DeKalb Illinois

Sietsema, Ashley
Army Specialist

Ashley Sietsema, age 20, from DeKalb, Illinois, Cook county.

Service era: Iraq

Spouse: Max W. Sietsema (April 27, 2007)

Parent: Olivia Alvarez

School: Graduate of East Leyden High in Franklin Park, Northern Illinois University
Military history: 708Th Medical Company (Ga), 108Th Multi-Functional Medical Battalion, North Riverside, Il

Date of death: Monday, November 12, 2007
Death details: Died in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.

Cemetery: Fairview Park, DeKalb

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home

Williams, Steven Gary
Army Specialist 4

Steven Gary Williams, age 19, from Dekalb, Illinois, DeKalb county.

Parents: Loren and Irma Kober Williams

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: DeKalb High (1969)

Date of death: Saturday, July 3, 1971
Death details: He was working on a road grader in South Vietnam when he accidentally fell and was run over.

Source: National Archives, DeKalb Daily Chronicle (1971)

Jossendal, Richard Lynn
Marines Lance corporal

Richard Lynn Jossendal, age 20, from DeKalb County Dekalb, Illinois .

Parents: Olaf Jossendal

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, August 24, 1965
Death details: Killed when the transport plane he was aboard crashed in Hong Kong.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1965)

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