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Upton, Daniel Carl
Army Specialist 5

Daniel Carl Upton, age 22, from Mason City, Iowa, Cerro Gordo county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, August 14, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Elmwood

Source: Grave marker, findagrave.com, Mason City Globe Gazette (1970)

Rish, Richard Lee
Army Specialist 4

Richard Lee Rish, age 24, from Mason City, Iowa, Cerro Gordo county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, May 26, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives

Gunderson, David Craig
Army Specialist 5

David Craig Gunderson, age 22, from Mason City, Iowa, Cerro Gordo county.

Parents: Omer J. Gunderson (preceded in death) and Corinne L. Gunderson
Spouse: Mary Beth Shovein Gunderson (married April 7, 1969)
Children: Jennifer Ann

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Mason City High (1966), North Iowa Area Communicty College

Date of death: Tuesday, May 5, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died from wounds in South Vietnam. Killed when a helicopter was shot down by enemy gunfire
Cemetery: Memoiral Park

Source: National Archives, Mason City Globe Gazette (1970)

Wilson, Donald Wayne
Navy Admiral 1st class

Donald Wayne Wilson, age 33, from Mason City, Iowa, Cerro Gordo county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, March 16, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when a Navy EC121 spy plane with 31 crew aboard crashed into a hanger and started on fire.

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970), Associated Press (1970)

Davis, Robert Roy
Army Sergeant

Robert Roy Davis, age 21, from Mason City, Iowa, Cerro Gordo county.

Service era: Vietnam

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

Source: National Archives

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