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Mel found the Texas heat was indeed very hot.

Melvin C. Warwick was born in Fresno, California, on January 23, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Elmo Warwick and was raised and educated in California's Central Valley. After Melvin graduated from…

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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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Eddie went back into the army for one more war, but cancer had other plans for him.

Marion Edgar Richards was born in Santa Cruz, California, on September 17, 1910, to Edgar Allen and Mabel Richards. The Richards family also included another son…

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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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"Bill Kizuka Dies at Naval Hospital" announced the Watsonville Register-Pajaronian.

Makio William "Bill" Kizuka was born in Watsonville, California, on April 22, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. T. Kizuka. His parents had emigrated from Japan and his father…

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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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"No Longer a Forgotten Warrior."

Leslie Wayne Lear was born on March 20, 1925 in Santa Cruz, California, to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie I. Lear. He and his sister Barbara attended local elementary schools and in 1939, he entered Santa Cruz High School.…

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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 Watsonville newspaper reported, "Leslie Monroe, 22, Former Resident Dies in Air Crash."

Leslie Glenn Monroe was born in Washington State on October 10, 1929, to Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Monroe. At an early age he accompanied his parents to the Pajaro…

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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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LeRoy was the last Santa Cruz County serviceman to die during the Korean War period.

LeRoy William Machado was born October 28, 1931, in Santa Cruz to Joseph and Ruth Machado. He was the only son of the couple, who appear to have separated during…

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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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Kenneth James Cann was born on October 3, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cann in Santa Cruz, California. Kenneth spent his formative years in Santa Cruz. About 1945 he entered Santa Cruz High School and remained at the school for the next two years.…

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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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No other Santa Cruz County war casualty equals Karl Polifka in national recognition.

Karl Lewis Polifka entered the world in Blessing, Texas, on December 1, 1910. He was the son of Charles and Pauline Polifka, who had moved to South Texas from…

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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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"Son of Local Woman Listed as Casualty" noted the Santa Cruz Sentinel article.

Jules Augustus Riche was born to Mrs. Rose C. Riche in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 14, 1923. No additional information regarding his father, siblings or early life…

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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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Jesse was one battle short of a rotation home.

Joseph Jesse Fugate was born in Fresno, California, on December 24, 1929, to Mr. and Mrs. Archie B. Fugate. The Fugate family also included a son Edward and a daughter Grace. He and his siblings were…

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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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