9 Fallen Vietnam Vets From Montco: Officials Seeking Photos

NORRISTOWN, PA — County officials are asking for the public's help in tracking down photographs of nine local veterans from the area who were killed in action in the Vietnam War.

The Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds, Jeanne Sorg, said that the county is hoping to add the photos to the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Virtual Wall of Faces.

“Our office has been working on this since 2016," Sorg said Thursday. "Since then, we have been diligently trying to gather information about the veterans who do not have photos on the wall. These veterans paid the ultimate sacrifice."

Sorg said that there are currently 138 Vietnam Veterans from Montgomery County who are memorialized on the Digital Wall. The number of missing faces was as high as 30, and has since dropped to nine.

The nine fallen veterans whose photographs are missing are Moses B. Lucas, Robert L. Vaughn, Jr., Miles G. Wildman, John K. Hargrave, Paul D. Wolf, Nils A. Drennen, Jimmie L. McMorris, Fred L. Ricard, Jr., and Pedro A. Swenson.

The Virtual Wall of Faces serves as a counterpart to "The Wall" memorial in Washington D.C., and serves as a way to further personalize the 58,300 names on that memorial, according to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

To submit a photo, visit the visit the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Fund website at www.vvmf.org/thewall, or call Sorg's office at 610-278-3292.

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