Neal Wallace Lovsnes, Jr. (1938-1969)

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 1, 1938, Neal Lovsnes was a bachelor of science graduate of the class of 1960. While at Dickinson he was a four-year member of both the basketball and baseball teams, captaining the latter in his last two seasons. He was also active in the Belles Lettres Literary Society, the D-Club, and the Phi Delta Theta fraternity for four years. A R.O.T.C. cadet, he graduated as a force commander and a cadet lieutenant colonel.

He became a member of the regular army specializing in field artillery. He had married Sue Wiegand of St. Louis. In October, 1968, he began a tour of duty in South Vietnam. On April 15, 1969, while traveling to take up a command with the 101st Airborne Division, his helicopter was brought down by hostile fire in Thua Thien province. Major Neal Lovsnes was thirty years old.

More information about other Dickinson war casualties can be found through the online project "In Remembrance" (see link for related entries below).