Meade County South Dakota

Soelzer, Christopher Frank
Army Captain

Christopher Frank Soelzer, age 26, from Sturgis, South Dakota, Meade county.

Parents: Steve Soelzer and Delain (Crisp) Johnson; step parents Cathy Soelzer and Alan Johnson
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Sturgis High (1995); Kemper Military Junior (1997); South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (2001)
Military history: Hhc 5Th Engineer Battalion 1St Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo 65473

Date of death: Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Rapid City Journal, Military Times

Ollila, Donald Warren
Army Sergeant

Donald Warren Ollila, age 21, from Sturgis, South Dakota, Meade county.

Parents: T. J. Olilla
Spouse: Connie (Muckler), married December 27, 1968

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Sturgis High (1967)
Military history: 173rd Airborne Division

Date of death: Monday, June 8, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Rapid City Journal (1970)

DePuglio, Frank A.
Army Private

Frank A. DePuglio from South Dakota, Meade county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: 361st Infantry

Date of death: Monday, October 16, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Memorialized in Black Hills National

Source: National Archives, grave marker

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