Albany Oregon

Rodewald, Joseph E.
Marines Lance corporal

Joseph E. Rodewald, age 21, from Albany, Oregon, Linn county.

Parents: John Rodewald and Jacque Brotherton, stepmother Barbara Rodewald
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: South Albany High (2007)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting mounted combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Killed by an Improvised Explosive Device blast were Cpl. Justin J. Cain, Phillip D. Vinnedge, Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, Pfc. Victor A. Dew

Source: Department of Defense, Wausau Daily Herald, Democrat Herald, Military Times

Miller, Mikeal Wayne
Army Sergeant

Mikeal Wayne Miller, age 22, from Albany, Oregon, Linn county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Lewis, Wa

Date of death: Sunday, January 27, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Bethesda, United States

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Soderstrom, William E
Army Sergeant

William E Soderstrom, age 23, from Linn County Albany, Oregon .

Spouse: Gunrun R. Soderstrom

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, May 6, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1966)

Bolden, Rollie Lee
Army Specialist 4

Rollie Lee Bolden, age 23, from Linn County Albany, Oregon .

Parents: Pearl and Rollie Bolden

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 17, 1965
Death details: Killed in Vietnam in an air assault.

Source: National Archives, Greater Oregon (1965)

Hamill, Wright Bartwyn
Army Private 1st class

Wright Bartwyn Hamill, age 19, from Linn County Albany, Oregon .

Parents: W. E. Hamill

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, November 4, 1965
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Waverly Memorial

Source: National Archives, Albany Democrat Herald (1965)

Bacon, Jack David
Navy Reserves Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd class

Jack David Bacon, age 19, from Linn County Albany., Oregon .

Parents: William Harrison Bacon

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, October 25, 1944
Death details: Killed in the sinking of the USS Gambier Bay during the Battle of Leyte.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission

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