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Wright, Vernon Arthur
Army Specialist 4

Vernon Arthur Wright, age 22, from Indianola, Iowa, Warren county.

Parents: Cephus Wright

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, September 5, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Waterloo Courier

Adams, Glenn Arthur
Army Chief Warrant Officer

Glenn Arthur Adams, age 34, from Norwalk, Iowa, Warren county.

Parents: Merle Adams
Spouse: Bonnie
Children: Glynis, 10; Vincent, 10; Kelly, 6

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Indianola High (154), Simpson College

Date of death: Tuesday, May 12, 1970
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Fort Leavenworth National

Source: National Archives, Des Moines Tribune (1970), Associated Press (1970)

Schmitt, Aloysius Herman
Navy Chaplain, lieutenant (junior grade)

Aloysius Herman Schmitt, age 32, from Lucas, Iowa, Warren county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for March 18, 2016
Cemetery: His name was assigned to a destroyer escort vessel in 1943.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Quad City Times (1942), Mason City Globe Gazette (1943)

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