John Joseph III Kligar, age 20, from Chesaning, Michigan, Saginaw county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, August 25, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, DPAA
Michael Alexander Caffey, age 21, from Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw county.
Parents: Howard W. Caffey
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, August 10, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Alan Keith Barton, age 20, from Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, July 28, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died of wounds, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
Dwight A. Jr. McKinney, age 20, from Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw county.
Parents: Dwight A. McKinney Sr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, May 24, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Rock Island Argus (1970)
Jim Henry Holmes, age 22, from Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw county.
Parents: Jimmie T. Holmes
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, May 22, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Holland Evening Sentinel (1970)
Clifford Earl Jesse, age 20, from Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw county.
Parents: Lucida S. Jesse
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, May 8, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Larry Herman Goschka, age 21, from Saint Charles, Michigan, Saginaw county.
Parents: August M. Goschka
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, February 12, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Lewis Merritt Robinson, age 46, from Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw county.
Parents: Clara M. Walker
Spouse: Elizabeth Jean (Hoff)
Children: Scott W., Bradley C., Gary L, William L., Mary Lou
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: University of Michigan graduate
Date of death: Sunday, June 4, 1967
Death details: On March 5, 1999, the Joint Casualty Resolution Center identified the remains of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Merritt Robinson, missing from the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Colonel Robinson entered the U.S. Air Force from Michigan and was a member of the 1st Air Commando Squadron. On June 4, 1967, he took off from Pleiku, South Vietnam, piloting an A-1E Skyraider (tail number 52-132681, call sign “Hobo 34”) on a close air support mission against enemy targets over Saravane Province, Laos. During the mission, “Hobo 34” was hit by enemy ground fire, crashed, and exploded, killing Lt Col Robinson. A heavy enemy presence in the loss area prevented any search and recovery efforts, and Lt Col Robinson’s remains were not recovered at the time. However, in February 1988, a joint team visited the crash site and recovered human remains, and in March 1999, investigators using modern forensic techniques were able to identify Lt Col Robinson from these remains.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com, Belleville New Democrat (1967)
Harold J. Ronan, age 22, from Michigan, Saginaw county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: New Albany National
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Robert Harold Rexius, age 18, from Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw county.
Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Wednesday, October 11, 1950
Death details: Killed in action, South Korea
Cemetery: Oakwood, Saginaw
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association