Goetz, Dale A.
Army Captain

Dale A. Goetz, age 43, from White, South Dakota, Brookings county. Their last known residence was in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Spouse: Christy Goetz

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Children: Landon, 10; Caleb, 8; Joel, 11 months

Parent: Hope Goetz

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.

Date of death: Monday, August 30, 2010
Death details: Died in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb. Killed were Dale A. Goetz, Jesse Infante, Kevin J. Kessler, Matthew J. West, Chad D. Clements.

Source: Department of Defense, Grand Rapids Herald Review, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Military Times, The Oregonian

Seas, Wendell Francis
Army 1st lieutenant

Wendell Francis Seas, age 22, from White, South Dakota.

Parents: Gail Seas and Harriet (Bain) Seas

Service era: World War II
Schools: South Dakota State College in Brookings
Military history: Purple Heart

Date of death: Wednesday, November 22, 1944
Death details: Killed in action over the South Pacific
Cemetery: Memorialized in Black Hills National

Source: Grave marker, Brandon Valley Middle School