Anne Arundel County Maryland

Randazzo, Ronald M.
Army Sergeant

Ronald M. Randazzo, age 24, from Glen Burnie, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Glen Burnie High (1985)

Date of death: Wednesday, February 20, 1991
Death details: Killed when his vehicle was attacked by Iraqi forces at the Saudi-Kuwaiti border.
Cemetery: Memorialized in Glen Burnie, Maryland at Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard and Governor Ritchie Highway.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Baltimore Sun, Historical Marker Database (hmdb.org)

Love, James H.
Navy Lieutenate

James H. Love, age 31, from Arnold, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.

Parents: John Marshall Love (1931 – 2008) and Virginia H. Love
Spouse: Cindy (Harris), married September 1983
Children: Erin, 5, Matthew, 3, and Bethany, 1

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Archbishop Martin Spalding High, Severn, Towson State University (1982)

Date of death: Wednesday, December 19, 1990
Death details: One of four men who died when aboard a helicopter from the USS Tripoli that crashed in the western Pacific.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Arlington National

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, The Baltimore Sun (1990), findagrave.com

Wright, David Irvin
Air Force Major

David Irvin Wright, age 35, from Annapolis, Maryland, Anne Arundel County county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 13, 1970
Death details:  On November 13, 1970, an RF-4C Phantom II (tail number 66-0420) carrying two crew members took off as the lead aircraft in a two-plane low-level photo reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. The Phantom was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire while making a run over the target, causing it to explode in mid-air and crash in the vicinity of (GC) 48Q WE 864 957. Witnesses in the other aircraft on the mission reported that no parachutes emerged from the Phantom before it went down, and there was no sign of survivors at the crash site. Search efforts could not be conducted, as the incident took place deep in hostile territory. Both members of the Phantom’s crew remain unaccounted for.

Major David Irvin Wright, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Maryland, was a member of the 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. He was the pilot of Phantom when it went down, and he remains unaccounted for. Today, Major Wright is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Cemetery: Memorialized at Arlington National

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com

Shay, Donald Emerson Jr.
Air Force Major

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Donald Emerson Jr. Shay from Linthicum Heights, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: October 8, 1970
Death details:  On October 8, 1970, an RF-4C Phantom II (tail number 68-610, call sign “Falcon 4”) carrying two crew members took off on a solo photo reconnaissance mission over Laos. En route, the Phantom rendezvoused with a tanker aircraft to refuel and then continued to the target. Approximately one hour later, the pilot of this Phantom made radio contact saying the mission was successful. No further radio contact was established and the aircraft was not heard from again. Search efforts were initiated at the aircraft’s fuel depletion time, but there was no sign of the aircraft, and the crew was declared missing.

Captain Donald Emerson Shay Jr. entered the U.S. Air Force from Maryland and was a member of the 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 432rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. He was the navigator aboard this Phantom II when it was lost, and he went missing with the aircraft. He remains unaccounted for. Subsequent to the incident, and while carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the U.S. Air Force promoted Captain Shay to the rank of Major (Maj). Today, Major Shay is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Bolan, Robert Louis
Army Master sergeant

Robert Louis Bolan, age 39, from Pasadena, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.

Parents: Mrs. Willie Bolan
Spouse: Rebecca
Children: Robert L., Joel, Sidney, Claudette

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, July 24, 1970
Death details: South Vietnam
Cemetery: Saint Francis in Scottsdale, Arizona

Source: National Archives, Arizona Republic (1970)

Doss, Luther James Jr.
Army Staff sergeant

Luther James Jr. Doss, age 22, from Glen Burnie, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.

Parents: Luther Sr. and Dorothy Doss
Spouse: Barbara A. Doss
Children: David James Doss

Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, April 30, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Meadowridge Memorial Park, Baltimore

Source: National Archives, Baltimore Sun (1970), findagrave.com

Cole, Rainer Louis
Army Private 1st class

Rainer Louis Cole, age 22, from Gambrills, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Annapolis High

Date of death: Friday, April 3, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Hostile, killed

Source: National Archives, Baltimore Sun (1970)

Lamm, Jonathan Lee
Army Specialist 4

Jonathan Lee Lamm, age 21, from Mayo, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.

Parents: William J. Lamm

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Annapolis High (166)

Date of death: Wednesday, February 11, 1970
Death details: South Vietnam
Cemetery: Hostile, killed

Source: National Archives, Baltimore Sun (1970)

Pinkney, Harvey Tyrone
Army Specialist 5

Harvey Tyrone Pinkney, age 21, from Lothian, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, January 13, 1970
Death details: Died in a hospital in Japan from wounds received 10 days earlier in anattack on a mess hall in Vietnam.
Cemetery: Hostile, died of wounds

Source: National Archives, Baltimore Evening Sun (1970)

Dorsey, Gardner
Marines Private 1st class

Gardner Dorsey, age 18, from Crownsville, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.

Parents: Maggie Dorsey

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Arundel High

Date of death: Friday, January 2, 1970
Death details: Died from wounds suffered in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, The Capital (1970)

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