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Tyrrell, Scott Matthew
Army Private 1st class

Scott Matthew Tyrrell, age 21, from Sterling, Illinois, Whiteside county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 299Th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Tx 76544

Date of death: Thursday, November 20, 2003
Death details: San Antonio, United States

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Sellett, Stephen Charles
Army Warrant officer

Stephen Charles Sellett, age 23, from Sterling, Illinois, Whiteside county.

Parents: Thomas Scllett

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, December 1, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Knox, Leonard Wayne
Army Specialist 4

Leonard Wayne Knox, age 21, from Sterling, Illinois, Whiteside county.

Children: Michelle

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Sterling High graduate

Date of death: Tuesday, September 29, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Oak Knoll

Source: National Archives, Quad City Times (1970)

Troye, Daniel Robert
Army Sergeant

Daniel Robert Troye, age 21, from Sterling, Illinois, Whiteside county.

Parents: Robert E. Troye

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, March 28, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Effingham Daily News (1970)

Dimond, Alvin James
Air Force Captain

Alvin James Dimond, age 30, from Whiteside County Sterling, Illinois .

Parents: Anna Sterling
Spouse: Lavonne
Children: Bradley, Barry, Julie

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, June 11, 1965
Death details: The plane he was aboard struck a mountain while returning in severe weather from a mission in Vietnam.
Cemetery: Fort Snell National

Source: National Archives, Minneapolis Star (1965)

Allabaugh, Everett Weldon
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Everett Weldon Allabaugh, age 19, from Whiteside County Sterling, Illinois .

Parents: Russell Allabaugh

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, USSHouston.org, Freeport Journal Standard (1942)

Apple, Robert William
Navy Fireman 1st class

Robert William Apple, age 26, from Sterling, Illinois, Whiteside county.

Parents: Rose Marie Apple and preceded in death by Frank Apple

Service era: World War II
Schools: Saint Mary, Mooseheart graduate

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency, Berwyn Life (1966)

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