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Shannon, Stephen Daniel
Army Private 1st class

Stephen Daniel Shannon, age 21, from Guttenberg, Iowa, Clayton county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co 397 En Co

Date of death: Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Duart, Billie D.
Army Private 1st class

Billie D. Duart, age 19, from Strawberry Point, Iowa, Clayton county.

Parents: Billie L. Duart

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Starmont High (1970)

Date of death: Wednesday, August 25, 1971
Death details: Drowned in Vietnam. He was found dead in a swimming pool.
Cemetery: Evergreen, Delhi

Source: National Archives, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, findagrave.com, Cedar Rapids Gazette (1971)

McBeain, Duane Marvin
Army Private 1st class

Duane Marvin McBeain, age 19, from Guttenberg, Iowa, Clayton county.

Parents: Marvin McBeain

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, July 1, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Ames Tribune (1971), Des Moines Register (1971)

Zittergruen, Louis Lloyd
Army Private 1st class

Louis Lloyd Zittergruen, age 21, from Monona, Iowa, Clayton county.

Parents: Marvin Zittergruen

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, July 17, 1970
Death details: Killed by a booby trap near Chu Lai

Source: National Archives, Sioux City Journal (1970)

Torrey, Steven Michael
Army Corporal

Steven Michael Torrey, age 20, from Clayton County Guttenberg, Iowa .

Parents: Harold Torrey

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, April 5, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam

Cemetery: Guttenberg

Source: National Archives, Cedar Rapids Gazette (1970), Telegraph Herald (1970), grave marker

Horstman, Karl R.
Navy Hospital corpsman 3

Karl R. Horstman, age 22, from Clayton County Guttenberg, Iowa .

Date of death: Saturday, February 14, 1970
Death details: Killed in an auto accident at Great Lakes Naval Station in Illinois.
Cemetery: Guttenberg

Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette (1970), Des Moines Register (1970)

Ruden, Matthew Albert
Marines Corporal

Matthew Albert Ruden, age 20, from Clayton County Holy Cross, Iowa .

Parents: Raymond F. Ruden and Lenora

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Guttenburg Community High (1967)
Military history: 1st Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

Date of death: Sunday, November 3, 1968
Death details: Died in South Vietnam from fragment wounds received during a friendly air strike on a nearby enemy position.
Cemetery: Immaculate Conception in North Buena Vista

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Des Moines Register (1968), Dubuque Telegraph Herald (1968)

Ruden, Matthew Albert
Marines Corporal

Matthew Albert Ruden, age 20, from Clayton County Holy Cross, Iowa .

Parents: Raymond F. Ruden and Lenora

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Guttenburg Community High (1967)
Military history: 1st Platoona, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

Date of death: Sunday, November 3, 1968
Death details: Died in South Vietnam from fragment wounds received during a friendly air strike on a nearby enemy position.
Cemetery: Immaculate Conception in North Buena Vista

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Des Moines Register (1968), Dubuque Telegraph Herald (1968)

Miller, Merlin Eugene
Army Private 1st class

Merlin Eugene Miller, age 19, from Clayton County Guttenberg, Iowa .

Parents: Walter H. Miller

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Company B, 2nd Batallion, 12 th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division

Date of death: Sunday, September 29, 1968
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam; killed when he was struck by the tail rotor of a military aircraft at a landing zone.
Cemetery: Guttenberg

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Telegraph Herald (1968)

Mueller, David Harold
Army Specialist 4

David Harold Mueller, age 21, from Clayton County Garnavillo, Iowa .

Parents: Harold L. Mueller

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, October 14, 1966
Death details: Drowned in Vietnam.
Cemetery: Garnavillo

Source: National Archives

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