Russel Earl Voris, age 23, from Jefferson City, Missouri, Cole county.
Parents: Paul T. Voris
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Cameron High (1964)
Date of death: Wednesday, June 24, 1970
Death details: Killed in Cambodia after his fighter bomber was hit by hostile gun fire. He was picked up by a rescue helicopter but died enroute to a hospital.
Source: National Archives, Cameron Sun (1970), Springfield News Leader (1970)
William Walter Jr. Smith from Jefferson City, Missouri, Cole county.
Parents: Pauline Louise Smith
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency