SFC Harry L. Ettmueller, USA, was the Chief Engineer at Hue, 1967-68. He was captured by the North Vietnamese during the TET ’68 offensive on February 5, 1968 and remained a POW until March 5, 1973.
I have not been able to find Harry’s obituary, which is what I would normally place here. In lieu of same, here are Bob Morecook’s and John Bagwell’s messages of February 14 & 15, 2020, notifying everyone of Harry’s passing. The are then followed by a number of other messages of condolence.
Wendell “Ray” Alcorn: Seven Years a Prisoner of War
Ray Alcorn grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. He served 30 years in the U.S. Navy including seven years as a prisoner of war. His last assignment before retirement as a Captain was as Dean of Students at the Naval War College. Alcorn and his wife, Karen, moved to
