Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Zachary Reiff, age 21, from Preston, Iowa, Jackson county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Preston High (2007)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.
Date of death: Monday, November 21, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ronald Ray Sagers, age 25, from Maquoketa, Iowa, Jackson county.
Parents: Hugo Sagers
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Maquoketa Community High (1964), University of Dubuque (1968)
Date of death: Friday, May 22, 1970
Death details: Hostile in Cambodia
Source: National Archives, Rock Island Argus (1970)
Robert Denzil Taylor, age 20, from Sabula, Iowa, Jackson county.
Parents: Howard V. Taylor
Service era: World War II
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, Daily Times (1942)