Richard Joseph Knobbe, age 28, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, May 12, 1960
Death details: Killed in a car-truck crash in Seville, Spain.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s in Galena
Source: Grave marker, Freeport Journal Standard (1960)
James E. Burke, age 22, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Parents: Edward M. Burke
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, June 18, 1953
Death details: Killed in the crash of an Air Force C0124 Globemaster near Tokyo.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s in Galena
Source: Associated Press (1953), United Press (1953), grave marker
Richard L. Gill, age 22, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Parents: Leroy Gill
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, April 2, 1953
Death details: His F-84 Thunderjet crashed and burned in a field near Omega, Georgia.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s in Galena
Source: Grave marker, Associated Press (1953)
Carl F. Owens, age 22, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Parents: Mrs. Joseph Eversoll
Service era: World War II
Military history: 255th Infantry
Date of death: Monday, April 16, 1945
Death details: Killed in action in Germany
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s in Galena
Source: Nation Archives, grave marker, Freeport Journal Standard (1945)
Charles F. Staver, age 23, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Parents: Charles L. Staver
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Tuesday, July 25, 1944
Death details: Died of wounds suffered in action in France.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s in Galena
Source: National Archives, grave marker, Freeport Journal Standard (1944)
Norman L. Bruner, age 21, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Parents: Glen Bruner
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, June 16, 1944
Death details: Killed in a plane crash while on a training flight out of Mather Field, Sacramento to Bakersfield, California.
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1944), Freeport Journal Standard (1944)
Norman L. Bruner, age 21, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Parents: Glen Bruner
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, June 16, 1944
Death details: Killed in a plane crash while on a training flight out of Mather Field, Sacramento to Bakersfield, California.
Cemetery: Greenwood in Galena
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1944), Freeport Journal Standard (1944)
Mortimer A. Bunyer, age 38, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Parents: Harry Bunyer
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, May 26, 1944
Death details: Killed in action in Italy.
Cemetery: Greenwood in Galena
Source: National Archives, grave marker, Freeport Journal Standard (1944)
Lawrence D. McKernan, age 31, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Parents: Elinor McKernan
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, September 12, 1942
Death details: Died, non-battle, died of gunshot wounds at a North Atlantic base.
Source: National Archives, Grant County Herald (1942), Republican Northwestern (1947)
Ralph Vincent Fleege, age 22, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .
Parents: Francis H. Fleege
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, August 9, 1942
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1942)