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"Army Reports Donald Eheler died in Red Hospital," announced the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Donald LeRoy Eheler was born on November 2, 1928, in Alameda County, California, to Clarence and Bertha Eheler. During the 1930s, Bertha, accompanied by Donald…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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"Felton Soldier Recommended For Promotion For His Action Under Fire In Daring Raid Against Reds" noted the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Donald Stewart Moran was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1929, to a Mr. and Mrs. Moran. No information has surfaced as to…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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McCall was the first Pajaro Valley combat death to occur in the Korean War.

Edward Leonard McCall was born in Seminole, Oklahoma, in 1929, to Edward and Opal McCall. At an early age his mother married Willis Troutt, a railroad fireman and the…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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For three years Juanita Bettencourt waited to hear what had become of her husband Ernest.

Ernest David Bettencourt was born in Santa Cruz County, California on May 21, 1928, to Edmond and Evangeline Bettencourt. During his two years at…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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"'Bobo' Mathews, Who Never Lost Hope, Succumbed" noted the local newspaper.

Ernest L. Mathews was born in the Pajaro Valley in 1929, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mathews. He was raised in a family that included one sister and three brothers. Bobo, as he…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

Eugene Rogers was a US Marine who declared Santa Cruz to be his home; however, record of his residency has not been confirmed. California birth records indicate that Eugene Jerome Rogers was born on May 3, 1930, in Sacramento County, California.…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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Boxes of Christmas presents were found strewn on a hilltop in Korea after the crash that took Frank's life.

Francis Roallen Gfroerer was born in Watsonville, California on January 26, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Gfroerer. Frank, as he chose to…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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A Danish born Watsonville photographer marched off to war, never to march home.

Fred N. Petersen Jr. was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred N. Petersen, Sr. The Petersen family, which also included another son Eric,…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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George couldn't get the army out of his blood until Korea, where he lost his blood.

George Ashton was born on February 9, 1914, in New Mexico, to Mr. and Mrs. George Ashton. He remained in that state with his parents and brother during his…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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"Another Watsonville Man Wounded, Army Casualty List Shows," noted the local press.

Gilbert L. Martin was born in 1924 to Mr. and Mrs. James Martin of Wilson, Oklahoma. Gilbert was raised and educated in that community prior to enlisting in the…

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Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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