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Grant, Jonathan Walter
Marines Lance corporal

Jonathan Walter Grant, age 23, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: D Co, 4Th Recon Bn, 4Th Mar Div, Albuquerque, Nm

Date of death: Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Karabilah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jacques, Joseph Arthur
Army Private 1st class

Joseph Arthur Jacques, age 21, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, November 29, 1970
Death details: Ten minutes after his departure from Phan Rang Air Base, the pilot started the descent to Cam Ranh Bay via a steep valley (3 km wide and 15 km long) at an altitude of 2,700 feet via heading 30°. Shortly later, ATC instructed the crew to change heading to 100° when contact was lost. The airplane struck trees with its both wings, stalled and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located few km from Cam Ranh Bay Airport. Rescuers arrived on the scene five days later and found two men still alive while 42 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was nil due to low clouds.

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970), Pensacola News (1970)

McFarlane, Richard Dean
Army Specialist 4

Richard Dean McFarlane, age 25, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe county.

Spouse: Elizabeth M. McFarlane

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, September 20, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Albuquerque Tribune (1970)

Montoya, Joe Herman
Marines 1st lieutenant

Joe Herman Montoya, age 27, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, September 20, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Santa Fe New Mexican (1970)

Smith, Jol Nebane
Army 1st lieutenant

Jol Nebane Smith, age 25, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe county.

Spouse: Lynn A. (Galvin) married in February 1968

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Santa Fe High (1962), College of Santa Fe (1967)

Date of death: Saturday, August 8, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam while on a flying combat mission

Source: National Archives, Santa Fe New Mexican (1970)

Garcia, David Jose
Army Sergeant

David Jose Garcia, age 20, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe county.

Parents: Silas T. Garcia

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Highland University

Date of death: Tuesday, May 26, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in a night raid

Source: National Archives

Davis, Dudley
Army 1st lieutenant

Dudley Davis, age 23, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe county.

Parents: Bert Davis

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Santa Few High (1964), Colorado State University, Adams State college

Date of death: Thursday, March 12, 1970
Death details: Fatally injured at an aircraft landing zone in Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Santa Fe New Mexican (1970)

Bonnyman, Alexander Jr.
Marines Reserves 1st lieutenant

Alexander Jr. Bonnyman, age 33, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, November 22, 1943
Death details: On August 27, 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of First Lieutenant Alexander J. Bonnyman Jr., missing from World War II. First Lieutenant Bonnyman entered the U.S. Marine Corps from New Mexico and served in Company F, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. 1stLt Bonnyman was killed on November 22, 1943, while leading an assault on a Japanese stronghold on Betio Island during the invasion of the Tarawa Atoll. He was reportedly buried in a Division cemetery on Betio, but his body could not be found following the battle and he was reported missing. 1stLt Bonnyman was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his personal acts of exceptional valor during the close quarters fighting on Betio. In 2015, the nongovernmental organization History Flight Inc. discovered a burial site on Betio and recovered human remains. These remains were brought to the DPAA laboratory in Hawaii where analysts were able to individually identify First Lieutenant Bonnyman from among them.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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