Tag: Rockwell City Iowa

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Waterman, Craig Thomas
Army Corporal

Craig Thomas Waterman, age 20, from Rockwell City, Iowa, Calhoun county.

Parents: Evelyn V. Waterman

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, September 3, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)

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Williams, Waldo Alva
Army Staff Sergeant

Waldo Alva Williams, age 39, from Rockwell City, Iowa, Calhoun county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 1st Air Cavalry Mobile Division

Date of death: Sunday, January 4, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam, helicopter accident

Source: National Archives, Times Record (1970)

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Helferich, Thomas Philip
Navy Chief motor machinist’s mate

Thomas Philip Helferich, age 23, from Calhoun County Rockwell City, Iowa .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.

Source: On Eternal Patrol, Omaha World Herald (1947)