended Officers Candidate School for one year and tra transferred to the Airborne in January 1967 On completion of f airborne training he was or or- or ordered dered to Vietnam June 2 1967 Gary was baptized a memo mem ber of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints May 26 1967 and married his childhood sweetheart Vikki Bullock the day after The couple spent a 10 day leave to to- to together gether in Hawaii in December Funeral services will be held in the Maeser Ward Chapel Burial under the direction of the Vernal Mortuary will be in inthe inthe the Dry Frok The body from Vietnam is expected to arrive shortly The only son of his parents and the only grandchild of J Jos os eph and Marie Dodds Gary is survived by his wife mother u and father Funeral services will be beheld beheld held Saturday at 11 am in inthe inthe the Maeser Ward Chapel Chavel Friends may call cail at the Ver pal nal Mortuary Saturday morning prior to services |