Floyd County Iowa

Tumilson, Jon T.
Navy Special warfare operator petty officer 1st class (SEAL/Enlisted surface warfare specialist)

Jon T. Tumilson, age 35, from Rockford, Iowa, Floyd county.

Parents: George Tumilson and Kathleen Tumilson
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: East Cost-based Naval Special Warfare Unit

Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicpoter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Cemetery: Riverside, Rockford

Source: Department of Defense

Siefken, Dale Marten
Navy Fire controlman 2

Dale Marten Siefken, age 23, from Floyd County Rockford, Iowa .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.

Source: On Eternal Patrol, Des Moines Register (2016)

Wilson, Ray Milo
Navy Radioman 3rd class

Ray Milo Wilson, age 21, from Charles City, Iowa, Floyd county.

Service era: World War II
Schools: Charles City High (1938)

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Waterloo Courier (1942)

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