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Lee Blanton from Ellison Park, Arkansas.
Service era: World War I
Military history: 245th Quartermaster Depot Company;
Date of death: Saturday, May 18, 1946
Death details: Died of disease
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission
Paul J. Lauer from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Allen county.
Service era: World War I
Military history: Purple Heart
Date of death: Tuesday, October 10, 1944
Death details: Missing in action in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, Elkhart Truth
William F. Perchich.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Thursday, January 2, 1941
Death details: PBY-5 aircraft, while enroute from San Diego to Pensacola, encountered severe weather over Texas and 5-members of crew forced to bail out. One parachute failed and Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2 class William F. Percich fell to his death. 2 January 1941.
Source: U.S. Navy
William Heotis.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Monday, August 23, 1937
Death details: Killed when his plane became tangled on target tow sleeve of another plane and crashed into the sea
Source: U.S. Navy
Wayne Alvin Rasey.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Wednesday, August 11, 1937
Death details: Killed while cleaning a rifle at the Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island
Source: U.S. Navy
Ludwell R. Pickett.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Tuesday, April 6, 1937
Death details: Died when two SBU-1 planes collided and crashed into the Pacific during flight operations
Source: U.S. Navy
Joseph J. Loughlin.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Tuesday, April 6, 1937
Death details: Died when two SBU-1 planes collided and crashed into the Pacific during flight operations
Source: U.S. Navy
John J. Camey.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Tuesday, April 6, 1937
Death details: Died when two SBU-1 planes collided and crashed into the Pacific during flight operations
Source: U.S. Navy
Harry M. Bradley.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Tuesday, April 6, 1937
Death details: Died when two SBU-1 planes collided and crashed into the Pacific during flight operations
Source: U.S. Navy
Milton G. Stephens.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Friday, October 30, 1936
Death details: Died during dive bombing practice at Border Field, San Diego. The left wings of an F3F1 toe off at 1,500 feet and the aircraft plunged to the ground
Source: U.S. Navy