-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Marvin B. Rothman, 21, of
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, will be buried April 19 in Arlington National
Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. Rothman, a P-47D Thunderbolt pilot, was
assigned to the 311th Fighter Squadron, 58th Fighter Group. On April 11,
1944, Rothman flew on a bombing escort mission with 15 other
Thunderbolts to Wewak, Territory of New Guinea. Rothman was attacked by
enemy fighter aircraft and failed to return from the mission. He was
officially declared deceased as of Feb. 6, 1946. Interment services are
pending. Read about Rothman.
-- Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Don O. Neher was
assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl
Harbor, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Neher
was one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Interment services are
pending. Read about Neher.
-- Navy Reserve Ensign William M. Thompson was assigned
to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor,
when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Thompson was
one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Interment services are pending.
Read about Thompson.
-- Army Technician 4th Grade John Kovach, Jr. was
assigned to Company C, 192nd Tank Battalion. He died Nov. 19, 1942,
while stationed in the Philippines. Interment services are pending. Read about Kovach.
-- Marine Corps Capt. John A. House, II, was assigned
to HHM-265 Marine Aircraft Group 16. On June 30, 1967, House’s CH-46A
Sea Knight helicopter crashed after being hit by enemy fire while
attempting to insert a Marine reconnaissance team into hostile territory
in Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. While most of the reconnaissance
team survived, House and four others were killed. Interment services are
pending. Read about House.
-- Lance Cpl. John D. Killen, III, was assigned to
Company A, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. On June
30, 1967, Killen was onboard a CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter attempting
to insert his Marine reconnaissance team into hostile territory in Thua
Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam, when it was struck by enemy fire and
crashed. While most of the reconnaissance team survived, Killen and four
others were killed. Interment services are pending. Read about Killen.
-- Cpl. Glyn L. Runnels, Jr. was assigned to Company A,
3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. On June 30, 1967,
Runnels was onboard a CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter attempting to insert
his Marine reconnaissance team into hostile territory in Thua Thien-Hue
Province, Vietnam, when it was struck by enemy fire and crashed. While
most of the reconnaissance team survived, Runnels and four others were
killed. Interment services are pending. Read about Runnels.