Submitted by: Dan Rich
About 1944 – Aug. 18, 1965
South Bend Tribune 8/25/1965
Marine Killed. The body of Pfc. James
Kalil, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kalil, 11544 Lincoln Way
W., Osceola, is being returned to the Warner Funeral Home,
Osceola, for services and burial. Pfc. Kalil was killed in action
Aug. 18 in Chui Lai, Republic in South Vietnam.
Mishawaka Enterprise 9/2/1965
Pfc. James Noble Kalil, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Kalil, 11544 Lincolnway W., Osceola, was killed in action Aug. 18 in Chui Lai Republic in South Vietnam. He died from burns received when an amphibious landing vehicle was struck by enemy mortar fire.
Funeral services were held Aug. 30 in Queen
of Peace Catholic Church with Rev. Michael Vichuras, pastor,
officiating, and burial was in Fairview Cemetery.