List of journalists killed and missing in the Vietnam War

This article is a partial list of journalists killed and missing during the Vietnam War. The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders tallied 63 journalists who died over a 20-year period ending in 1975 while covering the Vietnam War with the caveat that media workers were not typically counted at the time.[1][2]

List

Year and date killed/missing Surname, First name(s) Nationality Agency Operation/Battle Name Location Circumstances of loss Burial
1954, May 25 Capa, Robert American Freelance, Magnum Freelance, Magnum Vietnam, Thái Bình Province Killed after stepping on land mine, while accompanying French Troops.
1955, April 29 Reese, Everette Dixie American US Economic Cooperation Administration Office of the Special Representative Vietnam, Saigon Killed while documenting the First Battle of Saigon on board a plane which was shot down[3]
1965 Tran, Pham North Vietnamese Nhân Dân Vietnam Killed when his unit engaged US and ARVN forces[4]
1965, May 27 Van Thiel, Pieter American Freelancer Vietnam, Mekong Delta Captured by the Viet Cong during an ARVN attack, he was tortured then executed[5]
1965, September 16 Rose, Jerry American Freelancer Vietnam Killed when the plane he was travelling in crashed[6]
1965, October 2 Kolenberg, Bernard American Associated Press Vietnam Killed when the A-1 he was travelling in collided with another A-1 and crashed[7]
1965, October 10 Huynh, Thanh My South Vietnamese Associated Press Vietnam, Cần Thơ Wounded while photographing an engagement between the Viet Cong and Vietnamese Rangers, he was awaiting evacuation when the Viet Cong overran the landing zone and killed all the wounded[8]
1965, November 4 Chapelle, Dickey American Operation Black Ferret Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province Killed while on patrol with a United States Marine Corps unit when a landmine fragment severed her carotid artery.[9]
1966, February 10 Kermit H. Yoho American Department of the Army Special Photographic Office Vietnam, Củ Chi district Killed in a Vietcong ambush while on patrol with Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment
1966, February 14 Chellapah, Charles Singaporean Associated Press Vietnam, Củ Chi district Killed by a claymore mine while on patrol with US forces.[10][11]
1966, May 21 Castan, Sam American Look magazine Vietnam, Landing Zone Hereford Killed by mortar fire with a unit of the 1st Cavalry Division.[12]
1967, February 21 Fall, Bernard American Operation Chinook II Vietnam, Street Without Joy Killed when he stepped on a Bouncing Betty mine while on patrol with the 1st Battalion 9th Marines.[13]
1967, February 21 Highland, Byron American Headquarters Company, 3rd Marine Division Operation Chinook II Vietnam, Street Without Joy Killed by a Bouncing Betty mine while on patrol with the 1st Battalion 9th Marines.[13][14]
1967, March 11 Gallagher, Ronald American Freelancer Vietnam, Killed by friendly artillery fire[15]
1967, May 9 Schuyler, Philippa American Manchester Union Leader Vietnam, Da Nang Killed when the UH-1 helicopter she was travelling in crashed in the sea near Da Nang[16]
1968, March 4 Ellison, Robert American Newsweek Battle of Khe Sanh Vietnam, Khe Sanh One of 44 passengers and crew killed when the C-123 #54-0590 he was travelling in was shot down by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) anti-aircraft fire.[17][18]
1968, March 5 Mine, Hiromishi Japanese UPI Vietnam Killed when the armored personnel carrier he was travelling in hit a land mine[19]
1968, May 5 Michael Birch Australian Australian Associated Press May Offensive Vietnam, Cholon Killed when the Mini Moke he was travelling in was ambushed by Viet Cong forces.[20]
1968, May 5 Cantwell, John Australian Time magazine May Offensive Vietnam, Cholon Killed when the Mini Moke he was travelling in was ambushed by Viet Cong forces.[20]
1968, May 5 Laramy, Ronald English Reuters May Offensive Vietnam, Cholon Killed when the Mini Moke he was travelling in was ambushed by Viet Cong forces.[20]
1968, May 5 Piggott, Bruce Australian Reuters May Offensive Vietnam, Cholon Killed when the Mini Moke he was travelling in was ambushed by Viet Cong forces.[20]
1968, May 6 Eggleston, Charles American UPI May Offensive Vietnam, Tan Son Nhut Killed by Viet Cong fire.[21]
1968, May 8 Ezcurra, Ignacio Argentinian La Nación May Offensive Vietnam, Saigon Killed by Viet Cong fire[22]
1968, August 22 Sakai, Tatsuo Japanese Nihon Keizai Shimbun Vietnam, Saigon Killed when his apartment was hit in a Viet Cong rocket attack[23]
1969 Saint-Paul, Alain French Agence France-Presse Vietnam, Duc Lap Killed during a PAVN rocket attack[24]
1969, April 18 Savanuck, Paul American Stars and Stripes Vietnam Killed during an engagement between PAVN forces and an American armored unit[25]
1969, August 16 Noonan, Oliver American Associated Press Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province Killed when the UH-1H #66-16303 he was travelling in was hit by enemy fire and crashed killing all on board[26]
1970, April 5 Caron, Gilles French Gamma Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Svay Rieng Province Captured by the PAVN while driving down Highway One.[27] Missing.
1970, April 6 Arpin, Claude French Newsweek Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Svay Rieng Province Captured by the PAVN while driving down Highway One.[27][28] Missing.
1970, April 6 Hannoteaux, Guy French L'Express Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Svay Rieng Province Captured by the PAVN while driving down Highway One.[27] Missing.
1970, April 6 Kusaka, Akira Japanese Fuji Television Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Svay Rieng Province Captured by the PAVN while driving down Highway One.[27] Missing.
1970, April 6 Takagi, Yujiro Japanese Fuji Television Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Svay Rieng Province Captured by the PAVN while driving down Highway One.[27] Missing.
1970, April 6 Flynn, Sean American Time magazine Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Svay Rieng Province Captured while motorcycling down Highway One, believed to have been executed by the Khmer Rouge in 1971[29][30] Missing.
1970, April 6 Stone, Dana American CBS News Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Svay Rieng Province Captured while motorcycling down Highway One, believed to have been executed by the Khmer Rouge in 1971[29][30] Missing.
1970, April 8 Bellendorf, Dieter German NBC Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Svay Rieng Province Captured by the PAVN while driving down Highway One.[27] Missing.
1970, April 8 Gensluckner, George Austrian Freelance Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Svay Rieng Province Captured by the PAVN while driving down Highway One.[27] Missing.
1970, April 16 Mettler, Willy Swiss Freelance Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Kampot Province Captured by the PAVN.[27] Missing.
1970, May 9 Childs, Christopher American 221st Signal Company (Pictorial) Cambodian Campaign near Pleiku Passenger on 189th Assault Helicopter Company UH-1D helicopter shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire
1970, May 9 Itri, Douglas American 221st Signal Company (Pictorial) Cambodian Campaign near Pleiku Passenger on 189th Assault Helicopter Company UH-1D helicopter shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire
1970, May 9 Lowe, Ronald American 221st Signal Company (Pictorial) Cambodian Campaign near Pleiku Passenger on 189th Assault Helicopter Company UH-1D helicopter shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire
1970, May 9 Paradis, Raymond American 221st Signal Company (Pictorial) Cambodian Campaign near Pleiku Passenger on 189th Assault Helicopter Company UH-1D helicopter shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire
1970, May 9 Young, Larry American 221st Signal Company (Pictorial) Cambodian Campaign near Pleiku Passenger on 189th Assault Helicopter Company UH-1D helicopter shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire
1970, May 10 Yanagisawa, Takeshi Japanese Nippon Denpa Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Kampot Province Captured by the PAVN.[27] Missing.
1970, May 29 Nakajima, Teruo Japanese Omori Research Cambodian Campaign Cambodia Captured by the PAVN.[27] Missing.
1970, May 31 Colne, Roger French NBC Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Takéo Province Captured by the PAVN and believed to have been executed the following day.[27] Missing.
1970, May 31 Hangen, Welles American NBC Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Takéo Province Captured by the PAVN and believed to have been executed the following day.[27] Missing.
1970, May 31 Waku, Yoshihiko Japanese NBC Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Takéo Province Captured by the PAVN and believed to have been executed the following day.[27] Missing.
1970, May 31 Ishii, Tomoharo Japanese CBS Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Takéo Province Captured by the PAVN and believed to have been executed the following day.[27] Missing.
1970, May 31 Lekhi, Ramnik Indian CBS Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Takéo Province Believed to have been killed by a PAVN RPG[27] Missing.
1970, May 31 Miller, Gerry American CBS Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Takéo Province Believed to have been killed by a PAVN RPG[27] Missing.
1970, May 31 Sakai, Kojiro Japanese CBS Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Takéo Province Captured by the PAVN and believed to have been executed the following day.[27] Missing.
1970, May 31 Syvertsen, George American CBS Cambodian Campaign Cambodia, Takéo Province Believed to have been killed by a PAVN RPG[27] Missing.
1970, July 7 Puissesseau, René French ORTF Cambodia, Siem Reap Province Killed by the PAVN[27] Killed
1970, July 7 Meyer, Raymond French ORTF Cambodia, Siem Reap Province Killed by the PAVN[27] Missing.
1970, September 18 Duynisveld, Johannes Dutch Freelance Cambodia Captured by the Khmer Rouge.[27] Missing.
1970, October 28 Frosch, Frank American UPI Cambodia, Takéo Province Killed by the Khmer Rouge/PAVN[31] Killed
1970, October 28 Sawada, Kyoichi Japanese UPI Cambodia, Takéo Province Killed by the Khmer Rouge/PAVN[32][31] Killed
1971, February 10 Burrows, Larry British Life magazine Operation Lam Son 719 Laos, Xépôn Passenger on ARVN UH-1H helicopter shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire over the Ho Chi Minh Trail[33] Remains identified in 2002 and interred at the Newseum on 3 April 2008.
1971, February 10 Huet, Henri French/Vietnamese Associated Press Operation Lam Son 719 Laos, Xépôn Passenger on ARVN UH-1H helicopter shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire over the Ho Chi Minh Trail[33] Remains identified in 2002 and interred at the Newseum on 3 April 2008.
1971, February 10 Potter, Kent American UPI Operation Lam Son 719 Laos, Xépôn Passenger on ARVN UH-1H helicopter shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire over the Ho Chi Minh Trail[33] Remains identified in 2002 and interred at the Newseum on 3 April 2008.
1971, February 10 Shimamoto, Keizaburo Japanese Newsweek Operation Lam Son 719 Laos, Xépôn Passenger on ARVN UH-1H helicopter shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire over the Ho Chi Minh Trail[33] Remains identified in 2002 and interred at the Newseum on 3 April 2008.
1971, February Sully, François French Newsweek Operation Lam Son 719 Laos, Xépôn Passenger on ARVN UH-1H command helicopter of General Đỗ Cao Trí shot down by PAVN anti-aircraft fire, he leapt from the burning wreckage but later died of injuries sustained in the fall[34] Buried at Mạc Đĩnh Chi Cemetery
1972, July 12 Shimkin, Alexander American Newsweek Second Battle of Quảng Trị Vietnam, Quảng Trị Killed by a grenade during an ambush by PAVN forces[35] Body not recovered
1972, July 21 Kai Faye, Sam Singaporean ABC Second Battle of Quảng Trị Vietnam, Quảng Trị Killed by PAVN forces when he strayed into the frontline area[10][11]
1972, July 21 Khoo, Terry Singaporean ABC Second Battle of Quảng Trị Vietnam, Quảng Trị Killed by PAVN forces when he strayed into the frontline area[10][11]
1972, July 22 Hebert, Gerard UPI Second Battle of Quảng Trị Vietnam, Quảng Trị Killed by a stray artillery round[36]
1972, July Gill, James The Daily Telegraph Easter Offensive Vietnam, near Da Nang Captured and executed by PAVN forces[37]
1973, March 19 Wakabayashi, Hiroo Japanese Freelancer Vietnam, Buôn Ma Thuột [38]
1973, November 29 Ichinose, Taizo Japanese Freelancer Cambodia, Angkor Killed by Khmer Rouge while trying to photograph the Angkor temples[39]: 225 
1973, December 10 Trinh, Dinh, Hy North Vietnamese Vietnam News Agency Vietnam, Da Nang [40]
1974 Nguyen, Man Hieu South Vietnamese Freelancer Vietnam [41]
1974 Vu, Van Giang South Vietnamese Freelancer Vietnam, Quảng Ngãi Province Killed while photographing an ARVN attack[42]
1974 Vu, Hung Dung North Vietnamese Liberation News Agency Vietnam, Cần Thơ Killed when his unit was ambushed[43]
1974 Ishiyama, Koki Japanese Kyodo News Cambodia, Oudong Captured by Khmer Rouge on 10 October 1973. Died of disease/malnutrition[39]: 225–6 [44]
1974, circa April 14 Filloux, Marc French Agence France-Presse Cambodian War Cambodia, Stung Treng Province Captured after crossing border from Laos in attempt to interview Khmer Rouge, executed by Khmer Rouge Missing[45]
1974, circa April 14 Manivanh Laotian Agence France-Presse Cambodian War Cambodia, Stung Treng Province Captured after crossing border from Laos in attempt to interview Khmer Rouge, executed by Khmer Rouge Missing[46][circular reference]
1974, December 11 Do, Van Vu South Vietnamese Associated Press Vietnam, Chuong Thien Province Killed while covering combat in the Mekong Delta[47]
1975, March 13 Leandri, Paul French Agence France-Presse Fall of Saigon Vietnam, Saigon Killed by Saigon police[48]
1975, April 17 Vichith, Sou Cambodian Gamma Cambodia, Phnom Penh Died in the Killing Fields[49]
1975, April 28 Laurent, Michel French Gamma Fall of Saigon Vietnam, Saigon Killed while trying to rescue another correspondent[50]

See also

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