Duane W. Jr. Hollen, age 24, from Bellwood, Pennsylvania, Blair county.
Spouse: Wendy Hollen
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed by SCUD missle attack.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Facebook
Paul Walter Wilkins, age 19, from Bellwood, Pennsylvania, Blair county.
Service era: Korea
Military history: Company B, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division
Date of death: Tuesday, July 11, 1950
Death details: On October 30, 2020, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Corporal Paul Walter Wilkins, missing from the Korean War. Corporal Wilkins joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania and was a member of B Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. On July 11, 1950, he was reported missing in action while his unit was fighting North Korean forces near Choch’iwan, Republic of Korea. On October 4, 1950, an unknown set of remains were buried at the United Nations Military Cemetery at Taejon, South Korea. This set of remains could not be identified at the time, and were eventually buried as unknown remains at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. In July of 2019, this set of remains were exhumed and accessioned into the DPAA laboratory. A multi-disciplinary analysis led to the identification of these remains as those of CPL Wilkins. Corporal Wilkins is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Donald E. Reed, age 20, from Bellwood, Pennsylvania, Blair county. Their last known residence was in Bellwood.
Parents: Harry C. Reed.
Service era: World War II
Schools: Tyrone High, 1943. Bellwood High.
Military history: Sergeant. Entered the Army Air Corps Aug. 17, 1943.
Date of death: Friday, August 17, 1945
Death details: Killed in the collision at 15,000 feet of two B-29 Super fortresses at Weatherford, Texas.
Cemetery: Logan Valley, Bellwood.
Source: National Archives, Altoona Mirror. grave marker
George A. Igou, age 22, from Bellwood, Pennsylvania, Blair county. Their last known residence was in Bellwood.
Parents: Arch Igou and Catherine (Phillips) Igou.
Service era: World War II
Schools: Bellwood-Antis High.
Military history: Technician 5. Enlisted while a junior in high school. Served in Gen. George Patton’s 3rd Army in the 6th Cavalry.
Date of death: Tuesday, March 27, 1945
Death details: Killed in action in Germany.
Cemetery: Jefferson Barracks National, St. Louis.
Source: National Archives, Altoona Mirror.