Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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David Sterling
GLADWIN AVIATOR KILLED IN VIETNAM
A 24-year-old Gladwin man has become Gladwin County's second victim of the war in Vietnam.
Marine Corps First Lt. David W. Sterling was reported killed in Vietnam Sunday afternoonwhen
the helicopet he was co-piloting crashed into a mountain. A representative from the Marines
notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sterling of Buckeye Township, and his wife, the former
Marilea Coker of Gladwin, of his death Monday afternoon.
Events surrounding his death are not known yet, his wife told The Record Tuesday. We don't
know if he was shot down or what. All they said was that his helicopter had struck a mountain,
she said. Besides his parents and wife, he is survived by a 21 month-old daughter, Stacey Lyn;
two brothers, Paul of California and Ken of Bay City; and two sisters, Janet of California and
Carol of Detroit.
The young aviator graduated from Gladwin High School in 1962 and from Western Michigan University
in 1966. He received his Naval Aviator wings in May of 1968.
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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01/26/1969
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Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, MI
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MI 1st Lt. US Marine Corps Ph. Vietnam
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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01/29/1951
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:1 C:2
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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