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15 Nevada unclaimed veterans to receive military funeral

  • 08/25/2019 01:38 AM
15 Nevada unclaimed veterans to receive military funeral

Robert Perea, The Fernley Reporter

The Nevada Veterans Coalition will conduct its 19th mission of the Missing in Nevada Project at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery [NNVMC] by honoring 15 veterans whose remains have been in the care of a local mortuary, yet remained unclaimed.

Services will be conducted with full military honors for the following 15 veterans at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept 13, 2019 at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 14 Veterans Way, in Fernley.

  • Robert Shields (1905-1986) served in the US Army 30 Jan 1943 - 17 Sep 1945 WWII TEC 4
  • Samuel Shimkus (1915-1984) served in the US Army 29 Oct 1941 - 20 Sep 1945 WWII
  • Peter Sigrist (1912-1987) served in the US Army 21 Apr 1941 - 31 Dec 1942 WWII
  • Lou Silva (1902-1980) served in the US Army 30 Jul 1942 - 25 Jun 1945 WWII
  • Orville Silvers (1924-1988) served in the US Army 11 Feb 1943 - 01 Feb 1946 WWII TEC 5
  • Maurice Slechta (1912-1979) served in the US Army 29 Dec 1942 - 18 Jul 1945 WWII T/SGT
  • Albert Smithler (1911-1985) served in the US Navy 05 Apr 1944 - 21 Dec 1945 WWII PHM3
  • Henry Stinton (1894-1984) served in the US Army 28 Mar 1918 - 23 May 1919 WWI
  • Andrew Stokes (1925-1990) served in the US Navy 24 Mar 1944 - 30 Dec 1945 WWII
  • Clifford Suits (1895-1985) served in the US Army 22 Jun 1917 - 29 Mar 1919 WWI
  • William Sullivan (1920-1991) served in the US Army 16 Jan 1942 - 09 Sep 1952 WWII/Korea CPL/Purple Heart
  • Leota Tracy (1919-1987) served in the US Army 08 Sep 1943 - 24 Dec 1945 WWII CPL
  • Phillip Vahey (1914-1979) served in the US Navy 25 May 1942 - 20 May 1947 WWII LYJG
  • Angelo Volpicelli (1911-1983) served in the US Air Force 12 Jan 1940 - 12 Oct 1945 WWII
  • George Wada (1915-1986) served in the US Army 29 Jul 1943 - 31 Aug 1965 WWII/Korea/Vietnam SGT with PH/BSM

Government officials, the public and media are invited to attend.

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