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
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)
Merrill Raymond Lewis Jr. from Indianola, Iowa, Warren county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: July 20, 1966
Death details: On August 25, 1989, the Central Identification Lab-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Colonel Merrill Raymond Lewis Jr., missing from the Vietnam War.
Colonel Lewis, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Iowa, served with the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On July 20, 1966, he piloted an F-105D Thunderchief on a combat mission over North Vietnam. During the mission, his aircraft was shot down and Col Lewis was killed. Hostile presence in the area precluded search efforts following the crash. In 1989, the Vietnamese government repatriated remains which were later identified as those of Col Lewis.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
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)