Prentis Barney Boykin, JrPrivate First ClassD CO (ANTITANK), 16TH ARMOR, 173 ABN BDE Army of the United States 08 August 1947 - 04 March 1968 Vancouver, Washington Panel 42E Line 061 |
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I grew up with Prentis Barney Boykin, Jr. I first met Prentis at the try out field of the Columbia (Vancouver, WA) Little League in 1962. He was the catcher and I was the pitcher. He had played for the Yankees and was about to be picked for the majors for OK Rubber Tires. I was younger than Prentis, so I had to stay with the minors, going from pitching for the Dodgers to pitching for the Yankees. PRENTIS had another good friend, Dale Anderson, who also played catcher. I also attended McLoughlin Junior High School (1962-63) and Hudson's Bay High School (1964-65) with Prentis. The loss of Prentis Barney Boykin, Jr, was felt all over Vancouver, Washington. Now may he rest in Peace in the golden light of eternal Love, from now and forever more!
Your good friend,
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A Note from The Virtual WallD Company, 16th Armor Regiment, provided an airborne anti-tank capability to the 173rd Airborne Brigade with its M-56 self-propelled 90mm "Scorpion" guns. On 04 March 1968 the company lost eight men:
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is his good friend, Gregory Payne 700 Veterans Drive, The Dalles, Or 97058 teetee199thlib@excite.com 23 Jun 2001 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
Last updated 05/21/2004