I was on a website, www.virtualwall.org, for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I've never been to the Wall in Washington DC but did see the traveling wall several years ago when it came to Columbus, Ohio. Located the sections which listed two second cousins who were killed there. My dad was in the Air Force and we lived in fear of his being shipped there. Did have several cousins and spouses of cousins who served there, along with friends in the Air Force. I remember mom subscribing to the Air Force Times and checking the casualty/missing in action/POW lists in every issue. As this was pre-internet and long distance phone calls were expensive, mom was always writing or receiving letters. Then when the POWs were released and started coming home, watching the news to see if we recognized any of the men. On the Virtual Wall memorial, Pennsylvania has 3148 names for military personnel killed. The list is broken down by town, so I went through and selected all the towns in Cambria county and immediate surrounding areas, for 99 names. Of these, identified 21 men as buried in various Cambria county cemeteries. For my two cousins, one is buried in Indiana county and the other isn't listed on the Cambria county website, although I have him in the St. Benedict cemetery listing I'm working in. I know not all the men are buried in Cambria county, but a majority of them should be. Each of the names can be looked up on the Virtual Wall website, to obtain their birth/death dates, cause of death, and unit information, but unless the family made a separate memorial page on the web, don't know where they are buried. The Cambria County website has two directories for checking names. I went through the Cemeteries listing, which includes an alphabetical listing of the over 100,000 individuals currently listed as buried in Cambria county. The Obituary Index is listing of individuals for which obituaries are currently available or identifies in which newspaper an obituary can be located. I did a check for the first man on the list, PFC Dennis Ayers, and while he has a cemetery record, there is no obituary. Do you have any of these men who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country listed in your records? These 75 men need to have their final resting places identified, whether in Cambria county or a nearby county, and each man should have his obituary listed. Veterans Day is in 3 weeks. Suggest a separate email with an individual's name for each soldier. How many men can we honor in this time period? East Conemaugh AYERS, Dennis Michael 31 Aug 1948 22 Dec 1968 PFC Forest Lawn, Conemaugh Cresson BECK, James Robert 1948 1968 CPL St Francis Xavier, Cresson Lilly BRADLEY, John Allan 1947 1968 LCPL St Francis Xavier, Cresson Ebensburg COLEMAN, Peter Michael 26 Oct 1944 31 Jan 1968 PFC Lloyd, Cambria (Ebensburg) Johnstown DORCHAK, George Robert 2 Jan 1948 7 Sep 1968 SP4 Grandview, Johnstown Indiana FYOCK, Terry Louis 9 May 1943 3 Jun 1968 SP4 Forest Lawn, Conemaugh Conemaugh GAY, Gary Paul 1941 1966 A1C Richland, Richland Johnstown HAGINS, Grey Lynn 29 Mar 1949 12 Jun 1969 SP4 Forest Lawn, Conemaugh Gallitzin HANLON, Martin Joseph 28 May 1950 27 Dec 1970 PVT St Michael, Allegheny (Loretto) South Fork HUNTER, Donald Eugene 27 Jun 1948 1 May 1968 PFC Dunmyer, Adams Spangler KIRSCH, Warren Michael 3 Feb 1948 7 May 1968 SP4 St Nicholas, Barr (Nicktown) Johnstown LYDIC, David Allen 8 Sep 1953 10 May 1972 PFC Forest Lawn, Conemaugh Barnesboro MARISKANISH, Charles Edward 7 Dec 1948 9 May 1968 HM3 Cameron's Bottom, Heilwood *** Conemaugh PERUSO, Lawrence David 13 Aug 1948 28 Mar 1969 HM3 St Anthony, Richland Johnstown SCAIFE, Kenneth Doyle 1953 1973 SA Pike Brethren, Jackson Cresson SHERW00D, Robert James, Jr. 5 Sep 1947 3 Apr 1967 CPL Lloyd, Cambria (Ebensburg) Johnstown SICKLES, James Arthur 16 Apr 1949 15 Sep 1969 HM3 Lloyd, Cambria (Ebensburg) Johnstown SIEGRIST, Wilbur Jerry 15 Jan 1949 9 Jan 1969 PFC Richland, Richland Hastings SRAL, Leonard Walter 1943 15 Nov 1965 PFC St Bernard, Elder (Hastings) Portage SWANHART, Russell James 21 May 1948 12 Sep 1967 LCPL Assumption of the BVM, Portage Portage TOMASKO, Damiam Thomas 1947 1969 1LT Sacred Heart, Portage Johnstown VALENTINE, James Russell 7 Feb 1947 8 May 1967 LCPL Forest Lawn, Conemaugh Carrolltown YECKLEY, Cyril Thomas 20 Oct 1945 13 Mar 1969 PFC St Benedict, Carroll (Carrolltown) *** Johnstown ALAIMO, John Charles SGT Indiana BABULA, Robert Leo SSGT Indiana BEM, Walter Paul PFC Johnstown BERKEBILE, Jack LT Altoona BIANCONI, Nicholas Charles CPL St Benedict BILKO, Timothy James PFC Johnstown BLADEK, John Emery SGT Tyrone BRADFORD, Leonard Edward CPL Altoona BRANTNER, Wayne Eugene LCPL Indiana BROWN, James Frederick PFC Summit BRUBAKER, Joseph Harold, Jr. CPL Barnesboro BUZA, Frederick Andrew 1LT Tyrone CAFFARELLI, Charles Joseph CAPT Johnstown CALLAHAN, Raymond W., Jr. CPT Altoona CANCILLA, Nicholas GMG3 Johnstown CARDIFF, Thomas Nathaniel, Jr. LCPL Altoona CAREY, James Edward LCPL Johnstown CARNEY, John Charles SP4 Altoona CAROTHERS, Cecil Wayne HM2 Altoona CLAPPER, Gean Preston CMSGT Altoona CLAYCOMB, Clarence J. SSG Johnstown CRAMER, Harry Griffith CPT Altoona CURRY, Richard John MAJ Altoona DAMBECK, Robert Carl MSGT Johnstown DAVIS, Charles Augustus SSG Conemaugh DAVIS, John Larry LCPL Patton DAVIS, Martin Joseph SP4 Altoona DELOZIER, David Vincent LCPL Johnstown DILLON, Dennis Earl LCPL Roaring Spring DRAKE, Glenn Franklin PFC Altoona FAWKS, Ernest Eugene SP4 Roaring Spring FEEMAN, James Oscar PFC Ebensburg FENNELL, Robert Harry CPT Hollidaysburg GEORGE, Stephen Frederick 1LT Roaring Spring HEUSTON, Gerald Wilford SFC Altoona HOLLAND, Clayton Monroe PFC Indiana HORCHAR, Andrew Anthony, Jr. AMH3 Indiana JOHNSTON, Ronald Lee 1LT Altoona KIBLER, Alfred James LCPL Indiana KLINE, Robert Earl COL Altoona KUSTABORDER, Ronald Lee PFC Altoona KUSTABORDER, Thomas William CPL Indiana LEWIS, Wayne Eugene, Jr. SP4 Ebensburg LEWIS, William Russell, Jr. 1LT Altoona MAGUIRE, Calvin Gene SGT Altoona MAHER, Harold William LCPL Altoona MALONEY, Charles Deo SGT Indiana MARTIN, Robert Phillips, Jr. CPL Johnstown McGILL, James Barry 2LT Altoona McNELLIS, Anthony Francis MSGT Johnstown MEADOWS, Lee David PFC Hollidaysburg MILLER, Edward Charles LCPL Johnstown MINDYAS, Edward Andrew AEAN Altoona NICHOLSON, James Clifford SFC Portage NOEL, Joseph Paul CPL Altoona NOLDER, Charles James SGT Nanty Glo O'FARRELL, William Patrick PFC Altoona PEOPLES, James Dale 1LT Revloc PRAZINKO, Robert James SFC Altoona RICKMAN, William Joel PFC Spangler RUMBAUGH, Elwood Eugene SSGT Johnstown RUSNAK, Robert Joseph LCPL Altoona SCHMERBECK, David J. COL Altoona SCHULTZ, Sheldon Duane CWO Altoona SCHUSTER, Joseph William CPL Ebensburg SCOTT, Leroy Harry CPL Johnstown SIGG, John Charles CPT Johnstown SLAGLE, Larry Ray SP4 Altoona SPAHN, Dennis M. SP4 Johnstown STYS, Stanley Albert PFC Altoona SZEYLLER, Edward Philip LT Tyrone WELCH, Donald Walter SFC Roaring Spring WERTMAN, Michael Lee CPL Altoona WORLEY, William Paul SP4 Johnstown YARBINITZ, Bernard Francis PFC Altoona ZIEGLER, John Paul CPL

Indiana BABULA, Robert Leo SSGT 7 Mar 1947 - 7 Nov 1974 Body Not Recovered