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Gabrielson, Dan Henry
Army Sergeant 1st class

Dan Henry Gabrielson, age 40, from Frederic, Wisconsin, Polk county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 652D Engineer Company, Ellsworth, Wisconsin

Date of death: Wednesday, July 9, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Ba Qubah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Dobosz, David George
Marines Private 1st class

David George Dobosz, age 20, from Clear Lake, Wisconsin, Polk county.

Parents: George S. Dubosz

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, June 20, 1970
Death details: Died in Cambodia
Cemetery: New Haven in Connorsville

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970), Dunn County News (1970)

Swager, Gene Stanley
Army Specialist 4

Gene Stanley Swager, age 20, from Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Polk county.

Parents: Clifford S. Swager

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 15, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Java, Daniel M.
Army Platoon sergeant

Daniel M. Java, age 34, from Frederic, Wisconsin, Polk county.

Service era: Vietnam

Spouse: Shirley A. Java

Date of death: Sunday, December 4, 1966

Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, family, UPI (1970)

Anderson, James Wesley
Navy Reserves Seaman 2nd class

James Wesley Anderson from Croix Falls, Wisconsin, Polk county.

Parents: Julius Edward Anderson

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.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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