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Pedro A. Barbozaflores, age 27, from Glendale, California, Los Angeles county. Their last known residence was in Glendale.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Carla Jane Stewart, age 37, from Glendale, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 250Th Transportation Company, 1397Th Transportation Terminal Brigade, El Monte, Ca
Date of death: Sunday, January 28, 2007
Death details: Lsa Adder, 28Th Csh, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Legacy
Rel Allen Ravago IV, age 21, from Glendale, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion 502Nd Infantry, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Sunday, November 23, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Armando Monterrubio, age 21, from Glendale, California, Los Angeles county.
Parents: Mario Monterrubio
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, May 28, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Southeast Asia
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1970)
Stephen Kenoffel, age 21, from Glendale, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, April 2, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives
John George Graf, age 22, from Glendale, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, November 15, 1969
Death details: On November 15, 1969, an OV-1C Mohawk (tail number 12690) carrying two crew members took off on a visual reconnaissance mission within the Third Coastal Zone in South Vietnam. During the mission, this aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire and was observed to go into a steep dive while trailing black smoke. The two crew members were able to bail out and land in the vicinity of (GC) XR 735 689. One crew member survived the incident and later reported that when he and the other crew member landed they were immediately captured by the enemy. They were marched to and held at “Camp Alpha” and then on January 8, 1970, moved to “Camp Bravo” from which this crew member escaped later that month.
Lieutenant Commander John George Graf entered the U.S. Navy from California and was a member of the Naval Advisory Group. He was the tactical observer aboard this Mohawk when it was shot down, and ejected from the aircraft prior to its crash. He was captured following the incident and remains unaccounted for. After the incident, the Navy posthumously promoted LCDR Graf to the rank of Commander (CDR). Today, Commander Graf is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual’s case to be in the analytical category of Non-recoverable.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
James Dennis Kelley, age 20, from Glendale, California, Los Angeles county.
Spouse: James Dennis Kelley
Service era: World War II
Schools: Bowlegs High graduate
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Seminole Producer (1943)
Harold William Lindsey, age 26, from Glendale., California, Los Angeles county.
Parents: Barney A. Lindsey
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for June 28, 2021
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Honolulu Star Advertiser (2016)
John Grant Jr. Hope, age 33, from Los Angeles County Glendale, California .
Spouse: Elizabeth J. Hope
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: By mid-November 1950, U.S. and Allied forces had advanced to within approximately sixty miles of the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and China. On November 25, approximately 300,000 Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) “volunteers” suddenly and fiercely counterattacked after crossing the Yalu. The 2nd Infantry Division, located the farthest north of units at the Chongchon River, could not halt the CCF advance and was ordered to withdraw to defensive positions at Sunchon in the South Pyongan province of North Korea. As the division pulled back from Kunu-ri toward Sunchon, it conducted an intense rearguard action while fighting to break through well-defended roadblocks set up by CCF infiltrators. The withdrawal was not complete until December 1, and the 2nd Infantry Division suffered extremely heavy casualties in the process. Sergeant John Hope Grant Jr., who joined the U.S. Army from California, served with the Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company of the 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces on November 30, 1950, as his unit withdrew from Kunu-ri to Sunchon. He was marched with a large group of fellow prisoners to Camp 5, Pyoktong, North Korea, where he died on an unspecified date from malnutrition and pneumonia. He was buried at Camp 5, and his remains have not been recovered. Sergeant Grant is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Los Angeles Times (1954), San Bernardino County Sun (1951)