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Swank, Brett Daniel
Army Sergeant

Brett Daniel Swank, age 21, from Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Northumberland county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: A Company, 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry, (1st Cavalry Division), Fort Polk, La

Date of death: Monday, January 24, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Bucher, Harry Luther
Army Staff Sergeant

Harry Luther Bucher, age 34, from Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Northumberland county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Northumberland High graduate

Date of death: Saturday, May 9, 1970
Death details: He was making repairs to a vehicle in South Vietnam when it exploded and he was fatally struck in the head by debris, non-hostile. His brother Sgt. John Bucher, 25, died May 7, 1945 while serving on Okinawa during World War II.

Source: National Archives, Daily Item (1970)

Fletcher, John S.
Private

John S. Fletcher, age 27, from Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Northumberland county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Saturday, October 12, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Riverview in Northumberland

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

Gaugler, Charles L.
Private

Charles L. Gaugler from Northumberland County Northumberland, Pennsylvania .

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Killed in action

Source: Soldiers of the Great War

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