James Franklin Lang left his Missouri hometown of Tipton to serve as a captain in the U.S. Air Force.
Lang was age 26 when he was killed in action April 28, 1968, in Thua Thien, Vietnam.
He is honored on panel 52E, row 39, of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Recently, someone uploaded his photo to the Faces Never Forgotten project, an online tribute to those named on the wall for their ultimate sacrifice serving their country during the Vietnam War.
The News Tribune reported July 7 that 24 area soldiers, Marines and airmen were among the names without photos at www.vvmf/Wall-of-Faces. Since then, 14 photos have been uploaded.
Missourians whose names are etched on the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial number 1,411. And 625 of those await photos.
Family or friends with photos of the remaining Mid-Missouri service members are invited to upload their image directly to the website.
Mid-Missourians without photos include Charles George, Lohman; Patrick Kempker, Eugene; Elwood Hendrix, Fulton; Orville Sheets, Fulton; Frank Johnson, Auxvasse; Bill Poff, Auxvasse; James Wood, Eldon; Marvin Parker, Hartsburg; George Pruitt, Richland; and Willard Storie, Owensville.
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