Justin Lee Noyes, age 23, from Vinita, Oklahoma, Craig county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 9Th Esb(-), 3D Mlg, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
Date of death: Sunday, July 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
James M. Jr. McMillan, age 25, from Vinita, Oklahoma, Craig county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, April 1, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Fairview
Source: National Archives, Tulas World (1970)
Donald Ray Boyles, age 30, from Vinita, Oklahoma, Craig County.
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Friday, November 21, 1969
Death details: Killed by small arms fire,, Pleiku Province; Silver Star citation: For gallantry in action while engaged in military operations against an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Chief Warrant Officer Boyles distinguished himself while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. On 21 November 1969, Warrant Officer Boyles was acting as assistant convoy leader on a convoy from Landing Zone Oasis when the column was attacked by an unknown size enemy force. With complete disregard for his personal safety, Warrant Officer Boyles chose to remain standing on his vehicle to direct .50 caliber machine gun fire and the movement of the other vehicles. While performing this courageous act, Warrant Officer Boyles was fatally wounded. Chief Warrant Officer Boyles’ courageous actions, determination, and exemplary devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.
Cemetery: Antioch Cemetery, Stigler
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association