Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Missing In Action (MIA), Chief Master Sgt. Dean A. DuVall
( September 4, 1945 - March 13, 1966 )
Residence: Buffalo, Indiana
Died: Sunday, March 13, 1966
Location: Loas, Southeast Asia
Age: 20
Date of Birth: Tuesday, September 04, 1945
Birth place: Monon, Indiana
Branch: Air Force
Service: Vietnam Era
Father: Bruce DuVall
Mother: Velda ( Gilmore ) DuVall
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Dean was raised in rural Buffalo, Indiana
Funeral Date: Saturday, June 06, 2015
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Buffalo Christian Church, 303 E. State Road 16, Buffalo, Indiana, 47925
Clergy: Dr. James Elliot of the Sitka Baptist Church of Sitka (rural White County), Indiana
Burial will take place:
Buffalo Cemetery in Buffalo, Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Scott Air Force Base of St. Louis, Illinois.
Visitation will be:
Doors will open at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Buffalo Christian Church, 303 E. State Road 16, Buffalo, Indiana, 47925
Biographical Information:
Dean was raised in rural Buffalo, Indiana, and was a 1963 graduate of Buffalo High School of Buffalo, Indiana. He was the third (3rd) of six (6) children. Dean volunteered for service into the United States Air Force on his eighteenth (18th) birthday in 1963. His plane, the AC-47, Spooky/Puff the Magic Dragon was shot down on March 13, 1966. Awards and commendations were, The Air Metal, The Distinguished Flying Cross, and a Purple Heart. Questions and Answers will be at the Buffalo Fire Department after the services at the cemetery .
Special Services: Full Miitary Rites by the Scott Air Force Base of St. Louis, Illinois, Honor Guard, assisted by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard and the Monticello Patriott Guard, both of Monticello, will be around the flag pole at the Buffalo Cemetery in Bufffalo.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the wishes of the donor. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Marriage Information: In 1965, in Buffalo, Indiana, at the Church of the Brethren, he married Sharon Crosby. She survives.
Survivors include:
Siblings, John B. "Jack" (wife Ruth) DuVall of Buffalo, Indiana, Janice (husband Wayne) Spencer of Boise, Idaho, Marvin (husband Alva) DuVall of Lebanon, Tennessee, and Kay (husband Joe) Martinez of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Bruce and Velda (Gilmore) DuVall; Sister, Carol DuVall - Christian.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.
Died: Sunday, March 13, 1966
Location: Loas, Southeast Asia
Age: 20
Date of Birth: Tuesday, September 04, 1945
Birth place: Monon, Indiana
Branch: Air Force
Service: Vietnam Era
Father: Bruce DuVall
Mother: Velda ( Gilmore ) DuVall
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Dean was raised in rural Buffalo, Indiana
Funeral Date: Saturday, June 06, 2015
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Buffalo Christian Church, 303 E. State Road 16, Buffalo, Indiana, 47925
Clergy: Dr. James Elliot of the Sitka Baptist Church of Sitka (rural White County), Indiana
Burial will take place:
Buffalo Cemetery in Buffalo, Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Scott Air Force Base of St. Louis, Illinois.
Visitation will be:
Doors will open at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Buffalo Christian Church, 303 E. State Road 16, Buffalo, Indiana, 47925
Biographical Information:
Dean was raised in rural Buffalo, Indiana, and was a 1963 graduate of Buffalo High School of Buffalo, Indiana. He was the third (3rd) of six (6) children. Dean volunteered for service into the United States Air Force on his eighteenth (18th) birthday in 1963. His plane, the AC-47, Spooky/Puff the Magic Dragon was shot down on March 13, 1966. Awards and commendations were, The Air Metal, The Distinguished Flying Cross, and a Purple Heart. Questions and Answers will be at the Buffalo Fire Department after the services at the cemetery .
Special Services: Full Miitary Rites by the Scott Air Force Base of St. Louis, Illinois, Honor Guard, assisted by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard and the Monticello Patriott Guard, both of Monticello, will be around the flag pole at the Buffalo Cemetery in Bufffalo.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the wishes of the donor. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Marriage Information: In 1965, in Buffalo, Indiana, at the Church of the Brethren, he married Sharon Crosby. She survives.
Survivors include:
Siblings, John B. "Jack" (wife Ruth) DuVall of Buffalo, Indiana, Janice (husband Wayne) Spencer of Boise, Idaho, Marvin (husband Alva) DuVall of Lebanon, Tennessee, and Kay (husband Joe) Martinez of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Bruce and Velda (Gilmore) DuVall; Sister, Carol DuVall - Christian.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.