William D. Jr. Cronin, age 29, from Elmhurst, Illinois, DuPage county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Monday, October 8, 1990
Death details: Killed in a training exercise when two helicopters collided over the Arabian Sea
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, The Gulf War Chronicles, Department of Defense, Associated Press (1990)
Roger Lee Pierce, age 40, from DuPage County Glen Ellyn, Illinois .
Spouse: Lilo
Children: Michael and Roger
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, January 25, 1972
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1972)
Robert Bruce Curran, age 20, from Aurora, Illinois, DuPage county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, August 5, 1971
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam in a jeep that struck an enemy land mine fashoned from a 250 pound American bomb.
Source: National Archives, Effingham Daily News (1971), Associated Press (1971)
Vern Eric Jr. Odom, age 21, from Wheaton, Illinois, DuPage county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: University of Illinois
Date of death: Thursday, December 24, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when an American artillery shell fell short and landed near his position.
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press (1970)
Thomas Forest Herring, age 21, from Lombard, Illinois, DuPage county.
Parents: Ernest P. Herring Sr.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Glenbard East High (1967)
Military history: 198th Americal Infantry Division
Date of death: Thursday, December 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam by a booby trap
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press (1970)
Darrell Lee Colford, age 25, from West Chicago, Illinois, DuPage county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, November 8, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when he stepped on a land mine
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1970)
Alan Scott Boor, age 19, from Woodridge, Illinois, DuPage county.
Parents: William Boor
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, September 11, 1970
Death details: Killed in an explosion aboard a destroyer while it was taking part in a land bombardment of enemy positions in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1970)
William Perry Lyons, age 18, from Lombard, Illinois, DuPage county.
Parents: Angelo Kraitzer and Jane Lyons Kraitzer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, July 4, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Eden Memorial Park
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1970)
William Richard DiSantis, age 22, from Aurora, Illinois, Dupage county.
Parents: Edward J. Disantis
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, April 15, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Fred George Kovarik, age 21, from Downers Grove, Illinois, DuPage county.
Parents: George and Dorothy Kovarik
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, March 28, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1970)