The Star-Herald (Belton, Missouri), 12 Mar 1970, Thursday, Page 1
Services For Viet Victim
Services for Private First Class Darrell W. Aspey, 23, who was killed Feb. 27 in combat in Vietnam, were held yesterday (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Belton. Military burial services were conducted that afternoon at the National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kans. The Rev. Monte Peterson officiated at the church services. Private Aspey was born in Bolivar and had lived in Belton most of his life. He was a member of the Belton Baptist Church and was graduated from Belton High School before joining the Army.
He had been stationed with the Army in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, since September. He was a member of D Troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th Light infantry Brigade.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Peggy Aspey; a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey; two daughters, Angela Jean Aspey, and Darrellynn Stacy Aspey who was born Saturday morning at the Richards-Gebaur AFB Hospital, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aspey, all of the home, 211 Berry Ave.; the paternal grandfather, Clifford Aspey, Bolivar; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Alta Stacy, and his maternal great-grandfather, Charles Green, both of Humansville; three brothers, Glen Aspey, Kansas City; Clifford D. Aspey, Belton, and Richard D. Aspey, Fort Hood, Tex. Casket bearers for the services in Belton were Allen Foote, Burton Foote, Robert Nixon, Darrell Babcock, Melvin Spradley and Raymond D. Taylor.
The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri), 7 Mar 1970, Saturday, Page 46
Pfc Darell[sic] W. Aspey, 23, Belton, was killed February 27 in combat in Vietnam. He had been stationed with the Army in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, since September. Private Aspey was a member of D troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th light infantry brigade.
He was born in Bolivar, Mo., and lived in Belton most of his life. Private Aspey was a member of the Belton Baptist church. He was graduated from Belton high school before joining the Army.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Peggy Aspey; a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey; a daughter Angela Jean Aspey, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aspey, all of the home; the paternal grandfather, Clifford Aspey, Bolivar; three brothers, Glen Aspey, 8611 East 114th terrace; Clifford D Aspey, Belton; and Richard D. Aspey, Fort Hood, Tex.
Services will he held at 11 o'clock Tuesday at the church; burial in the National cemetery, Ft. Leavenworth, Kas. Friends may call from 7 to 9 o'clock Mondav night at the George chapel, Belton.
From Memorial Wall in Memorial Station in Memorial Park in Belton, Missouri
Darrell Wayne Aspey was born November 26, 1946, in Bolivar, Missouri, and attended Raymore and Grandview schools until he moved to Belton in 1957. He married Peggy Jean Yavrouian on October 3, 1964, and for the next three years he was a service manager for Clark's Floor Machine Co. A daughter, Angela, was born in 1965 and a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey in 1969.
Corporal Aspey volunteered for the Army in April 1969 and after training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, was assigned to the First Training Brigade Armor at Fort Knox, Kentucky. After a leave in Belton in September 1969, he was sent to Vietnam as a member of D Troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade stationed in Bien Hoa. (B. G. Burkett, author of "Stolen Valor", was also assigned to the the 199th LIB about this same time.)
In February 1970, Corporal Aspey's platoon was ambushed by a large enemy force. According to his troop commander, Aspey was filling the dual role of manning his own weapon and providing ammunition for his track commander. While securing additional ammunition, he was critically wounded by fragments of a rocket-propelled grenade which struck his vehicle under heavy fire.
Corporal Aspey died while aboard an evacuation helicopter enroute to a hospital in Long Binh. Funeral services were held in Belton on March 7, 1970, and he was buried in the National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and other medals.
Belton Remembers
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PANEL 13W, LINE 60 OF THE WALL
Services For Viet Victim
Services for Private First Class Darrell W. Aspey, 23, who was killed Feb. 27 in combat in Vietnam, were held yesterday (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Belton. Military burial services were conducted that afternoon at the National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kans. The Rev. Monte Peterson officiated at the church services. Private Aspey was born in Bolivar and had lived in Belton most of his life. He was a member of the Belton Baptist Church and was graduated from Belton High School before joining the Army.
He had been stationed with the Army in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, since September. He was a member of D Troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th Light infantry Brigade.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Peggy Aspey; a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey; two daughters, Angela Jean Aspey, and Darrellynn Stacy Aspey who was born Saturday morning at the Richards-Gebaur AFB Hospital, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aspey, all of the home, 211 Berry Ave.; the paternal grandfather, Clifford Aspey, Bolivar; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Alta Stacy, and his maternal great-grandfather, Charles Green, both of Humansville; three brothers, Glen Aspey, Kansas City; Clifford D. Aspey, Belton, and Richard D. Aspey, Fort Hood, Tex. Casket bearers for the services in Belton were Allen Foote, Burton Foote, Robert Nixon, Darrell Babcock, Melvin Spradley and Raymond D. Taylor.
The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri), 7 Mar 1970, Saturday, Page 46
Pfc Darell[sic] W. Aspey, 23, Belton, was killed February 27 in combat in Vietnam. He had been stationed with the Army in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, since September. Private Aspey was a member of D troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th light infantry brigade.
He was born in Bolivar, Mo., and lived in Belton most of his life. Private Aspey was a member of the Belton Baptist church. He was graduated from Belton high school before joining the Army.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Peggy Aspey; a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey; a daughter Angela Jean Aspey, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aspey, all of the home; the paternal grandfather, Clifford Aspey, Bolivar; three brothers, Glen Aspey, 8611 East 114th terrace; Clifford D Aspey, Belton; and Richard D. Aspey, Fort Hood, Tex.
Services will he held at 11 o'clock Tuesday at the church; burial in the National cemetery, Ft. Leavenworth, Kas. Friends may call from 7 to 9 o'clock Mondav night at the George chapel, Belton.
From Memorial Wall in Memorial Station in Memorial Park in Belton, Missouri
Darrell Wayne Aspey was born November 26, 1946, in Bolivar, Missouri, and attended Raymore and Grandview schools until he moved to Belton in 1957. He married Peggy Jean Yavrouian on October 3, 1964, and for the next three years he was a service manager for Clark's Floor Machine Co. A daughter, Angela, was born in 1965 and a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey in 1969.
Corporal Aspey volunteered for the Army in April 1969 and after training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, was assigned to the First Training Brigade Armor at Fort Knox, Kentucky. After a leave in Belton in September 1969, he was sent to Vietnam as a member of D Troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade stationed in Bien Hoa. (B. G. Burkett, author of "Stolen Valor", was also assigned to the the 199th LIB about this same time.)
In February 1970, Corporal Aspey's platoon was ambushed by a large enemy force. According to his troop commander, Aspey was filling the dual role of manning his own weapon and providing ammunition for his track commander. While securing additional ammunition, he was critically wounded by fragments of a rocket-propelled grenade which struck his vehicle under heavy fire.
Corporal Aspey died while aboard an evacuation helicopter enroute to a hospital in Long Binh. Funeral services were held in Belton on March 7, 1970, and he was buried in the National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and other medals.
Belton Remembers
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The Star-Herald (Belton, Missouri), 12 Mar 1970, Thursday, Page 1
Services For Viet Victim
Services for Private First Class Darrell W. Aspey, 23, who was killed Feb. 27 in combat in Vietnam, were held yesterday (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Belton. Military burial services were conducted that afternoon at the National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kans. The Rev. Monte Peterson officiated at the church services. Private Aspey was born in Bolivar and had lived in Belton most of his life. He was a member of the Belton Baptist Church and was graduated from Belton High School before joining the Army.
He had been stationed with the Army in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, since September. He was a member of D Troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th Light infantry Brigade.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Peggy Aspey; a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey; two daughters, Angela Jean Aspey, and Darrellynn Stacy Aspey who was born Saturday morning at the Richards-Gebaur AFB Hospital, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aspey, all of the home, 211 Berry Ave.; the paternal grandfather, Clifford Aspey, Bolivar; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Alta Stacy, and his maternal great-grandfather, Charles Green, both of Humansville; three brothers, Glen Aspey, Kansas City; Clifford D. Aspey, Belton, and Richard D. Aspey, Fort Hood, Tex. Casket bearers for the services in Belton were Allen Foote, Burton Foote, Robert Nixon, Darrell Babcock, Melvin Spradley and Raymond D. Taylor.
The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri), 7 Mar 1970, Saturday, Page 46
Pfc Darell[sic] W. Aspey, 23, Belton, was killed February 27 in combat in Vietnam. He had been stationed with the Army in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, since September. Private Aspey was a member of D troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th light infantry brigade.
He was born in Bolivar, Mo., and lived in Belton most of his life. Private Aspey was a member of the Belton Baptist church. He was graduated from Belton high school before joining the Army.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Peggy Aspey; a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey; a daughter Angela Jean Aspey, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aspey, all of the home; the paternal grandfather, Clifford Aspey, Bolivar; three brothers, Glen Aspey, 8611 East 114th terrace; Clifford D Aspey, Belton; and Richard D. Aspey, Fort Hood, Tex.
Services will he held at 11 o'clock Tuesday at the church; burial in the National cemetery, Ft. Leavenworth, Kas. Friends may call from 7 to 9 o'clock Mondav night at the George chapel, Belton.
From Memorial Wall in Memorial Station in Memorial Park in Belton, Missouri
Darrell Wayne Aspey was born November 26, 1946, in Bolivar, Missouri, and attended Raymore and Grandview schools until he moved to Belton in 1957. He married Peggy Jean Yavrouian on October 3, 1964, and for the next three years he was a service manager for Clark's Floor Machine Co. A daughter, Angela, was born in 1965 and a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey in 1969.
Corporal Aspey volunteered for the Army in April 1969 and after training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, was assigned to the First Training Brigade Armor at Fort Knox, Kentucky. After a leave in Belton in September 1969, he was sent to Vietnam as a member of D Troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade stationed in Bien Hoa. (B. G. Burkett, author of "Stolen Valor", was also assigned to the the 199th LIB about this same time.)
In February 1970, Corporal Aspey's platoon was ambushed by a large enemy force. According to his troop commander, Aspey was filling the dual role of manning his own weapon and providing ammunition for his track commander. While securing additional ammunition, he was critically wounded by fragments of a rocket-propelled grenade which struck his vehicle under heavy fire.
Corporal Aspey died while aboard an evacuation helicopter enroute to a hospital in Long Binh. Funeral services were held in Belton on March 7, 1970, and he was buried in the National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and other medals.
Belton Remembers
Notes
PANEL 13W, LINE 60 OF THE WALL
Services For Viet Victim
Services for Private First Class Darrell W. Aspey, 23, who was killed Feb. 27 in combat in Vietnam, were held yesterday (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Belton. Military burial services were conducted that afternoon at the National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kans. The Rev. Monte Peterson officiated at the church services. Private Aspey was born in Bolivar and had lived in Belton most of his life. He was a member of the Belton Baptist Church and was graduated from Belton High School before joining the Army.
He had been stationed with the Army in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, since September. He was a member of D Troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th Light infantry Brigade.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Peggy Aspey; a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey; two daughters, Angela Jean Aspey, and Darrellynn Stacy Aspey who was born Saturday morning at the Richards-Gebaur AFB Hospital, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aspey, all of the home, 211 Berry Ave.; the paternal grandfather, Clifford Aspey, Bolivar; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Alta Stacy, and his maternal great-grandfather, Charles Green, both of Humansville; three brothers, Glen Aspey, Kansas City; Clifford D. Aspey, Belton, and Richard D. Aspey, Fort Hood, Tex. Casket bearers for the services in Belton were Allen Foote, Burton Foote, Robert Nixon, Darrell Babcock, Melvin Spradley and Raymond D. Taylor.
The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri), 7 Mar 1970, Saturday, Page 46
Pfc Darell[sic] W. Aspey, 23, Belton, was killed February 27 in combat in Vietnam. He had been stationed with the Army in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, since September. Private Aspey was a member of D troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th light infantry brigade.
He was born in Bolivar, Mo., and lived in Belton most of his life. Private Aspey was a member of the Belton Baptist church. He was graduated from Belton high school before joining the Army.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Peggy Aspey; a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey; a daughter Angela Jean Aspey, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aspey, all of the home; the paternal grandfather, Clifford Aspey, Bolivar; three brothers, Glen Aspey, 8611 East 114th terrace; Clifford D Aspey, Belton; and Richard D. Aspey, Fort Hood, Tex.
Services will he held at 11 o'clock Tuesday at the church; burial in the National cemetery, Ft. Leavenworth, Kas. Friends may call from 7 to 9 o'clock Mondav night at the George chapel, Belton.
From Memorial Wall in Memorial Station in Memorial Park in Belton, Missouri
Darrell Wayne Aspey was born November 26, 1946, in Bolivar, Missouri, and attended Raymore and Grandview schools until he moved to Belton in 1957. He married Peggy Jean Yavrouian on October 3, 1964, and for the next three years he was a service manager for Clark's Floor Machine Co. A daughter, Angela, was born in 1965 and a son, Douglas Wayne Aspey in 1969.
Corporal Aspey volunteered for the Army in April 1969 and after training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, was assigned to the First Training Brigade Armor at Fort Knox, Kentucky. After a leave in Belton in September 1969, he was sent to Vietnam as a member of D Troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade stationed in Bien Hoa. (B. G. Burkett, author of "Stolen Valor", was also assigned to the the 199th LIB about this same time.)
In February 1970, Corporal Aspey's platoon was ambushed by a large enemy force. According to his troop commander, Aspey was filling the dual role of manning his own weapon and providing ammunition for his track commander. While securing additional ammunition, he was critically wounded by fragments of a rocket-propelled grenade which struck his vehicle under heavy fire.
Corporal Aspey died while aboard an evacuation helicopter enroute to a hospital in Long Binh. Funeral services were held in Belton on March 7, 1970, and he was buried in the National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and other medals.
Belton Remembers
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Inscription
Missouri; Corporal, Troop D, 17 Cavalry, 199 Light Infantry Brigade, Vietnam; Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
