Spokane GI Is Missing Lyle David Zacher, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh Zacher of Route 3, has been reported missing in action near Da Nang. Naval authorities notified his parents Saturday morning that he was aboard a small ammunition supply boat near a bridge ramp when enemy rockets destroyed the vessel Thursday. Zacher, eldest son in the family, went overseas on 30 Jan (1969). He had served a Far East tour of duty earlier in a destroyer. He was graduated from Lewis and Clark High School, and had lived here all his life. (Spokesman Review, Spokane WA, 4 Mar 1969)
Soldier Dies of Wounds Electrician's Mate 2.C. Lyle D. Zacher, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh C. Zacher, Route 3, Monday was listed by military officials as "dead of wounds". Earlier he had been classified "missing" in Vietnam. His parents were notified about 1 Mar (1969) that he had been a crewman on an ammunition supply boat near Da Nang which was destroyed by enemy rockets. Zacher was a Spokane native. He was graduated in 1963 from North Central High School, and attended Spokane Community College before enlisting in 1966. Besides his parents, two brothers and two sisters survive. Airman 1.C. James A. Zacher is at McChord Air Force Base, and Navy Construction Appren. Dwaine A. Zacher is stationed at Adak AK; two married sisters, Mrs. Robert Storm, Sherman Air Force Base, OK, and Mrs. Richard H. Nessen, Davenport IA. Young Zacher's grandmother, Mrs. Gladys Mason, resides in Spokane. (Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 12 Mar 1969)
Obituary Funeral services for Lyle D. Zacher, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh C. Zacher, Moran Prairie, who was killed in action 27 Feb (1969) in Vietnam, will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Thornhill-Geraghty's The Rev. Dr. Johnathan W. King will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood. An electrician's mate second class, Mr. Zacher was stationed in South Vietnam aboard a utility boat demolished by enemy rockets. Born in Spokane, he was a 1963 graduate of North Central High School and had attended Spokane Community College prior to enlisting in March 1966. He had been on two previous six-month deployments off Vietnam aboard the destroyer Edson. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane WA, 26 Mar 1969)
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