Thomas Alan Delaney, age 31, from Maywood, California, Los Angeles county.
Parents: Vera L. Hall
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, March 22, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Delaney, Thomas Alan
Biemeret, Arthur
Marines Lance corporal
Arthur Biemeret, age 22, from Maywood, California, Los Angeles county.
Spouse: Candice Biermeret
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, March 11, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Garcia, Pedro Cordova
Army Private 1st class
Pedro Cordova Garcia, age 21, from Maywood, California, Los Angeles county.
Parents: Eusebio Garcia
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, January 22, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when U.S. troops mistakenly opened fire on his patrol. A news report from Washington D.C. said the Defense Deprtment listed him as a Vietnam fatality attributed to “natural causes.” Pedro’s brother later said there were told the truth by the soldier who came to their house.
Source: National Archives, Hanford Sentinel (1970)
Levar, Frank
Navy Reserves Chief Watertender
Frank Levar, age 39, from Maywood, California, Los Angeles county.
Spouse: Patricia Ann Levar
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Los Angelest Times (1942
Morris, William Francis
Navy Fireman 1st class
William Francis Morris from Maywood, California, Los Angeles county.
Parents: Charles Francis Morris
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: On the morning of December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the USS West Virginia (BB-48) was moored outboard from the USS Tennessee (BB-43). Five 18-inch aircraft torpedoes and two armor piercing bombs converted from 16-inch naval shells hit the West Virginia in its port side. The first bomb punctured the ship’s deck, causing it to collapse. The second was a dud, though it ignited aircraft fuel and sent billows of toxic smoke into the air. The enemy bombs and torpedoes killed and wounded many of those on board the battleship. While the extensive damage to the hull caused the West Virginia to sink, the crew’s efforts to keep it from capsizing meant the battleship could be salvaged, and it managed to return to service later in the war. Fireman First Class William Francis Morris, who entered the U.S. Navy from California, served aboard the West Virginia at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack. He was lost during the sinking and his remains have not been recovered. Today, Fireman First Class Morris is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Swanson, Charles Harold
Navy Machinist’s mate 1st class
Charles Harold Swanson, age 35, from Maywood, California, Los Angeles county.
Spouse: Winifred Christina Swanson
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for November 9, 2009
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency