The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)
24 Feb 1969, Mon
Page 1
Booby Trap Takes Life of Soldier
Spec. 5 Alan Burtness, 23, a 1962 North Central High School graduate, was killed by a fragmentation booby trap in Vietnam last Thursday.
Burtness, a member of an Army Green Beret special forces unit, was on a patrol in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam when he encountered the enemy booby trap.
Burtness was serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam during his four year Army career. He spent 1 1/2 years in Germany after his first tour then extended his enlistment twice and asked for reassignment to the war zone.
The soldier is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sylvia O'Neill, Seattle; his father, M. B. Burtness, Spokane; a sister, Patty, Seattle; a brother, Byron, Eugene, Ore.; and a grandmother, Mrs. Clara Merryfield, Spokane.
The body is being sent to Hennessey Funeral Home.
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Alan Clarence Burtness
Specialist Five
DET A-403 (4TH MSFC), D CO, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV
Army of the United States
Medina, Washington
June 19, 1945 to February 20, 1969
ALAN C BURTNESS is on the Wall at Panel W32, Line 64
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties
Name: Alan Clarence Burtness
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1945
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Age: 23
Home City: Medina
Home State: Washington
SSN/Service #: 19844205
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 15 Jul 1968
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Specialist Fifth Class
Military Grade: Specialist Fifth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coa
Company: A-403
Province: 47
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: Alan Clarence Burtness
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1945
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Medina
Home State: Washington
Religion: Protestant- No Denominational Preference
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed) (Single)
SSN/Service #: 19844205
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Processed Date: Feb 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Specialist Fifth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coa
Province: 47
Length of Service : 03
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File
24 Feb 1969, Mon
Page 1
Booby Trap Takes Life of Soldier
Spec. 5 Alan Burtness, 23, a 1962 North Central High School graduate, was killed by a fragmentation booby trap in Vietnam last Thursday.
Burtness, a member of an Army Green Beret special forces unit, was on a patrol in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam when he encountered the enemy booby trap.
Burtness was serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam during his four year Army career. He spent 1 1/2 years in Germany after his first tour then extended his enlistment twice and asked for reassignment to the war zone.
The soldier is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sylvia O'Neill, Seattle; his father, M. B. Burtness, Spokane; a sister, Patty, Seattle; a brother, Byron, Eugene, Ore.; and a grandmother, Mrs. Clara Merryfield, Spokane.
The body is being sent to Hennessey Funeral Home.
∼
Alan Clarence Burtness
Specialist Five
DET A-403 (4TH MSFC), D CO, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV
Army of the United States
Medina, Washington
June 19, 1945 to February 20, 1969
ALAN C BURTNESS is on the Wall at Panel W32, Line 64
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties
Name: Alan Clarence Burtness
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1945
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Age: 23
Home City: Medina
Home State: Washington
SSN/Service #: 19844205
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 15 Jul 1968
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Specialist Fifth Class
Military Grade: Specialist Fifth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coa
Company: A-403
Province: 47
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: Alan Clarence Burtness
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1945
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Medina
Home State: Washington
Religion: Protestant- No Denominational Preference
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed) (Single)
SSN/Service #: 19844205
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Processed Date: Feb 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Specialist Fifth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coa
Province: 47
Length of Service : 03
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)
24 Feb 1969, Mon
Page 1
Booby Trap Takes Life of Soldier
Spec. 5 Alan Burtness, 23, a 1962 North Central High School graduate, was killed by a fragmentation booby trap in Vietnam last Thursday.
Burtness, a member of an Army Green Beret special forces unit, was on a patrol in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam when he encountered the enemy booby trap.
Burtness was serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam during his four year Army career. He spent 1 1/2 years in Germany after his first tour then extended his enlistment twice and asked for reassignment to the war zone.
The soldier is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sylvia O'Neill, Seattle; his father, M. B. Burtness, Spokane; a sister, Patty, Seattle; a brother, Byron, Eugene, Ore.; and a grandmother, Mrs. Clara Merryfield, Spokane.
The body is being sent to Hennessey Funeral Home.
∼
Alan Clarence Burtness
Specialist Five
DET A-403 (4TH MSFC), D CO, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV
Army of the United States
Medina, Washington
June 19, 1945 to February 20, 1969
ALAN C BURTNESS is on the Wall at Panel W32, Line 64
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties
Name: Alan Clarence Burtness
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1945
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Age: 23
Home City: Medina
Home State: Washington
SSN/Service #: 19844205
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 15 Jul 1968
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Specialist Fifth Class
Military Grade: Specialist Fifth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coa
Company: A-403
Province: 47
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: Alan Clarence Burtness
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1945
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Medina
Home State: Washington
Religion: Protestant- No Denominational Preference
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed) (Single)
SSN/Service #: 19844205
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Processed Date: Feb 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Specialist Fifth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coa
Province: 47
Length of Service : 03
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File
24 Feb 1969, Mon
Page 1
Booby Trap Takes Life of Soldier
Spec. 5 Alan Burtness, 23, a 1962 North Central High School graduate, was killed by a fragmentation booby trap in Vietnam last Thursday.
Burtness, a member of an Army Green Beret special forces unit, was on a patrol in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam when he encountered the enemy booby trap.
Burtness was serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam during his four year Army career. He spent 1 1/2 years in Germany after his first tour then extended his enlistment twice and asked for reassignment to the war zone.
The soldier is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sylvia O'Neill, Seattle; his father, M. B. Burtness, Spokane; a sister, Patty, Seattle; a brother, Byron, Eugene, Ore.; and a grandmother, Mrs. Clara Merryfield, Spokane.
The body is being sent to Hennessey Funeral Home.
∼
Alan Clarence Burtness
Specialist Five
DET A-403 (4TH MSFC), D CO, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV
Army of the United States
Medina, Washington
June 19, 1945 to February 20, 1969
ALAN C BURTNESS is on the Wall at Panel W32, Line 64
∼
U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties
Name: Alan Clarence Burtness
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1945
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Age: 23
Home City: Medina
Home State: Washington
SSN/Service #: 19844205
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 15 Jul 1968
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Specialist Fifth Class
Military Grade: Specialist Fifth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coa
Company: A-403
Province: 47
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: Alan Clarence Burtness
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1945
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Medina
Home State: Washington
Religion: Protestant- No Denominational Preference
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed) (Single)
SSN/Service #: 19844205
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 20 Feb 1969
Processed Date: Feb 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Specialist Fifth Class
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coa
Province: 47
Length of Service : 03
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File
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