Gabriel Guzman, age 25, from Hornbrook, California, Siskiyou county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 2D Battalion, 508Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Saturday, March 8, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Orgun E, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Matthew Paul Steyart, age 21, from Mount Shasta, California.
Parents: Nancy Parick
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 508Th Infantry (Cjtf-76), Camp Ederle, Italy
Date of death: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Death details: Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times, Military Times
Michael Scott Hancock, age 29, from Yreka, California, Siskiyou county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery C 1St Battalion 320Th Field Artillery, Fort Campbell, Ky 42223
Date of death: Friday, October 24, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
David W Robustellini, age 21, from Montague, California, Siskiyou county.
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Thursday, September 1, 1966
Death details: Died at Clark Air Force Base Hospital from wounds suffered July 31, 1966 in Pleiku Province
Cemetery: Sain Joseph Catholic in Yreka, California
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
William Milton Wood, age 26, from Siskiyou County Happy Camp, California .
Spouse: Siskiyou Co
Children: Multiple
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, February 14, 1966
Death details: Distinguished Service Cross citiation: “During the operation the platoon encountered intense hostile fire from well entrenched insurgent forces. Realizing his platoon was nearly surrounded, Sgt. Wood deliberately exposed himself to the Viet Cong fire while issuing emphatic orders to his comrades to realign their offensvie posture. Stopping only once to pick up and carry a wounded solider to safety, he continued to lead the platoon through the ambush. Although wounded and suffering intense pain, he utilized a fallen soldier’s grenade launcher and rallied the platoon, causing the insurgent force to withdraw. Running out of ammunition, Sgt. Wood directed hostile fire away from his platoon by placing himslef in a conspicuous position to draw the Vit Cong fire. Without a weapon, and with complete disregard for his own safety, Sg. Wood continued to rally the platoon and lead them through in the final breakthrough from the Viet Cong ambush. During this final attempt, he was mortally wounded by hostile machine gun fire.”
Source: National Archives, Sacramento Bee (1966)
Gary Ronald Riggins, age 30, from Siskiyou County Yreka, California .
Spouse: Christine
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, October 7, 1964
Death details: Killed when a helicopter was shot down in Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, UPI (1964)
David Burton Evans from Mt Shasta, California, Siskiyou county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, September 30, 1952
Death details: Second Lieutenant David Burton Evans entered the U.S. Marine Corps from California and served with the Marine Attack Squadron 121, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On September 30, 1952, 2ndLt Evans piloted a single-seat AD-2 Skyraider (bureau number 122273) that took off from K-6 airfield, Pyongtaek, South Korea, as one of three aircraft on a close air support mission. During the mission, the flight checked in with ground control and the forward air controller (FAC) which directed them to a concentration of enemy troops, bunkers, and mortar positions. Second Lieutenant Evans moved in to attack the target amid heavy anti-aircraft fire; however, his Skyraider was soon veered off its run and entered a dive, eventually crashing in a stream bed that caused the aircraft to break apart and catch fire. No parachute was observed and no radio distress calls were heard, and witnesses to the crash did not believe 2ndLt Evans could have survived. His remains were not recovered and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Second Lieutenant Evans is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Robert Gleason Runckel, age 25, from McCloud, California, Siskiyou county.
Parents: George Henry Runckel
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives, Redding Record Searchlight (2001)
Ralph V. George, age 24, from Siskiyou County Cecilville, California .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Tuesday, November 5, 1918
Death details: Died of Wounds
Source: Soldiers of the Great War
James Frothingham from Macdoel, California, Siskiyou county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of Disease
Cemetery: Graceland in Chicago
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission, findagrave.com