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Anderson, Clinton Russell
Army 2nd lieutenant

Clinton Russell Anderson, age 24, from Sonoma County Healdsburg, California .

Parents: Ruth

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Santa Rosa Junio College
Military history: 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry

Date of death: Tuesday, February 22, 1966
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when his jeep struck a land mine.
Cemetery: Healdsburg

Source: National Archives, Sacramento Bee (1966)

Montgomery, William E.
Army Specialist 4

William E. Montgomery, age 18, from Sonoma County Healdsburg, California .

Parents: Viola C. Montgomery

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, August 9, 1965
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1965)

Saini, John
Marines Private 1st class

John Saini, age 20, from Healdsburg, California, Sonoma county.

Parents: Michael Saini

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 1943
Death details: On April 23, 2016, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class John Saini, missing from World War II. Private First Class Saini, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from California, was a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He was killed in action on November 20, 1943, during the assault on the Japanese-controlled Betio Island of Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, and his remains were not recovered at the time. In 2015, the non-governmental organization History Flight, in partnership with DPAA, excavated a burial site on Betio Island and recovered remains of U.S. Marines who fought during the battle in November 1943. DPAA analysts eventually identified PFC Saini from among these remains.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Brown, Donald Raymond
Navy Reserves Lieutenant (junior grade)

Donald Raymond Brown, age 28, from Sonoma County Healdsburg, California .

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. George Raymond Brown

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, October 11, 1943
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Wahoo when it was sunk by Japanese ships and aircraft in La Perouse Starit.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, oneternalpatrol.com

Burrell, Delbert Franklin
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Delbert Franklin Burrell from Sonoma County Healdsburg, California .

Parents: Roy Bouton Burrell Sr.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.
Cemetery: Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, USSHouston.org, Petaluma Argus Courier (1942)

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