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Koritz, Thomas F.
Air Force Major

Thomas F. Koritz, age 37, from Rochelle, Illinois, Ogle county.

Service era: Gulf War

Parents: L. Thomas and Mary Flagg Koritz

Spouse: Julianne Carlisle (married Dec. 27, 1980)

Children: Timothy, Jon, Scott

School: University of Illinois (1975), University of Illinois College of Midicine, Rockford (1979), University of Texas

Date of death: Friday, January 18, 1991
Death details: Shot down in F-15 over Iraq. Originally missing in action and declared dead March 22, 1991.

Cemetery: Lawnridge, Rochelle

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, DeKalb Daily Chronicle (1991)

Richardson, Arthur Gene
Marines 1st lieutenant

Arthur Gene Richardson, age 24, from Ogle County Rochelle, Illinois .

Parents: Elsie Richardson
Spouse: Victoria Ann (Ball)

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 8, 1963
Death details: Killed in the crash of two Marine helicopters in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Daily Chronicle (1963)

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