Douglas John Bull, age 29, from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 3 Bct, Fort Hood, Texas
Date of death: Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Death details: Hostile, died in Baf Macp, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gary Thomas Rovinski, age 44, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Nmcb Two Five, Fort Mccoy, Wisconsin
Date of death: Monday, June 5, 2006
Death details: Hostile, died in Sw Of Anah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Walter E. Jr. Wint, age 28, from Luzerne County Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania .
Service era: Beirut bombings
Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Associated Press (1983)
Harry Kendall Jr. Harris, age 39, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.
Parents: Felix Woronowicz
Spouse: Theresa (Gilroy)
Children: Geraldine, 16; Harry, 13; Doug, 2
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, July 26, 1971
Death details: Died in South Vietnam from a heart attack.
Cemetery: Hanover Green
Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1971)
John Edwin Straub, age 19, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.
Parents: Mary Boyle Straub
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Division
Date of death: Wednesday, October 28, 1970
Death details: Died in South Vietnam after he slipped off a water-covered road and fell into a river while en route to a platoon defensive position.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s
Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1970)
Daniel Steven Walko, age 21, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.
Parents: Stephen V. Walko and Helen (Rudawsky)
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Coughlin High (1967), Penn State University (1969)
Date of death: Saturday, August 8, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (9170)
Thomas Albert Williams, age 19, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, February 18, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives
Wayne Benjamin Wolfkeil, age 36, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, August 9, 1968
Death details: Major Wayne Benjamin Wolfkeil, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Pennsylvania, was a member of the 6th Special Operations Squadron, 633rd Special Operations Wing. On August 9, 1968, he piloted an A-1H Skyraider (tail number 52-135326, call sign Spad 36) as part of a four-plane combat mission over western Laos. Witnesses in other aircraft reported that while making his pass over the target, Maj Wolfkeil’s Skyraider made a sharp turn and then crashed, and he was not seen to bail out before it went down. The other aircraft on the mission flew over the crash site but saw no evidence that Maj Wolfkeil survived the incident. Enemy presence in the area prevented ground teams from inspecting the crash site until a few weeks later, but no remains were found. While carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the Air Force promoted Maj Wolfkeil to the rank of Colonel (Col). Today, Col Wolfkeil is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives.
John Francis III Conlon, age 25, from Luzerne County Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, March 4, 1966
Death details: On June 9, 2006, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC, now DPAA) identified the remains of Major John Francis Conlon III, missing from the Vietnam War. Major Conlon entered the U.S. Air Force from Pennsylvania and served with the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron. On March 4, 1966, he was the observer on an O-1E Bird Dog (serial number 54-2499) on a visual reconnaissance mission over South Vietnam. The aircraft went down during the mission for unknown reasons and Maj Conlon was killed. Search teams were not able to locate the crash site or his remains at the time. In 2006, U.S. investigators located the crash site and recovered remains that were identified as those of Maj Con
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Wayne Gilmore Schwartz, age 32, from Luzerne County Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania .
Parents: Carl A. and Marcella Schwartz
Spouse: Barbara (Myers)
Children: Three
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, May 15, 1965
Death details: Killed in action while fighting 10 miles from Wa DaNang.
Source: National Archives, The Times Tribune (1965)