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Meakins, Charles Henry
Army Specialist 4

Charles Henry Meakins, age 20, from Austin, Minnesota, Mower county.

Parents: Doris Meakins

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, August 25, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when a mechanical ambush device placed by a friendly force detonated.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Riles, Donald Eugene
Army Private 1st class

Donald Eugene Riles, age 21, from Austin, Minnesota, Mower county.

Parents: Howard E. Riles

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Austin Central High (1967), Austin Vocational

Date of death: Saturday, May 16, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1970)

Howard, Rolan George
Navy Gunner’s mate 2nd class

Rolan George Howard, age 27, from Mower County Austin, Minnesota .

Parents: Harry Rhoads Howard

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Mason City Globe Gazette (1942)

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