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Placer County, California
Vietnam Casualties & Obituaries |
BEDROSSIAN,
GEORGE J.
Rocklin
Man Killed In Viet Action
Capt. George
J. Bedrossian, 28, of Rocklin, was killed as result
of wounds received in Vietnam on May 9. Captain
Bedrossian, stationed in Thailand, was reportedly on
a mission to Vietnam at the time he received his
wounds. A native of France, he had been a member of
the Air Force for the past six years, coming to
California three years ago. His wife, Glenda
Bedrossian, resides at 5120 Third Street, Rocklin.
Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. Elroxie
Bedrossian of Rhode Island; a brother, Simon Bedrossian, also of Rhode Island; and his wife’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kosanvich, Jr. of
Rocklin. Funeral services are pending at the Lambert
Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Blvd., Roseville. [Roseville
Press-Tribune, Monday, May 13, 1968. Submitted by
Kathie Kloss Marynik.]
BLAGDON, EDWIN E.
Loomis
Youth Is Killed In Vietnam War
Funeral services for Marine PFS Edwin E. Blagdon,
18, of Loomis, who was killed in action in South
Vietnam November 1, are pending at Sands’ Foothill
Chapel. According to the US Defense Department,
Private Blagdon suffered fatal shrapnel wounds while
fighting in Quang Nam Province. A
1967 graduate of Del Oro High School and a Loomis
resident since 1961, he is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis J. Blagdon; and two sisters, Mrs.
Linda Leighton of Loomis and Mrs. Barbara Surls of
Culver City. The family requested that donations in
his memory be made to the swimming pool fund at Del
Oro. [Auburn
Journal, Thursday, Nov. 7, 1968. Submitted by Kathie
Kloss Marynik.]
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BISHOP, DANIEL
BISHOP,
DANIEL EDWARD
Capital Area Man Is Killed In Viet Nam
United States Army
Warrant Officer Daniel E. Bishop, 26, of 5945 Grant
Avenue, Carmichael, was killed yesterday in action
in Viet Nam. In a telegram received last night from
the Pentagon, Bishop’s family was told: “He was
pilot of a UH1B helicopter on combat assault mission
when his aircraft was hit by small arms ground fire,
crashed and exploded on impact.” At 6:30 AM today a
second telegram said Bishop’s body had been
“recovered and positively identified.” Bishop has
been in Viet Nam since last September. He was sent
there for a 13 months tour immediately after
graduating from advanced helicopter flight training
at Ft. Rucker, AL. After being drafted in April
1962, he also attended intelligence school at Ft.
Devens, MA; parachute jump school at Ft. Benning,
GA, and preliminary flight training at Camp Walters,
TX. He was rated a warrant officer after completing
advanced pilot training at Fort Rucker.
A native of
Carmichael, Bishop was graduated from San Juan High
School in 1957. He was a member of the football team
and the band, and played trombone with a small
musical combo in several local television
appearances. He attended Humboldt State College for
one year and was subsequently a part-time student at
American River Junior College while working for the
Aerojet-General Corporation. At the time he was
drafted, Bishop was an indentured apprentice with
the International Electrical Workers Union, Local
340, and was employed with the Slater Electric
Company. To receive flight training for which he had
volunteered, Bishop had extended his army commitment
to April 1967. He was scheduled to return from Viet
Nam next fall. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James H. Bishop, and five brothers: Godfrey M.
of El Sobrante, Contra Costa County; James G. of
Auburn; William D. of Sacramento; Theodore H. and
Samuel D. of Sonoma. Funeral arrangements are
pending the arrival of his body in Sacramento.
[Sacramento Bee, Tuesday,
4-20-1965. Submitted by Kathie Marynik]
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BOOTH, JAMES
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BRACE, BRUCE W.,
KILLED IN COMBAT
Marine Lance Corporal Bruce W. Brace, son of Cecil
E. and Betty Brace, 1207 Gerry Way, Roseville, lost
his life in combat in Vietnam Easter Sunday.
Corporal Brace had received the Purple Heart for
wounds received in February. He was hospitalized at
that time in Japan and returned to combat duty the
first part of March. He was a former student at
Oakmont High School. Funeral services are pending
and will be conducted at Tacoma, Wash. [
Roseville Press-Tribune, Friday, April 3, 1970.
Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik. ]
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BUTTERFIELD,
MARVIN JEAN
Penryn Portraits
This is a tribute to the
memory of Marvin Butterfield, Chief Warrant Officer,
US Army, and to his parents, sister, wife, and four
children. It is written to try to express the sorrow
and the deep sense of loss felt by friends and
neighbors. Marvin was killed August 30 when a cargo
helicopter crashed and burned in Vietnam. News of
the tragedy was received here the following Tuesday,
September 2.Marvin,
a former Penryn resident, had spent 15 years in the
Army and had recently re-enlisted. He was an
instructor at Ft. Wolters, Texas, and enjoyed
teaching. He had unusual rapport with the young
helicopter “pilots-to-be,” and several attempts were
made by his superiors to keep him stateside.
However, at the end of July, after a visit spent
with his parents and his family in his home in
Mineral Wells, Texas, he left Travis Air Base for
his second tour of duty in Vietnam.Like
many of his contemporaries, Marvin will not return.
We read it in the news each day, hear it shouted
from the TV sets and the radio about other young
men, and we are sorry, but this fills us with sick
misery and disgust for war because Marvin was one of
our own. To all who have called to inquire about
remembrances, we have a suggestion: Marvin
Butterfield had started a class in his church in
Texas, teaching a group of mentally and physically
handicapped children. This had become very important
to him. His wife, Mary, and his parents feel that
remembrances to this personal class would be a
fitting tribute to his memory. [ Auburn
Journal, Thursday, Sept. 11, 1969. Submitted by
Kathie Kloss Marynik. ]
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FLANSAAS, DANIEL
ROBERT
2nd
Loomis Serviceman Dies In Viet
A second Loomis serviceman,
Daniel R. Flansaas, has died in Vietnam fighting.
The 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels W. Flansaas
is the second Loomis fatality in Vietnam in a week.
He was killed July 14 after having been assigned to
the 26th
Infantry in Charly Company. Army Spec. 4 Flansaas
left for Vietnam in February and was scheduled for
return home within a six-month period. Parents of
the boy learned he was hit by mortar in his base
camp. He was graduated from Vella Vista High School
in 1965 and went into the army in October the
following year. Funeral services are pending.
[ Roseville Press-Tribune, Tuesday,
July 18, 1967. Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik.
]
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HARBOUR, THOMAS
JAMES
Local Youth Is Killed In
Vietnam
Private First Class
Thomas James Harbour, 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs. T.
J. Harbour of Auburn, was killed in action Sunday in
Vietnam, according to notification received from a
US Army spokesman. The youth was serving with the
101st
Airborne Division at the time of his death. Funeral
services will be scheduled after further information
has been furnished by the military.Harbour
was graduated from Placer High School in 1965 and
attended Sierra College for two years. He had been
employed by the Edgwood Supply Company for four
years as a part-time worker while attending school
and later on a full-time basis. He had played six
years in the Auburn Little League and Auburn Babe
Ruth League.Survivors include, besides his parents:
five brothers, William C. Moore of Vallejo, Vester
D. Moore of the Marine Corps, John A. Moore of the
US Navy, and George F. Moore and John D. Harbour,
both of Auburn; three sisters, Mrs. Iva M. Close of
Milpitas, Nadril I. Moore and Elizabeth J. Harbour,
both of Auburn, and a nephew Lloyd Close.Harbour had
been in the service since August 4, 1967. After
training at Ft. Lewis, WA, he was assigned to
Vietnam where he had been on duty for about three
months. [Auburn Journal, Thursday, June 6, 1968.
Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik] |
HARRIS, JACK MARSTON
Killed in Vietnam – Burial Set Friday for Jack
Harris
A Roseville soldier came home from the battlefields
of Vietnam late yesterday afternoon. The body of
Sgt. Jack Marston Harris, killed in action May 15,
was accompanied to Roseville by a military escort,
Sgt. Allen Rawson of the Presidio, San Francisco,
and reached here at six o’clock Wednesday. The
fallen soldier will lie in state at the Cochrane’s
Chapel of the Roses, 103 Lincoln St., until funeral
services tomorrow at 10 AM. The Rev. Boyd Stockdale
of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate.
Burial will be in the Roseville Cemetery. Ray
McGrath and Arthur Hecox, representing Roseville
veterans’ organization, will fold the flag as the
final ritual.Sergeant Harris, 21, a native of
Roseville, was graduated from Roseville High School
and attended Sierra College, being active in
athletics in both schools. He was an Eagle Scout, a
member of Troop No. 14, Boy Scouts of America;
Explorer Post No. 11; Order of the Arrow, and was a
staff member at Camp Pahatsi.He is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Donegan, Roseville,
and Charles R. Harris, Sr. of North Highlands; two
brothers, Charles R. Harris, Jr., and Neal Harris,
North Highlands; two sisters, Barbara Donegan,
Roseville, and Kristi Harris, North Highlands; and
grandparents, Mrs. Hila Harris, Lincoln, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jack M. Meyers, Roseville. Remembrances may be
made to the Tahoe Area Council, Boy Scouts of
America, and will be accepted at Cochrane’s Chapel
of the Roses. [Roseville
Press-Tribune, Thursday, May 25, 1967. Submitted by
Kathie Kloss Marynik] |
HOLSCLAW, GARY
ARTHUR
Loomis Youth Killed In Viet
A 19-year-old Loomis Marine has become that
community’s first casualty in the Vietnam War. He is
L-Cpl. Gary Holsclaw who died July 2 in action which
wiped out his entire company. His battalion was
guarding a strip under construction by the Seabees
south of the DMZ and extending from the ocean west
of Con Thien. Construction was completed the end of
June. Tragic action which claimed the lives of Cpl.
Holsclaw and other members of his group took place
while members were on a sweep and clear mission
around the strip. The small group was attacked by a
large force of North Vietnamese Army.The 19-year-old
Marine, resident of Loomis for the past 17 years, is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Holsclaw of Loomis.
He joined the Marines in October of last year,
earned expert rifle in boot camp and shortly
thereafter was promoted meritoriously to PFC. He
landed in Vietnam on Easter of this year as part of
the Third Platoon of Bravo Company. The group was
engaged in a five-day battle on 860. Platoons of
Bravo Company triggered action of 881s and 881n when
patrols stumbled on 16 North Vietnamese Army supply
caves with extensive tunnel systems which led back
to Laos and North. Members of the platoons were
badly mauled before help arrived. Two weeks later
members of Bravo Company pushed through the DMZ in
Operation Hickory.The
young Loomis resident was graduated in 1966 from Del
Oro High School where he earned varsity letters in
both football and track. He reportedly was a very
high average student who seemed to generate
enthusiasm into each project in which he took part.
Other activities included member of Varsity Club,
Spanish, and Pep clubs as well as a member of the
Honor Roll in his senior year. Gary’s father is a
colonel in the Air National Guard at Sacramento.
Services are pending at Sands Foothill Chapel in
Loomis. [Roseville
Press-Tribune, Tuesday, July 11, 1967.
Submitted by Kathie
Kloss Marynik]
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JOHNSON, STANLEY
GARWOOD
Applegate Pilot Killed In
Vietnam
The war in Vietnam struck close to home
December 3 when Lieutenant Stanley Johnson, 25, a
helicopter pilot from Applegate, was shot down on
his first mission over enemy territory. John, who
was married a little more than a month ago, left the
US for Vietnam on Thanksgiving Day, arrived there on
December 1, and was killed in action two days later.
He was flying with the First Marine Air Wing.His
mother, Mrs. Caroline Johnson, was notified
officially that there were no survivors from her
son’s aircraft, on which he was serving as co-pilot,
and which carried a crew of five. The bodies were
not recovered. The pilot was a graduate of Placer
High School, Sierra College, and the University of
Utah. He took flight training at Pensacola, FL.
Survivors include, besides his mother, a brother,
Stephen, a Navy air force man stationed at Moffett
Field; his wife, Ann, currently staying with Mrs.
Johnson at Applegate; and a sister, Arlene of
Applegate. [Auburn Journal, Thursday, Dec. 16, 1965.
Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik] |
KELLEY, JOE FRANKLIN
SANDERSON, SANDER
CHRIS
County Youths Are Killed In Vietnam
Two Placer County youths lost their lives in the
Vietnam War in recent days, both in action against
the enemy. The latest known combat casualties
involving county men are Navy Hospital Corpsman Joe
F. Kelley, 19, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer H.
Kelley of Applegate, and Pfc. Sander C. Sanderson,
20, of Kings Beach.Kelley’s
parents were notified Sunday night that he had been
killed by a sniper’s bullet while on patrol with a
First Marine Division unit near Kuang-Nga. The youth
is the youngest of four children, including brothers
Stephen of Fair Oaks, Michael of Orangevale, and a
sister Patricia Palmer of Carmichael. He was
graduated in 1965 from Colfax High School where he
played baseball, basketball, and footfall. After
undergoing basic training at San Diego following
engagement in July of 1965, he was assigned to St.
Alban’s Hospital, Long Island, NY. He had served in
Vietnam since November 7, 1966. Announcement of
funeral services at Quinn’s Sierra Chapel in Colfax
will be made as soon as possible.Sanderson,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Sanderson, is survived
by three brothers, Richard, James, and Han, Jr. He
was killed in action during an offensive in the Iron
Triangle on January 12, according to an army
spokesman. He entered the army on April 13, 1966 and
for the past three months had been in Southeast Asia
as a tank crewman with a Ranger unit of the 11th
Armored Cavalry. An avid outdoorsman and skier, he
attended Tahoe-Truckee High School, after moving to
Kings Beach with his family from Arizona in 1960.
Funeral services were held in the Truckee Colonial
Mortuary. Interment was in Trail’s End Cemetery,
with full military honors. [Auburn
Journal, Thursday, Feb. 2, 1967.
Submitted by Kathie
Kloss Marynik] |
LAMBORN, KENNETH
HOWARD
Kenneth
Lamborn
Funeral services for Army Spec. 4 Kenneth Howard
Lamborn, 20, who was killed in action in South
Vietnam June 9, will be conducted at the first
Congregational Church in Auburn Saturday at 9:30 AM.
The Department of Defense said Lamborn, a 1968
graduate of Placer High School, was mortally wounded
when his helicopter was hit by enemy fire after it
landed to pick up wounded soldiers. He was a member
of the 498th
Air Ambulance Medical Company. A native of Pasadena,
he resided in Auburn from 1959 until last year when
he enlisted in the Army after attending Sierra
College. While in high school, he commanded Squadron
84 of the Sons of the American Legion and was a
member of the rifle team.Survivors
include his wife, Diana M. of Colfax; a daughter,
Michelle M., age three months; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hill W. Lamborn of Auburn; two brothers, Robert
C. and Michael J.; two sisters, the Misses Sheryl
and Patti K. Lamborn; and his maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Nilsen of Roseville. Burial will be
in the veterans’ section of the Old Auburn District
Cemetery. The family asked that memorial
contributions be made to a law enforcement
scholarship fund at Placer High School. The may be
deposited at Schumacher’s Colonial Chapel which is
in charge of arrangements. [Auburn
Journal, Thursday, June 18, 1970.
Submitted by Kathie
Kloss Marynik] |
MINCEY, ROBERT EARLE
Cambodia Casualty Is Buried
Funeral services for Army Capt. Robert Earle Mincey,
a 1965 graduate of Placer High School and Placer
County’s first casualty of the Cambodian conflict,
were conducted Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church in Auburn. Capt. Mincey, who was 22, was
mortally wounded May 8 while leading his infantry
company on an assault of an enemy position. He was
commander of Company A, Third Battalion, Eighth
Regiment, Fourth Division. He had been stationed in
Korea before being transferred to Southeast Asia
several weeks ago. Capt. Mincey entered the Army in
1966 after attending Sierra College. He attended
Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA, and
was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1967. He was
promoted to captain late last year.His survivors
include his wife, Margaret of Sacramento; his
three-year-old son, Guy; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. D. Mincey of Meadow Vista; and a brother, James
of Idaho. A native of Fairbanks, AK, Capt. Mincey
had been a member of the DeMolay chapter in Auburn.The
Rev. John Wright officiated at the services which
were followed by burial with military honors in
Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno. The
Chapel of the Hills was in charge of local
arrangements. [Auburn
Journal, Thursday, May 21, 1970.
Submitted by Kathie
Kloss Marynik] |
NEGRANZA,
MARIANO R. JR.
Viet Nam
War Claims Life of Young Roseville Marine – Aunt,
Uncle Are Notified of Fatality
Private
First Class Mariano R. Negranza, Jr. of Roseville
was killed during an “operation against hostile
forces” in the Republic of Viet Nam yesterday.
Private Negranza, an 18-year-old member of the
United States Marine Corps, died of multiple
fragmentation wounds near Da Nang. He would have
been nineteen in two months. His death marked
Roseville’s first fatality in the Viet Nam conflict.Mr. and Mrs.
Severo Contreras of 328 C St., the boy’s uncle and
aunt, received the “we regret to inform you…”
telegram early this morning, and a blanket of sorrow
fell over their small home. Mr. and Mrs. Contreras
had, in reality, been the boy’s parents. They took
him into their home when he was 11 years old and
raised him here in Roseville. Mariano was the son of
Mrs. Contreras’ sister who lived in Mexico. She
wanted her boy to be educated in the United States,
and Mariano was sent here. He was graduated from the
Atlantic Street elementary school and studied two
years at Roseville High School. Then he returned to
Mexico for a short period.The telegram
from Marine Corps Commandant Wallace Green did not
explain exactly how the young private was killed. It
stated simply that he was in action against the
enemy. Mariano enlisted in the Marine Corps last
August, and was transferred to Viet Nam for combat
duty Feb. 17. Just before leaving Camp Pendleton
near San Diego in February, he wrote a letter to Mr.
and Mrs. Contreras saying, “Don’t write to me here
anymore. I am going overseas.”Private
Negranza is survived by his aunt and uncle, their
three daughters, Catherine, Amelia, and Francis, all
of Roseville, and a niece, Connie, also of
Roseville. His body will be shipped back to this
country for burial. [Roseville
Press-Tribune, April 1966. Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik] |
O’CONNOR,
JOHN VINSON JR.
Services
Set For Roseville Viet Victim
Funeral
services will be held at 2 PM Monday for Gunner Sgt.
John V. O’Connor Jr., 42, of Roseville, who died
Dec. 9 at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippine
Islands after being wounded Thanksgiving Day in
Vietnam. Moving to
Roseville as a child, he was the husband of the late
Ellen O’Connor and resided at 210 D Street. Sergeant
O’Connor is survived by three sons, John V. O’Connor
III of Tallihana, OK; Gary L. O’Connor and Mark A.
O’Connor, both of North Highlands and Leland Emerson
of Roseville; and two sisters, Marjorie Haynes of
Sacramento and Mary Haynes of Idaho.He enlisted
in the US Navy during World War II and had four
months remaining on his tour in Vietnam. He intended
to retire from the Marine Corps on his return to the
United States.Services
will be conducted at the Roseville Ward Chapel,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with
Bishop Joseph Sorenson officiating. Burial will be
in Roseville District Cemetery. Friends are welcome
to call at Cochrane’s Chapel of the Roses until
11:30 AM Monday. [Roseville
Press-Tribune, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1968.
Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik] |
RICH, DANNY
KAYE
Roseville
High Grad of ’65 Killed In Viet
Danny K.
Rich, 20, Spec. 5th,
US Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Rich, 1405
Oakmont Drive, Roseville, was killed in action
during a mortar barrage near Khe San, Vietnam on May
13. He was a member of Company B. First Airborne
Cavalry and had been in Vietnam for the past 15
months, assigned to demolition work.A native of
Washington, Iowa, Danny attended grade school in
Roseville and was graduated in 1965 from Roseville
High School. In addition to his parents, he is
survived by a sister, Connie Rae, 17, and a brother,
Jerry Lee, 12. He will be buried in the Court of
Honor at Mount Vernon Memorial Park with services
set for 2 PM Monday. [Roseville
Press-Tribune, Wednesday, May 29, 1968.
Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik] |
ROYALL,
LESLIE WILLIAM III
Local
Sailor Is Killed In Viet Action
Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie W. Royall Jr. of 8420 Royall Oaks Drive,
Roseville, have received word that their son, Leslie
W. “Skipper” Royall III, US Navy, has been killed in
action in Vietnam. Leslie is a graduate of Roseville
High School and attended Sierra College. The Royalls,
formerly of Sacramento, have lived in the Roseville
area for the past two years.The young
serviceman was a naval hospital corpsman assigned to
the 3rd
Marine Division. He died July 10 as a result of
gunshot wounds suffered from enemy fire at Quang Tri
Province, South Vietnam. He had been in the Navy two
years and in Vietnam two months.In addition
to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Kenneth
of Roseville, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
James McElhaney of Grass Valley and Mrs. Adeline
Royall of Sacramento. Funeral services are pending
at the Lombard Funeral Home, 2930 Auburn Boulevard.
[Roseville
Press-Tribune, Tuesday, July 16, 1968.
Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik]
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STARKEY,
HENRY MORGAN
First
Auburn Man Killed In Action In Vietnam
The first
Auburn man to give his life in Vietnam was Henry M.
Starkey, 23, who was killed in action Tuesday. Word
of their son’s death was received from the Army by
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Starkey. The message reported that
young Starkey was killed by mortar fire while
serving in the infantry with the Second Brigade Task
Force.Henry
Starkey was born in Auburn, attended schools here,
and was known as a talented artist, athlete, and
marksman. He had served his apprenticeship as a
gunsmith and looked forward to opening his own gun
shop in Auburn upon completion of his military
duties. He entered the Army in April of 1965.In addition
to his parents, Mr. Starkey is survived by his
sisters, Mrs. Carolyn Camp, Mrs. Dolly Suehead, Mrs.
Jean Kaiser, and brothers, Sam and Harold, all of
Auburn, and many nieces and nephews. Plans for
funeral services for Mr. Starkey await word from the
Army. [Auburn
Journal, Thursday, Feb. 17, 1966.
Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik] |
THOMPSON,
RICHARD VICKERS
Former
Local Youth Dies In Vietnam War
A former
Auburn resident, Army 1st
Lt. Richard V. Thompson, 21, has been reported
killed in action January 27 while on a long-range
reconnaissance patrol in the Delta region of
Vietnam. He had been in the army two and a half
years and in Vietnam less than two months.The son of
CWO and Mrs. Vickers Thompson, who now reside at
2048 San Salvador Street, Fairfield, he was born
June 12, 1947 at Scott Field, IL. The family lived
in various parts of the United States and England,
and resided in Auburn for a year while the elder
Thompson, who has served in the air force for 28
years, was in Korea. Richard graduated from Placer
High School and then remained in this area another
year to attend Sierra College at Rocklin. He
volunteered for the army August 3, 1966, and took
basic training at Ft. Lewis, WA. He was graduated
from Officers’ Candidate School at Ft. Benning, GA,
and was commissioned on December 4, 1967. He later
graduated from special forces training at Ft. Bragg,
NC. He was assigned to the ninth infantry division
with the Green Berets.Services and
burial will be in Golden Gate National Cemetery at
San Bruno on Friday at 2 PM. Surviving are his
parents; a brother, Jack R. Thompson, a student at
the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo who is
now on a training cruise to South America; and his
grandmother, Mrs. Mary R. Blunt of Garden Valley. [Auburn
Journal, Thursday, Feb. 6, 1969 .
Submitted by Kathie Kloss Marynik] |
YATES, ROBERT
ALLEN
Services Held Today for Marine
Military funeral rites for Lance Corporal
Robert Allen Yates, US Marine Corps, were conducted
at 11 PM today at Mt. Vernon Memorial Park. Corporal
Yates was killed in Vietnam Dec. 21, just eight days
following his 19th birthday, when the truck he was
driving ran over a land mine. He was a 1968 graduate
of Adelante High School, Roseville, and entered the
armed service in January 1969. Survivors include his
mother, Mrs. Lillian Deus, Carmichael; his father,
William Yates, Los Angeles; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Burrows, 529 Dudley Drive, Roseville;
three brothers, William Yates, Los Angeles, and
Steven and Kenneth Habbestad, Carmichael; and two
aunts, Mrs. R. A. Martin and Mrs. James Sousa,
Roseville. [Roseville Press-Tribune, 1-1-1970.
Submitted by K. Marynik.] |
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