Dean Allen Harig, age 22, from Superior, Nebraska, Nuckolls county.
Spouse: Rosemarie
Children: Daughter and stepson
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, April 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Fredrick Clark Sloane from Bostwick, Nebraska, Nuckolls county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Max Valdyne Peery, age 17, from Nuckolls County Nelson, Nebraska .
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