Melrose Park Illinois

Vazquez, Frederik E.
Marines Lance corporal

Frederik E. Vazquez, age 20, from Melrose Park, Illinois, Cook county.

Parents: Juan Vazquez and Rubelia Vazquez

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: West Leyden High (2008)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted November 2008

Date of death: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Chicago Tribune, Military Times

Olsen, Olaf Thomas
Army Corporal

Olaf Thomas Olsen, age 21, from Melrose Park, Illinois, Cook county.

Spouse: Donna R. Olsen

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 11, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Effingham Daily News (1970)

Yomine, Frank Peter
Navy Fireman 2nd class

Frank Peter Yomine, age 19, from Melrose Park, Illinois, Cook county.

Parents: Nicholas Yomine

Service era: World War II
Schools: Proviso High

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Chicago Tribune (1942)

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