Bruce Allyn Abdellah, age 18, from Penobscot County East Holden, Maine .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, October 26, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile; died in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Bangor Daily News (1982)
Abdellah, Bruce Allyn
Coro, Bernard Louis
Army Corporal
Bernard Louis Coro, age 20, from Medway, Maine, Penobscot county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, September 28, 1971
Death details: Hostile; killed in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Medway
Source: National Archives, Bangor Daily News (1971)
Armstrong, Herbert Elbridg
Army Sergeant 1st Class
Herbert Elbridg Armstrong, age 41, from LaGrange, Maine, Penobscot county.
Parents: Fred and Mary (Wing) Armstrong
Spouse: Carol (Barker) Armstrong
Children: Marie E. Marie, Diane E.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, September 27, 1971
Death details: Died in a Fort Reilly, Kansas hospital after a short illness.
Cemetery: Millinocket
Source: National Archives
Cranson, Robert Dorian
Army Specialist 4
Robert Dorian Cranson, age 20, from Bangor, Maine, Penobscot county.
Parents: Robert A. and Maxine (Farrell) Cranson
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Bar Harbor and Bangor schools
Date of death: Friday, December 18, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile; died in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Bangor Daily News, Associated Press (1970)
Coiley, Charles Robert
Army Private 1st Class
Charles Robert Coiley, age 18, from Old Town, Maine, Penobscot county.
Parents: Charles Coiley (preceded in death) and Dorothy Hutchinson Coiley
Spouse: Carol (Fournier) Coiley
Children: Shannon, 10 months
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Delta Company, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Bridgade
Date of death: Monday, November 30, 1970
Death details: Died of pneumonia in a Vietnam hospital
Cemetery: Saint Joseph’s in Old Town
Source: National Archives, Bangor Daily News (1970)
Savoy, Clayton Edward
Army Sergeant 1st Class
Clayton Edward Savoy, age 28, from Orono, Maine, Penobscot county.
Parents: Perley and Marcella (Partridge) Savoy
Spouse: Beverly Fisher Savoy
Children: Michael and David
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Orono High (1959)
Date of death: Friday, May 29, 1970
Death details: Killed in a night attack in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Bangor Daily News (1970)
O’Reilly, Tarry Thomas
Army Warrant Officer
Tarry Thomas O’Reilly, age 20, from Plymouth, Maine, Penobscot county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, February 10, 1970
Death details: Hostile; died in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Fogg, David Bruce
Marine Corps Private 1st Class
David Bruce Fogg, age 22, from Bangor, Maine, Penobscot county.
Parents: Bruce A. Fogg
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Husson College
Date of death: Friday, February 6, 1970
Death details: Hostile; killed in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Bangor Daily News (1970)
Wedge, Leonard J.
Army Specialist 4
Leonard J. Wedge from Millinocket, Maine, Penobscot county.
Spouse: Susanne E. Wedge
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Stearns High (1957)
Date of death: Friday, March 16, 1962
Death details: Among 93 soldiers aboard a transport plane on a “secret mission” to Vietnam. Wreaths Across America in 2021: “Very little is known about what happened to the plane and its passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.”
Cemetery: A memorial honoring the lives lost was dedicated in 2021 in Columbia Falls, Maine
Source: Atlanta Counstitution (1962), MauiNow (2021), UPI (1962), Lewiston Daily Sun (1962)
Andrews, Leon Eugene
Army Corporal
Leon Eugene Andrews, age 24, from Brewer, Maine, Penobscot county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Sunday, December 3, 1950
Death details: On the evening of November 27, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) launched a massive attack against the U.S. and United Nations (UN) troops stationed in the Chosin Reservoir area in north-east North Korea. The resulting seventeen-day conflict became known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. At the time of the initial CCF attack, members of the U.S. Army’s 31st and 32nd Infantry Regiments were defending the area north of Sinhung-ni, on the east side of the reservoir. The defenders were overwhelmed by the numerically superior CCF, and on December 1 were forced to withdraw to friendly lines at Hagaru-ri. Many men were lost or captured during the withdraw, with survivors reaching friendly lines in Hagaru-ri on December 2 and 3. Once at Hagaru-ri, the survivors of the withdrawal manned a section of the perimeter near East Hill, a strong defensive position overlooking the town. On the night of December 3, the Chinese attacked the Hagaru-ri perimeter and overwhelmed the defenders there. Many Americans were killed or went missing during these actions. Corporal Leon Eugene Andrews entered the U.S. Army from Maine and served with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On December 3, 1950, he was killed in action during the combat near East Hill, though specific details surrounding his death are unknown. Following his loss, CPL Andrews was buried at Koto-ri Cemetery; however, his remains have not been identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war. He remains unaccounted for. Today, Corporal Andrews is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Portland Press Herald (1951)