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Vernon Gail Bergquist, age 21, from Spencer, Iowa, Clay county.
Parents: August Bergquist
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Iowa Lakes Community College, Spencer High (1967)
Date of death: Thursday, June 11, 1970
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash in Cambodia
Source: National Archives, Estherville Daily News (1970)
James Lynn Abler, age 21, from Royal, Iowa, Clay county.
Parents: Albert Abler
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Clay Central High graduate, Minneapolis School of Art, Westmar College
Date of death: Friday, May 22, 1970
Death details: Died when a helicopter he was aboard crashed in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Des Moines Register (1970)