Scott Alan Muir Oswell, age 33, from Olympia, Washington, Multiple county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 4Th Squadron, 6Th Cavalry, Fort Lewis, Wa
Date of death: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Death details: Mosul, Iraq
Cemetery: Fort Logan National
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Gregory Alm Ratzlaff, age 36, from Olympia, Washington, Multiple county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hmm-166, Mag-16, 3D Maw, 11Th Meu, Mcas Miramar, Ca
Date of death: Tuesday, August 3, 2004
Death details: Fob Duke, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Bruce Allan Berg, age 21, from Olympia, Washington
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, August 7, 1971
Death details: Sergeant Bruce Allan Berg entered the U.S. Army from Washington and served with Task Force 1 Advisory Element, Training Advisory Group, U.S. Army Republic of Vietnam Training Support Headquarters. On August 7, 1971, he was serving in a reconnaissance unit in South Vietnam, when after departing his bunker to recover a claymore mine he was hit and killed by enemy small arms fire. Following his loss, his unit came under heavy enemy pressure and could not recover his body. He remains unaccounted for. Today, Sergeant Berg is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Gary Preston Booth, age 20, from Olympia, Washington, Thurston county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Mount Saint Helens High (1968)
Date of death: Wednesday, December 23, 1970
Death details: On December 23, 1970, a U-1A Otter (tail number: 55-3298; call sign: Reliable 298) with a crew of three embarked on a courier mission over the Republic of (South) Vietnam. Witnesses on the ground saw the aircraft break into two pieces in mid-air approximately ten miles south of Tuy Hoa Air Base. The aircraft was said to be on fire when it split apart (vicinity of 49P CQ 285 350). Two rescue helicopters arrived on the scene within minutes and conducted an extensive aerial search for survivors along the coastline. Ground searches were also conducted, but were unsuccessful in finding any remains. The three men aboard the Otter are still unaccounted for. Specialist Four (SP4) Gary Preston Booth, who joined the U.S. Army from Washington, served with the 18th Aviation Company, 223rd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade. He was the crew chief aboard the Otter when it went down, and his remains were not recovered. Today, SP4 Booth is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Winlock, Washington
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com, Longview Daily News
Michael James Heindselman, age 20, from Olympia, Washington, Thurston county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 16, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives
Darrell Thomas Ray, age 18, from Thurston County Olympia, Washington .
Parents: Darrell G. Ray
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: North Thurston High
Military history: 1st Regiment, 3rd Marines Division
Date of death: Monday, February 28, 1966
Death details: Died from fragmentation wounds received in fighting near Phu Bair.
Source: National Archives, News Tribune (1966)
Charles LeRoy Spencer, age 21, from Thurston County Olympia, Washington .
Parents: Willard Ernest Spencer
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.
Source: National Arvhies, USSHouston.org