A Day to Remember in Phoenix

For most of us, Memorial Day marks the beginning of a season of summer fun. But don’t let the real meaning of the holiday get lost amidst the barbecues and beach sand. Memorial Day – originally­ called “Decoration Day” – unofficially began in 1865 as a way to honor fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. In fact, because of lingering resentment over the war, many Southern states did not observe the holiday until after World War I (they opted for their own Confederate Memorial Day). Memorial Day has since became an occasion to honor fallen soldiers from all wars after WWI. You can find a listing of those from the community who have made the ultimate sacrifice below. Honor them with the traditions of this special holiday:

-Fly the flag at half-staff from dawn until noon, local time.

-Participate in a national “moment of remembrance,” which occurs at 3PM, Washington DC time.

-Place flags on the graves of war dead.

Phoenix Area Casualties of War ...
(Please send additions or corrections for the lists below for Phoenix to info@americantowns.com)



Operation Enduring Freedom
Miller, Mykel F.


Operation Desert Storm
Aaron A. Pack
Michael A. Noline

Vietnam War
Russell Glen Daniels
Ronald Stephen Bay
Fred Donald White
Douglas George Morton
Leonard Ray Davis
Ronald John Cook
James Lee Riter
David Charles Schoenewald
Dennis Kelly Rice
Jan Dwain Jamison
Edward Charles Kalina
Christopher Mar Mc Ginnis
Roy John Jr Higgins
David Thomas Schaffer
Wilburn Daniel Felkins
Daniel Lee Henry
Theodore E Jr Andreyka
Arnold Atwood Lund
Harold Alonzo Skaggs
Fernando Olivas Mesquita
Darrell Lee Johnson
Gary Lee Hogan
Michael Lee Parker
Arturo Barriga
Oscar Palmer Austin
Andrew William Smith
John Roger Romo
John Dee Harrington
Mark Lamont Rosenstock
William Gary Gifford
Alfred Jr Moreno
Michael James Hiller
Benjamin Franklin Barnett
Chip Russell Harrison
Randall Lee Hawk
Kenneth Harold Heisser
Steven Vargas Garcia
Frederick Paul Rhoades
Thomas Michael Jr Roybal
Modesto Valdez
Donald Merle Jr White
J D William Kersey
John Thomas Wilson
George Edward Dusch
Michael Vernon Bludworth
Robert Francisco Lopez
Michael Eugene Courtright
Edward Jean Bohannon
Larry Alan Cochran
Melvin Ronald Childers
Joseph Walter Lyons
James Harold Braxton
Terrence Glen Smith
William J Jr Bryant
Joel Frederick Koester
George Martin Weitzel
William Acker Barnes
Jerry Richard Dees
Roy Allen Epperson
Larry Eugene Bailey
Thomas Deal Mendenhall
David Soqui Urias
Steve Daniel Campbell
Robert Lee
Harry Kay Varner
Henry Louis Jr Valo
Joe Candelaria R Cardenas
Daniel Charles Patterson
Allen John Van Fredenberg
Randall Lee Mc Intosh
Frank C Jr Van Loon
Jerry Lynn Robinson
James Pattee Allenberg
Ronald James Mc Cullough
John T Iii Mc Chesney
Lee E Anderson
John Sterling Melius
William Brooks Kiser
Arthur Gene Ecklund
Tom Gayle Casey
John Wilbur Drane
Van Harold Newville
Mark Joseph Toschik
Jackie Allen Tuohy
Richard Lee Jr Rowland
Michael Lynn Biles
Francis Eugene Cannon
Frank Tisnero Alday
Earl Pearson Jr Hopper
Ralph Carrasco
Thomas G Hawkins
Henry Gerhardt Allen
Walter John Alyea
Michael Leslie Oviedo
Manuel Solares Flores
James Allen Merrett
Bruce Polesetsky
Oscar Jr Aguayo
David Arthur Bond
Johnny Howard Godfrey
John Michael Randall
Richard David Borieo
Randall Wayne Ernsberger
Donald Alan Brown
Thomas Edward Litherland
Joseph Phillip Arrington
Rog Johnson
Robert Lee Jr Andrews
Delbert Roy Wood
Randy Ronell Boykins
Jon Eric Reid
Marcus Ray Asplund
Jack Lee Drye
Philip Edward Zeleski
Bradley Wainwright Boehm
Michael R Blanchette
Richard Lee Zody
Dwight Thomas Blackwater
Joel Ray Birch
Francisco Jr Machado
Daniel Mason
Rudolpho Sanchez
Charles David Robinson
Jack Landen Himes
George A Iii Hoagland
Allan William Holmes
Martin Mendoza Vasquez
John Arthur Verno
John Howard Hughes
Henry Estrella Villalobos
Roy Lee Arnold
James Ronald Brown
Dixie De Wallace
James Albert Brinkoetter
Larry Richard Lumpkins
Joseph Manuel Aragon
Larry Ray Brenner
Gerald Martin Lubbehusen
Wilfred Draper
Manuel Romero Torres
Stanley Gene Holton
Derrell Blackburn Jeffords
Jimmy Lee Cook
Jesus Diez Jr Nieto
Charles Henry Ii Sowers
Peter Bruce Staddon
Daniel Gilbert Jr Stands
Richard Allen Stanley
John Warner Jr Stevens
John Dehaas Curran
James R Curran
Alan Wayne Denney
Tony Cruz
Robert Lawrence Puls
James Dennis Crow
Elliott Crook
Michael John Bayne
Brian William Bates
Raymond Frank Norvell
Antonio Ruiz Morales
Robert Paul Hain
Carl Raymond Konopa
Durward Dean Gosney
Frank A Murrietta
William O Gossett
William Lawrence Shrum
Matthew Edward Jr Morton
Gary Lynn Davis
Miguel Ortega Moreno
Bradley Louis Sinn
Vernon Harvic Lackey
Ronald B Hamblin
Dennis Thomas Darling
Kenneth Richard Kroehler
William Scott Slocum
Henry Floyd Dellecker
Charles Alva Dale
Jeffrey Lee Gayne
Billy Joe Simmons
James Francis Becker
Joe Henry Furch
Joseph Laszlo
Earl Thomas Classen
John Leslie Downing
Greg Bradford Scott
Lincoln Hardy
Frank Sutton
Giacomo James Cintineo
Richard Garland Clark
Laurence G Sershon
Robert Earl Enright
Charles Milton Walling
David O'Neil Webster
Lawrence Paul Christman
Gregory Burkhart Chiago
John Douglas Thrasher
Jesse Lewis Ii Clark
Billy G Collins
John Timothy Conry
Green Conley
Robert Joseph Ladensack
Robert E Staley
James Lee Coker
Steve Nathaniel Lambert
Marshall Gregory Miller


Korean War
Canfield Robert Durham Jr
Cook Theodore Amos
Doyle Frank A
Gonzales Pedro Velasco
Harris Robert L
Jennings Ray L
Lacey Robert Oliver
Lauterbach Bob Alfred
Plumb Reed Edwin
Ripley Lawrence Thomas
Turner Roy David
Williams Leslie Conrad


World War II
Click here for a database of local soldiers killed in World War II