John Edwin Straub, age 19, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.
Parents: Mary Boyle Straub
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Division
Date of death: Wednesday, October 28, 1970
Death details: Died in South Vietnam after he slipped off a water-covered road and fell into a river while en route to a platoon defensive position.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s
Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1970)