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 Sutter County Veteran's Memorial
This page is dedicated to the Sutter County men who lost their lives in service to their country. This is not a cemetery. The list was compiled by Laura Tyler from available records and may not be complete. See the bottom of this page for an explanation of Rank and DT. If you note any errors or omissions please contact me. |
| World War I | ||||
| Name | Rank & Branch | DT | Date | Comments |
| Bordsen, Trugva M. | Pvt, 127th Inf | KIA | 18 Oct 1918 | |
| Burns, Joseph Miner | Sgt, US Army, Aviation Div | DWM-BNR | 8 Jun 1919 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Suresnes (France) American Cemetery |
| Cannon, William Stewart | Liet, US Army | NH-DO | ?? Jun 1919 | Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, San Francisco |
| Dow, William Asa | Pvt, Canadian Forces, 27th Btln | KIA | 6 Nov 1917 | Died at the Battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Ypres); First Sutter County WWI casualty; buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery (Belgium) |
| Gomes, Manuel F. | Pvt, Co E, 109th Inf | KIA | 21 Mar 1918 | |
| Hall, Earl D. | US Army, 104th Inf | KIA | 16 Oct 1918 | From Yuba City |
| Hansen, Herman L. | Cpl, 2nd Div, Co A, 23rd Inf | KIA | 8 Oct 1918 | Received Distinguished Service Cross for assisting a comrade out of "No Man's Land"; Buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France: A/45/05 |
| Langenbach, Paul J. | Liet, Co I, 102nd Inf, "Yankee Division" | KIA | 27 Oct 1918 | Received the Croix de Guerre from the French Government; killed at Argonne |
| Lyall, Sidney Henry | Cdt, US Navy | NH-DO | 28 Oct 1917 | |
| Moore, Harold J. | Pvt, Co E, 23rd Div | DOW | 8 Aug 1918 | |
| Soper, Claude Clay | US Army | |||
| Van Lew, Elmer E. | Pvt, Co I, 361st Inf, 91st Div | KIA | 9 Oct 1918 | Buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France: D/19/37 |
| Wisner, Everett K. | Co L, 18th Inf, 1st Div | KIA | 18 Jul 1918 | Buried at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Fere-en-Tardenois, France: C/37/36 |
| World War II | ||||
| Name | Rank & Branch | DT | Date | Comments |
| Aldridge, Warren | Pvt Paratroopers | 15 Sep 1943 | Killed at Salerno, Italy | |
| Black, Harvey J. | Pvt US Army | KIA | ||
| Baker, John C. | Pvt US Army | KIA | 24 Jul 1948 | Buried at Sutter Cemetery: B/137/3 |
| Bickford, Vernon A. | Sgt US Army | DNB | ||
| Blood, Craig N. | From Rio Oso area | |||
| Boyd, John Nathan | 2 Lt US Army | DNB | 26 Oct 1942 | Buried at Sutter Cemetery: B/119/3 |
| Brown, Eugene | Pvt US Army, 307th Inf Regt, 77th Inf Div | KIA | 4 May 1945 | Killed in Action; Buried at Honolulu Memorial: M/1/190; Bronze Star, Purple Heart |
| Bunce, Leon M., Jr. | Sgt US Army | KIA | 18 Jun 1949 | Buried at Sutter Cemetery: B/142/5 |
| Burdick, Russell E. | PFC US Army | KIA | Buried at Sierra View Memorial Park: A/119/2 | |
| Burge, Oscar E. | PFC US Army | KIA | ||
| Bushby, William E. | 2 Lt US Army | DOW | 16 Feb 1944 | Died of wounds in Italy |
| Campbell, Ellsworth | Paratrooper | Graduate of Sutter High School, went in during early part of war, not on government lists | ||
| Carlson, Marvin W. | Pvt US Army | KIA | ||
| Cassell, Robert M. | Pvt US Army, 32nd Inf Regt, 7th Inf Div | DOW | 25 Oct 1944 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery; Bronze Star, Purple Heart |
| Chism, Reed T. | SSgt US Army, 96th Bomber Squadron, 2nd Bomber Group, Heavy | KIA | 27 Aug 1943 | Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy: C/3/4; Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart |
| Clayton, Ferne Head | Seaman 2C USNR | Killed near the Solomons on a mine sweeper | ||
| Coats, Glen Lewis | 79 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 17 Sep 1941 | Aged 22y. Pilot officer. Died in an auto accident while in England. Son of Milam Groser Coats and Glenora Lewis Coats, of Colorado Springs, CO. Buried at Killay (St. Hilary of Poictiers) Churchyard, County of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, grave Ref./Panel No. - U.S.A. Grave 141. (Source: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site and Jim Reddiex) | |
| Coe, Wayne M. | Sgt US Army | DNB | ||
| Collins, Aulton "Cotton" | From Rio Oso area | |||
| Combs, Johnie M. | Pvt US Army, 693rd Ordnance Co, Aviation | KIA | 24 Oct 1944 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery; Purple Heart; From Rio Oso; possibly was POW, killed when Japanese ship sunk |
| Cox, Bartley S. | Pvt US Army | KIA | ||
| Cross, James E. | Cpl US Army | DNB | ||
| Curry, Wayman E. | Sgt US Army | DNB | Received Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross; Possibly buried at Sutter Cemetery: 4/403/4 on 15 Jun 1943 | |
| Davidson, Robert P. | 2Lt, Army Air Force, 358th Bomber Squadron, 303 Bomber Group, Heavy | 22Jun 1943 | Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium: B/21/18; Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster | |
| De Forest, William S., Jr. | Cpl US Army, 30th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, Heavy | KIA | 7 Sep 1944 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery; Purple Heart |
| De Long, James W. | PFC US Army | KIA | 7 Feb 1948 | Possibly buried in Sutter Cemetery: B/42/6, 19ys |
| Dost, Gene W. | PFC US Army, 119th Inf Regt, 30th Inf Div | KIA | 10 Aug 1944 | Buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France: F82; Purple Heart |
| Drummond, Claud E. | Pvt USMC??, Maybe Army, Military Police Platoon, 29th Inf Div | 7 Jun 1944 | Killed at Normandy; buried at Normandy American Cemetery, St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France: H/26/13; Purple Heart | |
| Euritt, Edward R. | Pvt US Army, 337th Inf Reg, 85th Inf Div | 25 Apr 1944 | Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy: J/12/64 | |
| Evans, Granville B., Jr. | SSgt US Army | KIA | Possibly buried at Sutter Cemetery, 22 Jan 1949, B/168/5; Headstone says Oklahoma, SSgt 579 AAF Bomb SQ, 19 May 1944 | |
| Gary, Lloyd C. | Pvt US Army, 90th Field Artillery Bttl, 25th Inf Div | DNB | 1 Jun 1943 | Buried at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, HI: F/1/79 |
| Gee, Jessie R. | Cpl US Army | KIA | ||
| Gibbs, Herbert F. | SSgt US Army | KIA | ||
| Goldsmith, Donald | Pvt US Army | DOW | ||
| Gorath, Richard | Pfc US Army, 363rd Inf Regt, 91st Inf Div | KIA | 13 Jul 1944 | Buried at Florence (Italy) American Cemetery: C/2/10; Purple Heart |
| Griffith, George P. | 2 Lt, US Air Force, 532nd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy | FOD | 22 Jun 1943 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Holland; Air Medal, Purple Heart |
| Heiken, Henry B. | 2 Lt US Army | DNB | ||
| Helsem, Leslie | Mtr Mach Mt. 2C USCGR | Next of Kin listed from Richmond, CA. | ||
| Hill, Charles | Cpt USMC | Name confirmed by family member; not on government lists | ||
| Houston, Lovely O. | SSgt US Army | KIA | ||
| Howe, John Louis | Seaman 2C USN | 24 Aug 1942 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery; Purple Heart | |
| Hughes, Lloyd Edward | Ensign USNR | Buried at Sierra View Memorial Park, C-233, Block 7 | ||
| Huntington, Harry F. | SSgt US Army, 65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy | KIA | 9 Apr 1944 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Air Medal, Purple Heart |
| Huntington, William "Bill" | SSgt US Air Force, 21st Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group | 14 Jun 1942 | Buried at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery: J/4/19 | |
| Kiser, Que | Cpl US Army, Medical Dept | DNB | 27 Nov 1942 | Buried in Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery: C/6/87 |
| Koski, Toivo W. | PFC US Army | KIA | ||
| Lambert, Jules E., Jr. | 2 Lt US Army | DNB | ||
| Lane, Arthur A. | Tec 5 US Army, Headquarters Battalion, General Hdqs Southwest Pacific | KIA | 23 Nov 1944 | Buried at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery: A/10/205; Purple Heart |
| Lane, Willard V. | 1 Lt US Army | DNB | ||
| Lee, Gordon M. | Pvt US Army | KIA | ||
| McBurney, Robert | PFC USMC | Killed at Iwo Jima; buried at Sutter Cemetery | ||
| Miller, George T. | Tech Sgt. US Air Force, 708th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy | KIA | 27 Aug 1944 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge (England) American Cemetery; Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters |
| Minden, Herman | 2 Lt US Army | DNB | ||
| Morningstar, E.L. | AV C US Army | DNB | ||
| Myers, George R. | Pvt US Army, 169th Inf Regt, 43rd Inf Div | KIA | 21 Jan 1945 | Buried at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery: A/2/41; Purple Heart |
| Noreen, Harold Edward | Mtr Mach Mate 2C USNR | Jul 1943 | Killed off the coast of Algeria, possibly buried in Sutter Cemetery 5 Mar 1949, B/107/4; Headstone reads Minnesota, MOMM 2c USNR, WWII | |
| Palacio, Salvador R. | Pvt US Army | KIA | Killed at the Battle of the Bulge; Buried at Sierra View Memorial Park, Crypt 402, Old Maus. Wall F | |
| Perry, Joe Edward | Watertender 3C, USNR | 18 Dec 1944 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery | |
| Plantz, Robert C. | Sgt US Army, 759 Tank BN | DOW | 13 Apr 1945 | Buried at Sierra View Memorial Park: E/129/7 |
| Plaskett, Ralph L. | TEC 5 US Army | DNB | 31 May 1943 | Buried in Sutter Cemetery: 1/80/3 |
| Powell, Clinton | Pvt US Army | 18 Jan 1944 | Killed in Italy; Buried at Sierra View Memorial Park: F/246/7 | |
| Rains, Garlan W. | Cpl US Army, 603rd Destroyer Bttl | KIA | 6 Aug 1944 | Buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France: E/18/8; Purple Heart |
| Roark, Richard L. | PFC USMCR | 1 May 1948 | Killed at Iwo Jima; Buried at Sutter Cemetery: B/151/2 | |
| Scandalis, James | 2 Lt US Army Air Force, 711 AAF Bomb Sq. | KIA | 29 Apr 1944 | Buried in Sierra View Memorial Park: E/137/7 |
| Singh, Dacco A. | Pvt US Army, 22nd Inf Regt, 4th Inf Div | KIA | 28 Nov 1944 | Buried at Henri-Chapelle (Belgium) American Cemetery: H/6/9; Purple Heart |
| Smith, Elza R. | SSgt US Army, Harbor Defense of Manila | KIA | 22 Jan 1945 | MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery; Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart |
| Spencer, Jack L. | SSgt US Army | DNB | ||
| Spens, Richard E. | SSgt US Air Force, 525th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy | DOW | 23 Feb 1944 | Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, France: A/41/15; Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart |
| Thayer, George W. | PFC US Army, 383 Inf, 96th Div, WWII PH | KIA | 22 May 1945 | Buried at Sutter Cemetery |
| Thomsen, Walter R. | 2 Lt US Army | DNB | ||
| Torres, Justo P. | Pvt US Army | DNB | ||
| Vallentyne, Lawrence | 2 Lt US Army | DNB | ||
| Walker, Russell | Sgt US Army | KIA | ||
| Walton, Robert M. | 2 Lt US Army | DNB | ||
| Watts, Sherman Maurice | Hospital Apprentice, First Class, US Navy, USS Arizona | 7 Dec 1941 | Killed at Pearl Harbor; Nickname was "Bud"; from Rio Oso area; MIA or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial; Purple Heart | |
| Weaver, John E. | PFC US Army | KIA | Possibly buried at Sierra View Memorial Park: F/119/2, shows Jos. Weaver, Pvt, 07/22/48 | |
| Weiss, Calvin Jacob | Seaman 1C USNR | |||
| Westwood, Joseph R. | SSgt US Army | KIA | ||
| Wisner, Bruce A. | Pfc US Air Force, 21st Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group | DNB | 6 May 1942 | Buried at Manila (Philippines) American Cemetery: N/3/39 |
| Woodward, Robert W. | TSgt US Army, 184th Inf Regt, 7th Inf Div | DNB | 14 Apr 1945 | Buried at Honolulu Memorial; Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster |
| Yank, Clyde M. | 1 Lt US Air Force, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy | KIA | 8 Nov 1943 | Buried at Cambridge (England) American Cemetery: B/4/26; Purple Heart |
| Young, Eugene K. | PFC US Army | DNB | ||
| Korean Conflict | ||||
| Name | Rank & Branch | DT | Date | Comments |
| Bell, Donald Edwin | 1 Lt Air Force, 3rd Bomber Group | 31 Dec 1953 | Hometown listed as El Cerrito; MIA; presumed dead in December; Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster | |
| Bentley, Billy J. | PFC US Army, 38th Inf Reg, 2nd Inf Div | KIA | 20 Sep 1950 | Buried at Sutter Cemetery 20 Nov 1952: B/138/4; Purple Heart |
| Cox, James G. | PFC US Army, 19th Inf Reg, 24th Inf Div | KIA | 16 Jul 1950 | KIA fighting in South Korea; Purple Heart |
| Heinz, Eugene L. | Sgt. US Army, Co A 7th Cav Reg, 1st Cav Div | DWM | 12 Oct 1951 | MIA fighting in North Korea, presumed dead 31 Dec 1953; Purple Heart |
| Isbell, Billy Joe | Sgt US Army, 987th Armored Field Art Bat, 40th Inf Div | DOW | 6 Mar 1952 | DOW received the day before in North Korea |
| Lewis, James A. | Sgt US Army, PFC US Army, 23rd Inf 2nd Inf Div | KIA | 6 Sep 1950 | KIA fighting in South Korea; buried in Sutter Cemetery; WWII and Korea Vet. SS, PH on headstone, DOB 1 Dec 1924 |
| Onstott, Howard L. | Sgt US Army, 5th Cav Reg, 1st Cav Div | DWM | 25 Jul 1950 | MIA fighting in South Korea, presumed dead 19 Jan 1954; Purple Heart |
| Vietnam Conflict | ||||
| Name | Rank & Branch | DT | Date | Comments |
| Abbott, Edward Donald | PFC US Army | KIA | 12 Sep 1968 | Killed in South Vietnam |
| Brubaker, Thomas George | PFC US Army | NH-D | 25 Dec 1970 | Died in South Vietnam |
| Case, Glenn Edward | US Army, 554th Engr-BN, 79th Engr-GP, 20th Engr-BDE | KIA | 3 Jan 1969 | Killed in South Vietnam |
| Christy, Donald Ray | Cpl US Marines | KIA | 2 Jun 1967 | Killed in South Vietnam; buried at Sierra View Memorial Park, Grave 62, Row 3 |
| Davis, Charles Edward | PFC US Army, Vietnam PH, California | KIA | 19 Jan 1968 | Killed in South Vietnam; born 7 Apr 1947; buried at Sutter Cemetery 2 Feb 1968: G/31/1; hometown listed was Galt |
| De Marco, Frank John | SSgt US Army | NH-D | 29 Aug 1967 | Died missing in South Vietnam |
| Eskew, Ronnie Joe | SP4 US Army | KIA | 23 Jan 1968 | Killed in South Vietnam |
| Eynon, John Patrick | SP4 US Army | KIA | 4 Oct 1966 | Killed in South Vietnam |
| Featherston, Clio C. Jr. | SP4 US Army | 18 Feb 1969 | Died in South Vietnam; buried at Live Oak Cemetery in Family Plot; hometown listed as Fair Oaks | |
| Ferguson, Merl Wayne | SP4 US Army | KIA | 27 Jul 1967 | Died of wounds in South Vietnam |
| Goudelock, William Roger | Sgt 173 Air Borne Div | KIA | 18 Mar 1968 | Killed in South Vietnam; buried at Meridian Cemetery |
| Gutierrez, Manuel Gomez | SP5 US Army | NH-D | 31 Jul 1971 | Died in South Vietnam |
| McCorkle, Leslie Leroy | Cpl US Army | DOW | 14 May 1969 | Died of wounds in South Vietnam |
| Rayburn, Stephen Louis | Sp4 US Army, 1st Air Calvery | NH-D | 24 Dec 1972 | Died in South Vietnam |
| Ryan, Frank D., Jr. | Sgt US Air Force | NH-D | 10 Apr 1970 | Died in Thailand |
| Scandalis, Alexander | Cpt US Air Force | KIA | 5 Jul 1965 | Buried in San Bruno National Cemetery |
| Wheeler, Darrell Eugene | PFC US Army; 3rd Platoon, C company, 4th Battalion, 9th Regiment | KIA | 2 Mar 1968 | Died in South Vietnam; buried in Live Oak Cemetery |
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Rank: Some of the rank abbreviations are as follows: 1 Lt: - 1st Lieutenant 2 Lt: - 2nd Lieutenant AV C: - Aviation Cadet Cdt: - Cadet Cpl: - Corporal Liet: - Lieutenant PFC: - Private First Class Pvt: - Private Sgt: - Sergeant SSGT: - Staff Sergeant TEC5: - Technician Fifth Grade DT: Death Type (Type of Casualty: Partial)
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