Joshua Davis, age 19, from Perry, Iowa, Dallas county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Perry High (2009).
Military history: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Friday, May 7, 2010
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Source: KCCT, KCRG, Iowa Governor Office, Department of Defense
Kenneth Leroy Defenbaugh, age 20, from Woodward, Iowa, Dallas county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, May 2, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Steven Frank Edwards, age 21, from De Soto, Iowa, Dallas county.
Parents: Neil Edwards
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 173rd Engineer Company, 173rd Airborne Bridgade
Date of death: Wednesday, February 18, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Des Moines Regiser (1970)
Channing R. Whitaker, age 18, from Granger, Iowa, Dallas county.
Parents: Luther Whitaker
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, November 22, 1943
Death details: On May 29, 2019, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private Channing R. Whitaker, missing from World War II. Private Whitaker joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Iowa and served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He was killed in action on November 22, 1943, during the 2nd Marine Division’s invasion of the Japanese-held Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands. He was reportedly buried in Cemetery 33 on Betio. After the close of World War II, Graves Registration personnel recovered the remains of U.S. service members buried on Betio; however, Private Whitaker’s remains were not among those recovered. In 2009, the non-profit organization History Flight located Cemetery 33 on Betio. DPAA and History Flight began excavating the area around Cemetery 33, leading to the recovery of remains from a previously undiscovered burial trench west of the cemetery. DPAA was eventually able to identify Private Whitaker from among these remains.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency