Rantoul Illinois

Rudzinski, Christopher M.
Army Sergeant

Christopher M. Rudzinski, age 28, from Rantoul, Illinois.

Parents: Michael and Bonita Kay (preceded in death) (Jackson) Rudzinski
Spouse: Caroline
Children: Ryan

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Rantoul Township High (1999)
Military history: 293rd Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Date of death: Friday, October 16, 2009
Death details: Died near Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rantoul

Source: Department of Defense, News-Gazette

Aultman, Gregory Wayne
Army Specialist 4

Gregory Wayne Aultman, age 19, from Rantoul, Illinois, Champaign county.

Spouse: Sharon M. Aultman

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, November 2, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, The Pantagraph (1970), Associated Press (1970)

Smith, Donald Woodrow
Army Sergeant

Donald Woodrow Smith, age 21, from Rantoul, Illinois, Champaign county.

Parents: Eleanor Smith

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, May 10, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in Cambodia

Source: National Archives, Effingham Daily News (1970)

Jenkins, Lawrence E.
Army Warrant officer (junior grade)

Lawrence E. Jenkins, age 28, from Champaign County Rantoul, Illinois .

Parents: Jess O. Jenkins

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Friday, June 16, 1944
Death details: Killed when his plane crashed into Big Lake near Omaha, Nebraska. The plane was on a routine flight from the Lincoln, Nebraska, Army Air Base.

Source: National Archives, Hutchinson News Herald (1944), Associated Press (1944)

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