Craig Alan Schmitz, age 23, from Kirkwood, Missouri, Saint Louis county.
Parents: Robert N. Schmitz
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, August 31, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Saint Joseph News Press (1970)
Donald Renay Workman, age 27, from Kirkwood, Missouri, Saint Louis county.
Parents: Marion E. Workman and Lea Farrell
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: West Point (1968), Kirkwood High (1961)
Military history: 101st Airborne Division
Date of death: Tuesday, July 21, 1970
Death details: Died in a night attack on a defensive position in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Springfield News Leader (1970)
John Winfred Goeglein from Kirkwood, Missouri, St. Louis county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, June 30, 1970
Death details: On March 7, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Major John Winfred Goeglein, missing from the Vietnam War.
Major Goeglein joined the U.S. Air Force from Missouri and was a member of the 40th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron. On June 30, 1970, he was the co-pilot of an HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant (serial number 68-8283) on a search and rescue mission over Laos. The Super Jolly Green Giant was downed by enemy ground fire during the mission, and Maj Goeglein was killed in the crash. Search and rescue teams were unable to recover his remains at the time due to a hostile presence in the area. In March 1994, a joint U.S. and Laotian search team recovered remains from the HH-53C’s crash site. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of Maj Goeglein.
Major Goeglein is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Robert Page Rosenbach, age 28, from Kirkwood, Missouri, St. Louis county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, March 5, 1970
Death details: Captain Robert Page Rosenbach entered the U.S. Air Force from Missouri and was a member of the 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 31st Tactical Fighter Wing. On March 5, 1970, he piloted a single-seat F-100D Super Sabre (tail number 56-3121, call sign “Litter 04”) as wingman in a flight of two on a night combat mission. He completed his bombing run without incident, although his radio transmitter was inoperable, and began his return to Tuy Hoa Air Base. On his return approach, he overshot the runway and traveled out over the South China Sea and was not seen again. “Litter 04” was last seen on radar in the vicinity of (GC) 49P CQ 266 578. The flight leader reported his last visual contact with Capt Rosenbach’s aircraft was about four miles from Tuy Hoa Air Base. Search efforts began immediately and continued through March 7 without success. Further attempts to locate Capt Rosenbach were unsuccessful. Subsequent to the incident, and while carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the U.S. Air Force promoted Capt Rosenbach to the rank of Major (Maj). Today, Maj Rosenbach is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Robert Page Rosenbach, age 28, from Kirkwood, Missouri, Saint Louis county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, March 5, 1970
Death details: Captain Robert Page Rosenbach entered the U.S. Air Force from Missouri and was a member of the 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 31st Tactical Fighter Wing. On March 5, 1970, he piloted a single-seat F-100D Super Sabre (tail number 56-3121, call sign “Litter 04”) as wingman in a flight of two on a night combat mission. He completed his bombing run without incident, although his radio transmitter was inoperable, and began his return to Tuy Hoa Air Base. On his return approach, he overshot the runway and traveled out over the South China Sea and was not seen again. “Litter 04” was last seen on radar in the vicinity of (GC) 49P CQ 266 578. The flight leader reported his last visual contact with Capt Rosenbach’s aircraft was about four miles from Tuy Hoa Air Base. Search efforts began immediately and continued through March 7 without success. Further attempts to locate Capt Rosenbach were unsuccessful. Subsequent to the incident, and while carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the U.S. Air Force promoted Capt Rosenbach to the rank of Major (Maj). Today, Maj Rosenbach is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Everett Ray Jr. Belt, age 24, from Saint Louis County Kirkwood, Missouri .
Parents: Margaret M. Belt
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency