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Malone, Felix
Army Msg

Felix Malone, age 50, from Oakland, California, Alameda county.

Spouse: Helen C. Malone
Children: Felix and Cahrles E. Malone

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Headquarters Company, 2nd Armored Division and Advisory Team No. 21

Date of death: Tuesday, September 21, 1971
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: National Archives, Austin American (1971)

Dillard, John Albert B. Jr.
Army Major General

John Albert B. Jr. Dillard, age 50, from Lake Charles, Louisiana, Calcasieu county.

Spouse: Betty L. Hawkins
Children: John A. B. Dillard III, Gerry, Revalee

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, May 12, 1970
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Des Moines Tribune (1970), Associated Press (1970)

Thompson, Ross H.
Army Technician sergeant

Ross H. Thompson, age 50, from Tennessee, Blount county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Thursday, December 10, 1942
Death details: On November 10, 2021, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Technical Sergeant Ross H. Thompson, missing from the World War II. Technical Sergeant Thompson entered the U.S. Army from Tennessee and was a member of the Finance Department stationed at Fort McKinley in the Philippines during World War II. He was captured by Japanese forces following the U.S. surrender at Bataan on April 9, 1942. TSgt Thompson was taken to the Cabanatuan Prisoner of War Camp, where he died of pellagra and beriberi on December 10, 1942. TSgt Thompson was buried in Common Grave 917 at the camp cemetery. His remains could not be individually identified when they were recovered from Communal Grave 917 after the war, and they were buried as unknown remains at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. In March of 2018, the unknown remains associated with Communal Grave 917 were disinterred from the Manila American Cemetery and accessioned into the DPAA Laboratory for reexamination. Laboratory analysis led to the successful identification of TSgt Thompson’s remains.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Rasor, Winchell I.
Army Colonel

Winchell I. Rasor, age 50, from New York, New York county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: September 11, 1942
Death details: Death, non-battle

Cemetery: Sunset, in Rockport, Indiana

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Free, Thomas Augusta
Navy Machinist’s mate 1st class

Thomas Augusta Free, age 50, from Grimes County Navasota, Texas .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. His son, William Thomas Free, was also killed aboard the Arizona in the attack.

Source: National Archives, Waco Trbune Herald (1943)

Boswell, James A.
Lieutenant

James A. Boswell, age 50, from Elmore, Alabama, Elmore county.

Parents: F.A. Boswell

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Monday, September 30, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: Mount Hebron West, Elmore

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

Flannery, Edward J.
Private

Edward J. Flannery, age 50, from Burlington, Vermont, Chittenden county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Wednesday, April 3, 1918
Death details: Died of disease
Cemetery: Saint Mary in Richmond, Vermont

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

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