Juan Carlos Venegas, age 21, from Ventura, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hq Co, 3D Bn, 4Th Mar, (Rct-8, 2D Mar Div), 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, April 7, 2005
Death details: died as a result of a vehicle accident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy
Patrick G Fitzsimmons, age 21, from Ventura, California, Ventura county.
Parents: Wilbert G. Fitzsimmons
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, August 24, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
John Joseph Hooper, age 21, from Ventura, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, August 1, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives
Larry Beaudette, age 18, from Ventura, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, May 5, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Cemetery: Santa Barbara, California
Source: National Archives
David Gonzales, age 22, from Ventura, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, March 21, 1970
Death details: On March 21, 1970, a UH-1E Iroquois (bureau number 152427) with four crew members participated in a two-helicopter combat mission over Laos. The UH-1 was hit by small arms fire while over Saravane Province, and began leaking fuel. Crew men aboard the other helicopter in the flight then saw the UH-1 catch fire and crash in dense jungle. The UH-1 exploded on impact, and initial aerial reconnaissance indicated there were no survivors. Two weeks later, however, the co-pilot was rescued, and the remains of the pilot were recovered. Although an extensive ground search was conducted, the remains of the crew chief and gunner could not be found.
Sergeant David Gonzales, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from California, served with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 167, Marine Air Group 16, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was the crew chief aboard the UH-1 when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Sergeant Gonzales 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 Louis Padilla, age 23, from Ventura County Ventura, California .
Parents: Pauline Padilla
Spouse: Renate Padilla
Children: Robert Jr.; Patricia, infant
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Oxnard High (1959)
Military history: Silver Star, 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division
Date of death: Tuesday, May 17, 1966
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives, Camarillo Star (1966)
Dennis C. Wissell from Ventura County Ventura, California .
Parents: William J. Wissell
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California
Source: Associated Press (1966), Camarillo Star (1966)
Michael Perry Moritz, age 22, from Ventura County Ventura, California .
Parents: William Moritz
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Camarillo High graduate
Date of death: Wednesday, June 16, 1965
Death details: Killedin action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Ivy Lawn Memorial Park
Source: National Archives, Ventura County Star (1965)
James Cletus Sr Dye, age 37, from Ventura County Ventura, California .
Parents: Minnie Webb
Spouse: Margaret
Children: Jimmy Jr, Cheryl, Carol
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, May 29, 1964
Death details: Killed in an accidental fall in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Fort Rosecrans
Source: National Archives, Ventura County Star (1964)
Beverly Idell Arnold, age 39, from Ventura, California, Monterey county.
Spouse: Panchita G. Arnold
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Captain Beverly Idell Arnold, who joined the U.S. Army from California, was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. By midnight on November 1, 1950, CPT Arnold’s unit was forced to withdraw from the Unsan Area. The 3rd Battalion was the last to withdraw, and was subsequently surrounded and cut off from Allied forces. They formed a defensive perimeter and withstood attacks for the next few days before survivors either broke out to avoid capture or surrendered. Following the offensive, Captain Arnold suffered a severe leg wound while attempting to evade capture on November 4 or 5 when he was south of Unsan. He was not seen or heard from again by the other evaders, and attempts to locate him or identify his remains following the war were unsuccessful. Today, Captain Arnold is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, San Bernardino County Sun (1954)