Contreras Luis Odanis Rodriguez, age 22, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Hht, 2d Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 1 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Friday, March 2, 2007
Death details: Hostile, died in Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
John Joseph Jr. Petrilla, age 22, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.
Parents: John J. Petrilla
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Central Catholic High in Allentown, Lehigh County Community College (1969)
Date of death: Tuesday, May 2, 1972
Death details: Petrilla piloted an aircraft on a mission near Quang-Tri when the aircraft was fire upon from hostile ground forces. The aircraft plunged to the ground and burned.
Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1972)
Arthur Tomaschek, age 25, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.
Parents: Ludwig Tomaschek
Spouse: Joyce Ann (Pugh)
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Emaus High (1963), Penn State
Date of death: Wednesday, September 1, 1971
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1971)
Joseph Anthony Simons, age 22, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.
Parents: Catherine (Kramer) Simons Cole
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, November 8, 1961
Death details: Among 77 killed in Richmond, Virginia when the engines aboard their plane failed and it crashed into marshland. The crew and passengers died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The flight was enroute from Baltimore to Columbia, South Carolina.
Source: Associated Press (1961), Allentown Morning Call (1961)
Alfred Jr. Aiple, age 22, from Lehigh County Allentown, Pennsylvania .
Parents: Alfred Aiple Sr.
Spouse: Madeline (Decker)
Children: Aleaine, 1 month
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.
Source: On Eternal Patrol
William V. Fatzinger from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Monday, February 17, 1919
Death details: Died of disease
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com, findagrave.com
Howard H. Frantz, age 27, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.
Parents: Charles Frantz
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Wednesday, November 6, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Jordan United Church of Christ, Allentown
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com
Raymond J. Freed, age 28, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Monday, September 23, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Highland Memorial Park in Allentown
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com