Tag: Nanticoke Pennsylvania

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Zaremba, Thomas Henry
Army Specialist 5

Thomas Henry Zaremba, age 21, from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Clara Gonshor

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Nanticoke Area High (1967)

Date of death: Thursday, September 24, 1970
Death details: He was reassigned to Vietnam on August 30, 1970 after recuperating from wounds received in action. He was in Vietnam and was killed when the Army truck he was aboard overturned.

Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader

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Novak, Walter Mark
Army Sergeant

Walter Mark Novak, age 22, from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Henry C. Novak

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, May 13, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in Cambodia.

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

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Jeffries, Keith
Navy Coxswain

Keith Jeffries, age 23, from Luzerne County Nanticoke, Pennsylvania .

Parents: James Glidden Jefferies

Service era: World War II
Schools: Newport High graduate

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, findagrave.com, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1941)

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Rutkowski, John Peter
Navy Seaman 1st class

John Peter Rutkowski from Luzerne County Nanticoke, Pennsylvania .

Parents: Anna Rutkowski

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, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1941)