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Schalk, Thomas Michael Sr.
Army Corporal

Thomas Michael Sr. Schalk, age 26, from Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton county.

Parents: Albert
Children: Thomas Michael Jr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, June 22, 1970
Death details: Hostile, Cambodia

Source: National Archives.

Taylor, Gary Lynn
Army Sergeant

Gary Lynn Taylor, age 20, from Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton county.

Parents: Alice Hans

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 15th Medical Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry

Date of death: Sunday, May 24, 1970
Death details: Died in Cambodia after a medical evacuation helicopter on which he was a door gunner was shot down in the jungle.

Source: National Archives, Cincinnati Post (1970)

Beal, George Willie Jr.
Marines Private

George Willie Jr. Beal, age 18, from Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton county.

Parents: George W. Beal Sr.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Taft High

Date of death: Saturday, May 16, 1970
Death details: Drowned in the Vugia River while attempting to aid another Marine, who had fallen into the river

Source: National Archives

Rogers, Kenneth Faulkner
Army 1st lieutenant

Kenneth Faulkner Rogers, age 23, from Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton county.

Parents: Elmer Rogers

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, May 12, 1970
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Corpus Christi Caller Times, Cincinnati Post (1970)

Cravens, Thomas Lloyd
Marines Lance corporal

Thomas Lloyd Cravens, age 19, from Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton county.

Parents: Logan Cravens

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, May 6, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Cincinnati Post (1970)

Purdon, Gerald Wayne
Army Sergeant

Gerald Wayne Purdon, age 21, from Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton county.

Parents: Richard S. Purdon
Spouse: Susan Purdon

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 1, 1970
Death details: Killed by enemy fire in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Cincinnati Enquirer (1970)

Wakefield, Joseph Jr.
Army Sergeant

Joseph Jr. Wakefield, age 23, from Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton county.

Parents: Joseph Wakefield
Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Smith
Children: Joseph III

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 25, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Cincinnati Enquirer (1970)

Kramer, Robert Dean
Army Corporal

Robert Dean Kramer, age 20, from Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton county.

Parents: George P. Kramer

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Western Hills High (1967)

Date of death: Thursday, January 15, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, illness, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Cincinnati Post (1970)

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