McAllisters on The Viet Nam Wall
by Robert M. McAllister
On November 10, 1998, Vice President Al Gore announced the establishment of a new Internet Web Page (http://www.thevirtualwall.org/) which lists the names of all servicemen who were killed during the Viet Nam War. Their names are inscribed on the Viet Nam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.
In the past, articles have been published on our Clan McAlister of America (CMA) Home Page and in the MacAlasdair Clan journal, about McAllisters (all spellings) who have served our country during the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World Wars I and II. The journal has also included articles about Canadian McAllisters who have served their country as well. The purpose of this article is to honor the service of twelve McAllisters who gave their lives for our country in the Viet Nam War.
In preparing this article, I searched the Virtual Wall Internet Page. Listed below are the twelve McAllisters whose names are inscribed on the Viet Nam Wall in Washington, DC. The Wall is a popular site for many of our friends and acquaintances who have come to the nation's capital. Visiting the Wall can be a very emotional experience for most of us who served in the military during the Viet Nam War. It may be for you, as well.
Like most computer programs, the Virtual Wall Internet site requires the exact spelling of each surname. Of the 19 possible spellings of our surname, I used the following in my searches: McAllister, McAlister,McCallister, McAlester, McAllester, McCallester, MacAllaster, MacAllister, MacAlister, MacAlester, McAllaster, and McCollister. If I did not use your name spelling, please point your browser to www.thevirtualwall.org and enter your surname query. If you find a name that I did not, please let me know and a supplement to this article will be written.
In the past, articles have been published on our Clan McAlister of America (CMA) Home Page and in the MacAlasdair Clan journal, about McAllisters (all spellings) who have served our country during the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World Wars I and II. The journal has also included articles about Canadian McAllisters who have served their country as well. The purpose of this article is to honor the service of twelve McAllisters who gave their lives for our country in the Viet Nam War.
In preparing this article, I searched the Virtual Wall Internet Page. Listed below are the twelve McAllisters whose names are inscribed on the Viet Nam Wall in Washington, DC. The Wall is a popular site for many of our friends and acquaintances who have come to the nation's capital. Visiting the Wall can be a very emotional experience for most of us who served in the military during the Viet Nam War. It may be for you, as well.
Like most computer programs, the Virtual Wall Internet site requires the exact spelling of each surname. Of the 19 possible spellings of our surname, I used the following in my searches: McAllister, McAlister,McCallister, McAlester, McAllester, McCallester, MacAllaster, MacAllister, MacAlister, MacAlester, McAllaster, and McCollister. If I did not use your name spelling, please point your browser to www.thevirtualwall.org and enter your surname query. If you find a name that I did not, please let me know and a supplement to this article will be written.
I found twelve McAllister names on the Viet Nam Wall: eight McAllisters (4 Army, 3 Marines and 1 Air Force); three McAlisters (all Army); and one McCallister (Marine). For each of the twelve names, I checked for notes in the Remembrance Book entered by persons who have used the program. So far, there was only one. It was from Jeanie McCallister, who wrote that she believed that Lance Corporal Robert Lynn McCallister,USMC, of Oak Ridge, MO (see below) may have been a relative on her father's side. I have sent her an e-mail message requesting further information. I also requested that she submit her query to the CMA Query Page, a recently introduced feature on our website.
The twelve names on the Wall are listed below. Except for Robert Lynn McCallister, there are no remarks in their Remembrance Books on the Virtual Wall. The location of their names on the Wall itself is given by Panel and Row number. When you visit the Wall, guides there will help you to find the location of each inscribed name on the Wall.
McAllisters have served in every war waged by the United States since 1776. I believe that we should honor and remember the McAllisters of the Viet Nam War who gave their lives for us.
The twelve names on the Wall are listed below. Except for Robert Lynn McCallister, there are no remarks in their Remembrance Books on the Virtual Wall. The location of their names on the Wall itself is given by Panel and Row number. When you visit the Wall, guides there will help you to find the location of each inscribed name on the Wall.
| Surname spelling: McAllister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Name Rank |
Service branch |
Home town |
Born Died |
Where died |
Wall location |
|
William Walter McAllister Major |
US Air Force |
Hawthorne, CA | 14 Dec 1928 22 Apr 1965 |
Binh Dinh Province, South Viet Nam |
Panel 1E Row 106 |
|
Angus W. McAllister, Jr. Warrant Officer 1 |
US Army |
Biloxi, MS | 27 Nov 1946 24 Feb 1969 |
Quang Tin Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 31W Row 38 |
|
Cameron Trent McAllister Staff Sergeant |
US Army |
Omaha, NE | 30 Jan 1941 7 Sep 1969 |
Binh Dinh Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 18W Row 55 |
|
Roger J. McAllister Sergeant |
US Army |
Milford, NH | 6 Sep 1940 9 May 1965 |
South Viet Nam |
Panel 1E Row 112 |
|
William Dennis McAllister First Lieutenant |
US Army |
Vincennes, IN | 15 Feb 1946 6 Mar 1969 |
Kontum Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 36W Row 58 |
|
Donald C. McAllister, Jr. Private First Class |
US Marine Corps |
Elkton, MD | 14 Nov 1949 16 Aug 1968 |
Quang Tri Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 48W Row 29 |
|
Kenneth Ralph McAllister Private First Class |
US Marine Corps |
Danville, IL | 21 Nov 1947 14 Mar 1968 |
Quang Nam Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 44E Row 49 |
|
Robert Allen McAllister Private First Class |
US Marine Corps |
Tinley Park, IL | 16 Jul 1948 18 Aug 1968 |
Thau Thien Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 48W Row 46 |
| Surname spelling: McAlister | |||||
|
Donald Lynn McAlister Corporal |
US Army |
Inglewood, CA | 24 May 1946 4 Sep 1967 |
Gia Dinh Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 25E Row 106 |
|
John Ulmer McAlister Staff Sergeant |
US Army |
High Point, NC | 8 Mar 1926 23 May 1968 |
Quang Tin Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 66 E Row 11 |
|
James David McAlister Private First Class |
US Marine Corps |
Binghamton, NY | 13 Nov 1947 16 Feb 1968 |
Quang Tri Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 39E Row 68 |
| Surname spelling: McCallister | |||||
|
Robert Lynn McCallister Lance Corporal |
US Marine Corps |
Oak Ridge, MO | 30 Oct 1946 11 Jan 1968 |
Thau Thien Province South Viet Nam |
Panel 34E Row 30 |
McAllisters have served in every war waged by the United States since 1776. I believe that we should honor and remember the McAllisters of the Viet Nam War who gave their lives for us.