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Caylor, Randy Lee
Army Specialist 4

Randy Lee Caylor, age 19, from Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie county.

Parents: Vivian A. Parker

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, July 31, 1971
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1971)

Fuhrman, Robert Michael
Army Corporal

Robert Michael Fuhrman, age 21, from Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 23, 1971
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Calvary in Erie

Source: National Archives, findagrave.com

Durlin, John Stewart
Navy Signalman 3rd Class

John Stewart Durlin, age 21, from Lake City, Pennsylvania, Erie county.

Parents: John S. Durlin

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, June 23, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives., Pittsburgh Press (1970)

Gates, Monte Leroy
Army Sergeant

Monte Leroy Gates, age 20, from Corry, Pennsylvania, Erie county.

Parents: Neil Gates

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, May 26, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in Cambodia.

Source: National Archives., Pittsburgh Press (1970)

Swartz, Gary Lee
Army Specialist 4

Gary Lee Swartz, age 21, from Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie county.

Parents: Henry G. Swartz

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, February 27, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Simpson’s Leader Times (1970), Pittsburgh Press (1970)

Norton, Ward III
Army Specialist 5

Ward III Norton, age 20, from Albion, Pennsylvania, Erie county.

Parents: Ward Norton Jr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, January 19, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Pittsburgh Press (1970)

Kanonczyk, Richard Walter
Marines Corporal

Richard Walter Kanonczyk, age 20, from Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie county.

Service era: Vietnam

Parents: Walter Kanonczyk

Date of death: Wednesday, May 1, 1968
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Pittsburgh Press (1968)

Salada, Leslie M.
Army Staff sergeant

Leslie M. Salada from Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie county.

Spouse: Satoko N. Salada

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, March 16, 1962
Death details: Among 93 soldiers aboard a transport plane on a “secret mission” to Vietnam. Wreaths Across America in 2021: “Very little is known about what happened to the plane and its passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.”
Cemetery: A memorial honoring the lives lost was dedicated in 2021 in Columbia Falls, Maine

Source: Atlanta Counstitution (1962), MauiNow (2021), UPI (1962)

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