Manitowoc Wisconsin

Cain, Justin J.
Marines Corporal

Justin J. Cain, age 22, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.

Parents: James Cain; Judy Stock and Tim Stock

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lincoln High, Manitowoc (2007)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Purple Heart

Date of death: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting mounted combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Killed by an Improvised Explosive Device blast were Cpl. Justin J. Cain, Phillip D. Vinnedge, Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, Pfc. Victor A. Dew

Source: Department of Defense, Wausau Daily Herald, Military Times

Wagner, Philip Robert
Army Sergeant

Philip Robert Wagner, age 19, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.

Parents: Mathew Wagner

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, September 28, 1971
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Calvary

Source: National Archives, Manitowoc Herald Times (1971)

Stecker, Dennis Eugene
Army Specialist 4

Dennis Eugene Stecker, age 21, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Valders High (1967)
Military history: 118th Company, 145 Battalion, 12th Grup, 1st Aviation Brigade

Date of death: Tuesday, November 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Manitowoc Herald Times (1970)

Gauthier, Gerald Alan
Army Sergeant

Gerald Alan Gauthier, age 21, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.

Parents: Lester Gauthier
Spouse: Fiance Mary Moore

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lincoln High (1966)

Date of death: Tuesday, January 20, 1970
Death details: Died aboard the hospital ship USS Sanctuary after his helicopter was shot down in Vietnam. His brother, Lester John Gauthier, died in 1967, from injuries received in service.

Source: National Archives, Manitowoc Herald Times (1970)

Gauthier, Lester John
Air Force Airman 2

Lester John Gauthier, age 20, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.

Parents: Lester Gauthier

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, September 12, 1967
Death details: Died from a disability received in the armed forces. His brother, Gerald Alan Gauthier, died in Vietnam in 1970.

Source: Manitowoc Herald Times (1970)

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