Rodney George Johndro, age 25, from Farmington, Maine, Franklin county.
Parents: Alice and George Johndro
Spouse: Leslie Sargent Johndro
Children: Veronica and Rhonda
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Farmington High graduate
Date of death: Thursday, August 6, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam from an explosion
Source: National Archives, Portland Press Herald (1970)
Frank E. Pelkey from Farmington, Maine, Franklin county.
Parents: Paul O. Cry (foster parent)
Spouse: Married
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Edward Little High graduate in Auburn, Maine
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), Lewiston Daily Sun (1962)