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Dillon, James Robert Jr
Marines Private 1st class

James Robert Dillon Jr., age 19, from Grove City, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: 3d Lar Bn, Mcagcc, 29 Palms, California

Date of death: Thursday, March 13, 2003
Death details: Died in Kuwait from a self-inflicted gunshot wound

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Bailey, James Albert
Army Chief Warrant Officer

James Albert Bailey, age 43, from Grove City, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.

Parents: Robert Otis and Frances Simons Bailey
Spouse: Betty (McCool)
Children: Joyce Anita Fusco

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, October 10, 1970
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash in a river in South Vietnam. Body was recovered at crash site in 1971.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: National Archives, Franklin News Herald (1970)

Murphy, Ralph Oliver III
Army Corporal

Ralph Oliver III Murphy, age 21, from Grove City, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.

Parents: Ralph O. Murphy Jr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, May 10, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in Cambodia.

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Spence, Richard Bruce
Army Corporal

Richard Bruce Spence, age 20, from Grove City, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.

Parents: Richard F. Spence

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, January 11, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association, Associated Press (1970)

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