John Wayne Marcum, age 34, from Flushing, Michigan, Genesee county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Naval Special Warfare Tactical D & E Squadron Two, Virginia Beach, Va
Date of death: Friday, September 12, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Bagram, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Douglas Frederick Wortman, age 20, from Linden, Michigan, Genessee county.
Parents: Raymond J. Wortman
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, April 21, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Thomas Edward Wilson, age 20, from Mt. Morris, Michigan, Genessee county.
Spouse: Marily R. Wilson
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, April 1, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Dennis Michael Topolinski, age 21, from Mount Morris, Michigan, Genessee county.
Spouse: Sandra D. Topolinski
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, January 18, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Larry Edward Green, age 21, from Mt. Morris, Michigan, Genessee county.
Parents: Mrs. Vivian Wright
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, March 26, 1968
Death details: On March 26, 1968, a UH-34D Choctaw (bureau number 144654, call sign “Murry Medevac Chase”) was the wingman aircraft in a flight of two on an emergency medical evacuation mission from Hue-Phu Bai to Da Nang, South Vietnam. The helicopter four crew members and three passengers. During the flight, this Choctaw’s pilot lost sight of the lead aircraft due to weather conditions, and put the aircraft on instruments while continuing to locate the lead helicopter. It was while flying under instrument control that the Choctaw nose-dived into the water. Search and rescue teams responded to the crash site and rescued the pilot and the copilot, but were unable to locate the other two crew members or the three passengers. Corporal (Cpl) Larry Edward Green, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Michigan, served with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was the crew chief aboard the helicopter on a medical evacuation mission when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Cpl Green is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com, Holland Evening Sentinel (1968)
Vernon Arthur Manley, age 17, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, November 5, 1944
Cemetery: New Albany National
Source: National Archives, grave marker