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Nelson, Rocky J.
Air Force Airman 1st class

Rocky J. Nelson, age 21, from New Auburn, Wisconsin, Chippewa county.

Spouse: Cassie Nelson
Children: Sasha Nelson

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Saturday, December 1, 1990
Death details: Killed when a truck he was directing struck him in Saudi Arabia during the Allied buildup.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense

Nelson, Rocky J.
Air Force Airman 1st class

Rocky J. Nelson, age 21, from New Auburn, Wisconsin, Chippewa county.

Spouse: Cassie Nelson
Children: Sasha Nelson

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Saturday, December 1, 1990
Death details: Killed when a truck he was directing struck him in Saudi Arabia during the Allied buildup.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense

Gillett, Jerry Cecil
Army Specialist 4

Jerry Cecil Gillett, age 21, from Cornell, Wisconsin, Chippewa county.

Parents: Wesley and Frieda Smalley Gillett

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Holcombe High
Military history: 3117 Air Cavalry, Troop A

Date of death: Thursday, June 4, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in a helicopter crash in Vietnam
Cemetery: Island Lake

Source: National Archives, Chippewa Herald Telegram (1970)

Libersky, William Bertram
Marines Lance corporal

William Bertram Libersky, age 20, from Bloomer, Wisconsin, Chippewa county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Graduated from high school in Bloomer

Date of death: Sunday, January 11, 1970
Death details: Died from injuries he received Jan. 7 from combat in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Chippewa Herald Telegram (1970)

Morley, Stanley L.
Army 1st lieutenant

Stanley L. Morley from Wisconsin, Chippewa county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, November 29, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Fasbender, Henry
Private

Henry Fasbender, age 24, from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Chippewa county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, October 1, 1918
Death details: Died of disease
Cemetery: Hope, Chippewa Falls

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com, findagrave.com

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