Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Jeffrey L. White Jr., age 21, from Catawissa, Missouri, Franklin county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Join Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Date of death: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Death details: Died in Khost Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Russell Michael Makowski, age 23, from Union, Missouri, Franklin county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery B, 4Th Battalion, 42D Field Artillery, 1 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Thursday, September 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Riley Elam Baker, age 22, from Pacific, Missouri, Franklin county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: H&S Co, 3D Bn, 8Th Mar, (1-1 Ad, I Mef Fwd), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Thursday, June 22, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Carol McKinney from Leslie, Missouri, Franklin county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, December 14, 1990
Death details: Died non-battle
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, The Gulf War Chronicles
Ronald Paul Remboldt, age 20, from Franklin County Union, Missouri .
Parents: Mabel and Walter Remboldt
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, December 4, 1971
Death details: Ronald was found dead on his unit’s base in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Saint Clair Chronicle (1971), Kitsap Sun (1971)
Gary Duane Hudson, age 20, from Sullivan, Missouri, Franklin county.
Parents: Ralph Hudson and stepmother Marcella
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, November 18, 1970
Death details: Died from injuries received in a helicopter crash in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Saint Clair Chronicle (1970)
Francis Edward Maune, age 21, from Washington, Missouri, Franklin county.
Parents: Frank H. Maune
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, July 21, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Sedalia Democrat (1970)
Dale Edward Greife, age 19, from Union, Missouri, Franklin county.
Parents: Russell Greife
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Union High (1968)
Date of death: Wednesday, June 10, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when the helicopter he was piloting crashed.
Source: National Archives, Saint Louis Post Dispatch (1970)
John Allen Claggett, age 21, from Union, Missouri, Franklin county.
Parents: Forest Claggett Jr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, May 20, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Jefferson City Post Tribune (1970)
Ralph Richard Jr. Quick, age 22, from Gerald, Missouri, Franklin county.
Spouse: Brenda J. Quick
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, March 27, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)