Aitken, Dean L.
Army Sergeant
Dean L. Aitken, age 20, from Vernal, Utah, Uintah county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, May 4, 1970
Source: National Archives
Aitken, Dean L.
Gardiner, Roy William
Army Specialist 4
Roy William Gardiner, age 20, from Vernal, Utah, Uintah county.
Parents: Gail W. Gardiner
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade
Date of death: Saturday, April 18, 1970
Source: Vernal Express (1970), National Archives
Ufford, Robert Lynn
Army Staff sergeant
Robert Lynn Ufford, age 21, from Vernal, Utah, Uintah county.
Parents: Richard E. Ufford
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, February 4, 1970
Death details: Silver Star citation: “When incoming mortars started impacting the perimeter which Sergeant Ufford’s squad was securing, believing that these mortars were from friendly forces and with complete disregard for his own safety, he rushed through the havy fire to the radio in a desparate attempt to hck the firing of the mortars. Seconds after he had finished calling for a cease-fire, he was mortally wounded by the last of the incoming rounds.”
Source: National Archives, Vernal Express (1970)
Nicholson, Bruce
Army Sergeant
Bruce Nicholson from Vernal, Utah, Uintah county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 9, 1942
Death details: Killed in action in Western Europe
Source: Salt Lake Tribune (1943)