Added by: Tom Reece

Specialist Four Beverly Costner Ware was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army, SP4 Ware served our country until April 26th, 1969 in Bing Thuy, South Vietnam. He was 24 years old and was not married. It was reported that Beverly died from multiple fragmentation wounds from a mine. His body was recovered. Beverly was born on August 29th, 1944 in Mount Holly, North Carolina. SP4 Ware is on panel 26W, line 058 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.

Friend and Classmate, Greensboro, NC 27410, A wonderful guy from a great family. I’ll never forget “BEVO”. Larry Lawing.

The Silver Star Medal has been awarded posthumously to Sp4 Beverly Costner Ware for gallantry in action April 1, in Vietnam. The presentation was made to his Mother, Mrs Janice H Ware of Mount Holly. Specialist Ware was assistant commander of a mobile strike force company during a reconnaissance-in-force mission when his unit encountered an enemy base camp and bunker complex. The heavy automatic weapons and small arms fire pinned down the lead platoon. Ware darted amongst his troops and gave directions and encouragement, also directing artillery and air strikes during several hours of fierce fighting. As his men moved forward for a final assault, they were again halted by intense fire. Maneuvering within hand grenade range of a main defensive bunker which had his lead element pinned down, Ware was mortally wounded by enemy automatic weapons fire seconds after he stood up to hurl the grenade which killed the occupants of the fortification. Specialist Ware was a member of the Command and Control Detachment, 5th Special Forces Group Airborne, 1st Special Forces. Funeral services are set for today for Beverly Costner Ware, a Green Beret, at 3pm at the Lutheran Church at the Good Shepherd. Ware was the son of Jane Casteen Ware and the late James H Ware.

He is the Son of Mr James Hunter Ware and Mrs Betty Jane Costner Ware.

He served with Detachment A-362, 5th Special Forces Group, Special Forces Vietnam, USARV.

He was awarded The Combat Infantryman’s Badge(CIB), The Silver Star Medal for Bravery, The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal and The Good Conduct Medal.

Burial:
Pineview Cemetery
Mount Holly
Gaston County
North Carolina, USA
Plot: Block C, Lot # 6

Source:   Find A Grave

Created by: Tom Reece
Record added: Jan 28, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 17723805