Secor, William Dale
Army Sergeant
William Dale Secor from Kelso, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 2, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives
Secor, William Dale
Bloomer, Donald Hugh
Army Staff sergeant
Donald Hugh Bloomer, age 21, from Kelso, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Parents: Carl E. Bloomer
Spouse: Susan
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: R. A. Long High (1966), Lower Columbia College
Date of death: Wednesday, April 1, 1970
Death details: Killed by hostile fire while on patrol near the Cambodian border in Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Kingsport Times (1970), Longview Daily News (1970)
Poe, Clinton Lavine
Navy Reserves Seaman 1st class
Clinton Lavine Poe from Kelso, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Spouse: Mrs. Catherine Eldean Pie
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