In Loving Memory ... PFC Wayne Lee Middleton.


You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in your family and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!


WAYNE LEE MIDDLETON - Army - PFC - E3
SP4, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division.
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jul 28, 1946
From: NORTH BABYLON, NY
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William E. Middleton of North Babylon, NY. Has NO children.

***** George, Eddie, Rob MacEvoy, Jeff Fischer, Chuck Ferrara, myself and several other L.I. guys were drafted, inducted, trained together at Fort Riley, took the boat ride over together and stayed together until we lost Wayne. I chowed with Wayne the afternoon he was killed and it is one of those special memories that remains with me and will until the end of my time. Wayne was excited the afternoon we ate together. Our Battalion 105s had been moved out of Tan Tru to a forward position and Wayne's Company, A Company, was providing perimeter security. My Company, B Company, was air-lifted in and we were replacing A Company. They were heading out to a place we called the bowling alley. Wayne was in a great mood and excited because his girlfriend, whose name I do not recall, had, if I got this part of the story right, set him a tape of the Beach Boys' album, Pet Sounds. Wayne had a small tape player in his pack and he asked me if I has heard the album before, which I hadn't. He said to me you've got to listen to this one song, "Wouldn't It Be Nice." And when you listen to it, listen to the lyrics. They make me think of my girlfriend. I want to marry her as soon as I get home, I love her so. Wayne flew away that day, around three, four o'clock in the afternoon. I've been listening to that song and that album ever since, literally. I have it on my CD in the car. Wayne goes everywhere with me, he's always with me. When I get depressed, Wayne's spirit lifts me up. So much was sacrificed. When time permits, listen to the lyrics. That was the spirit in Wayne's heart and soul when we were last together.
Rest in peace and may God Bless You dear buddy.
Jeffrey Williams

***** Wayne, you were so loved by so many in North Babylon. My Dad made sure your Mom became a Gold Star Mother in the Legion, she would ride in convertibles in parades. You had the nicest blue eyes and were one of the nicest, sweetest boys of our class. Wrestler, baseball, Varsity Club, soccer, you were in everyting. Miss you! Joyce



PFC - E3 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Dec 1, 1966
Casualty was on Apr 15, 1967
MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 51619551
MOS: 11B20: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: A CO, 2ND BN, 60TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 12/01/1966
Incident Date: 04/15/1967
Casualty Date: 04/15/1967
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Long An Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire

In LONG AN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE

Body was recovered
Panel 18E - Line 30


Others in incident:
1LT Robert Lee Flory Jr
SP4 Robert Aguilar
SP4 George Lee Campbell
SP4 William C Hurt
SP4 Larry Scott Jensen
SP4 Raymond Lee Katzenberger
SP4 Lawrence John Reichert
SP4 James Robert Utter
PFC James Roy Bihlmeyer
PFC Jimmy Carl McCarter
PFC Wayne Lee Middleton



On April 15, 1967 PFC Wayne Lee Middleton became a ground casualty.

He was killed in action engaging the enemy in Long An Province, South Vietnam in the area known as the " Bowling Alley ", a nickname given to the Plain Of Reeds near Tan Tru.

His body was recovered.






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