David Lee Rice, age 22, from Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhb, 1St Battalion, 5Th Field Artillery, 1 Bct, 1St Infantry Division, V Corps, Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Death details: Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
William Kline Boyer, age 22, from Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury county.
Parents: Richard L. Boyer
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: East High (1966), Western Iowa Tech
Date of death: Sunday, July 12, 1970
Death details: Died in South Vietnam when the truck he was driving skidded on a curve, throwing him out of the vehicle and running over him.
Source: National Archives, Sioux City Journal (1970)
Thomas Louis Buddi, age 24, from Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury county.
Parents: Louis Buddi
Spouse: Mary Katherine (Holubek)
Children: Deborah, 3months
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Eppley College of Business Aadministration of Creighton University (1968)
Military history: Ranger
Date of death: Sunday, March 8, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Omaha World Herald (1970)
Gordon F. Zimmerman, age 41, from Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury county.
Parents: Gustav W. Zimmerman
Spouse: Shirley (Bean)
Children: Linda, Ronda, Roma, Rena, Deboroah Lyn, Mark
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 20, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Sioux City Journal (1970)
Gregory Mac Coons, age 20, from Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury county.
Parents: Glenna Glass
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Central High (1967), South Dakota State University
Military history: Company D., 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry 173rd Airborne Brigade
Date of death: Sunday, February 15, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Sioux City Journal (1970)
Dennis Allen Haines, age 20, from Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury county.
Parents: Donald Haines
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: East High (1968)
Military history: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, 14th Infantry
Date of death: Tuesday, February 3, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Sioux City Journal (1970)
Kelly Francis Cook from Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: November 10, 1967
Death details: On November 10, 1967, an F-4C Phantom II (tail number 64-0669) with two crew members took off from Da Nang, South Vietnam, as one of two aircraft on a night strike mission over enemy targets in North Vietnam. A ground controller monitored the flight due to weather in the target area, but lost radar and radio contact with both aircraft as they reached the “bombs away” point in the vicinity of (GC) XE 866 156. Contact could not be reestablished, and both aircraft failed to return from the mission. Hostile presence in the area prevented search efforts for the missing aircraft, and both crew members aboard this Phantom remain unaccounted-for.
Lieutenant Colonel Kelly Francis Cook, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Iowa, was a member of the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing. He was the aircraft commander of the Phantom when it went missing, and his remains have not been recovered. After the incident, the Air Force promoted Lt Col Cook to the rank of Colonel (Col). Today, Colonel Cook is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Jeffrey Marti Krommenhoek from Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: October 25, 1967
Death details: Lieutenant Jeffrey Martin Krommenhoek entered the U.S. Navy from Iowa and served with Attack Squadron 163. On October 25, 1967, he piloted a single-seat A-4E Skyhawk (bureau number 150086) as part of a strike mission against the enemy airfield at Phuc Yen, near Hanoi, North Vietnam. The strike group encountered heavy enemy anti-aircraft fire and surface-to-air missile (SAM) activity throughout the mission. Over the target area, LT Krommenhoek’s aircaft was seen just prior to rolling in on the target in the vicinity of (GC) 48Q WJ 830 498. However, he was not seen again, and could not be contacted via radio as the strike group departed the target area. Because the area was heavily defended and located in enemy territory, an immediate search for him was impossible. Further attempts to locate him were unsuccessful. After the incident, the Navy promoted LT Krommenhoek to the rank of Lieutenant Commander (LCDR). Today, Lieutenant Commander Krommenhoek is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual’s case to be in the analytical category of Non-recoverable.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Vernon Glenn Chase, age 21, from Woodbury County Sioux City, Iowa .
Parents: Ben D. Chase
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, February 21, 1966
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Sioux City Journal (1966)
Duane Michael Nelson, age 21, from Woodbury County Sioux City, Iowa .
Parents: Nick Nelson
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 173rd Airborne Division
Date of death: Sunday, October 10, 1965
Death details: He was serving as a paratrooper when killed in a mine explosion while making a drop.
Source: National Archives, The Forum (1965)