Dominic Nathaniel Rodriguez, age 23, from Klamath Falls, Oregon, Klamath county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 4Th Battalion, 9Th Cavalry, 2 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Friday, June 22, 2007
Death details: Non-hostile death in Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Sunday Oregonian (2007)
Bryan Patrick Kelly, age 21, from Klamath Falls, Oregon, Klamath county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Co, 1St Ceb, 2D Bn, 2D Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mardiv, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Friday, July 16, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gary Francis Vanleuven, age 20, from Klamath Falls, Oregon, Klamath county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: L Co, 3D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mardiv, Twentynine Palms, California
Date of death: Saturday, April 17, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Rodney Cecil Harsch, age 22, from Klamath, Oregon, Klamath county.
Parents: Rose L. Young
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Orlando Sentinel (1971)
Norman Francis Evans, age 24, from Klamath, Oregon, Klamath county.
Spouse: Lana
Children: Jeffery and David
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, November 24, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Sacramento Bee (1970)
Robert Wayne Taylor, age 20, from Klamath, Oregon, Klamath county.
Parents: Eleanor A. C. Taylor
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, July 28, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Tri City Herald (1970)
Steven Lloyd Peters, age 20, from Klamath, Oregon, Klamath county.
Spouse: Georjan G. Peters
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, March 10, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
James Dalton Parker, age 25, from Klamath County Malin, Oregon .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, November 18, 1963
Death details: He was on leave in Saigon when as a passenger on a motorcycle that was involved in a collision.
Cemetery: Mount Calvary in Klamath Falls
Source: National Archives, Herald and News (1963)
Dalton Brice Yokem, age 22, from Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Monday, December 10, 1951
Death details: Vehicle accident, Korea
Cemetery: Keno, Klamath Falls
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Victor H. Feldner, age 26, from Chiloquin., Oregon, Klamath county.
Parents: Martha Feldner
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, November 21, 1943
Death details: From November 20 through 23, 1943, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy conducted a large-scale amphibious assault on the Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa as part of Operation Galvanic, the Allied capture of the Gilbert Islands. Located 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii, Tarawa was a crucial stepping stone in the planned U.S. offensive across the central Pacific toward Japan. The Japanese garrison on Tarawa’s main island of Betio was well-entrenched with hundreds of bunkers and gun positions behind formidable beach obstacles. The first wave of Marines approaching the shore encountered lower-than-expected tides, forcing them to leave their landing craft on the reef and wade the hundreds of yards to the beach under intense enemy fire. The heaviest number of U.S. casualties were suffered during this phase of the landing. Eventually, rising tides allowed U.S. warships to maneuver closer to shore and support the troops with effective naval gunfire. More Marines landed on the second day, launching attacks inland from the beaches and seizing the Japanese airfield on the island. However, the enemy launched vicious counterattacks and two more days of intense fighting were needed to secure Betio. The last enemy strongpoints were taken on the morning of November 23. The fighting on Betio cost the Marines nearly 3,000 casualties but enabled U.S. forces to press further across the Pacific and yielded valuable tactical lessons that reduced U.S. losses in future amphibious landings. Private First Class Victor H. Feldner joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Oregon and served in Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He was killed in action on November 21, 1943, during the Battle of Tarawa. He was buried on Betio Island, but after the war his remains were not located among those disinterred from Tarawa following the war. Today, Private First Class Feldner is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency