Gulf War

McDougle, Melvin D.
Army Sergeant

Melvin D. McDougle, age 35, from Fayettville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.

Parents: Ella McDougle

Service era: Gulf War
Military history: 101st Airborne Division, For C ampbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Saturday, December 22, 1990
Death details: Died of injuries suffered during a live fire exercise when a gun exploded

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Knoxville New Sentinel (1991), Fort Pierce Tribune (1991)

Betz, Dennis W.
Marines Corporal

Dennis W. Betz, age 22, from Alliance, Ohio, Stark county.

Parents: Judy Betz
Spouse: Married
Children: Daughter

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Alliance High (1986)

Date of death: Sunday, December 9, 1990
Death details: Died from a brain aneurysm aboard the USS Guam in the Persian Gulf

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Orlando Sentinel, Department of Defense, Associated Press, Fort Pierce Tribune (1991)

Vigrass, Scott N.
Army Private

Scott N. Vigrass, age 27, from Tonawanda, New York, Erie county.

Parents: James A. Vigrass
Spouse: Lisa, pregnant with their first child

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Genesseo College
Military history: 724th Main Support Battalion, 24th Infantry Division

Date of death: Saturday, December 8, 1990
Death details: Killed when a tractor-trailer he was driving overturned on a curve

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense

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