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Since 1986, OVERSEAS BRATS has maintained a list of those Military and Overseas Brats who have died while serving their country as public servants (law enforcement officers, firefighters, etc.), or while serving in the U.S. military. The list below, which is by no means complete, is a tribute to those who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice.
This Brat Memorial page was created
on August 17, 2002 and is updated regularly.
Should you know of someone who qualifies for listing,
please fill out the
Brat
Memorial Form. OVERSEAS BRATS will
then list the entries in alphabetical order.
| Adams, Giles U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, March 16, 1968. |
International School of Bangkok/Thailand'63 | |
| Alakulppi,
Vesa U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, May 14, 1968. |
Nurnberg HS/Germany'59 | |
| Alexander,
James U.S. Air Force Captain Air accident, U.S. June 16, 1972. |
Kaiserslautern HS/Germany'64 | |
| Allen, Frank Marine Corps Lance Corporal Saudi Arabia, January 29, 1991 |
Kubasaki HS/Okinawa'88 | |
| An Operation Desert Shield/Storm casualty. | ||
| Ammon, William (Bill) H. National Security Agency Senior Level Executive Yakima, Washington, April 20, 1996. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany’63 | |
| Bill died of cardiac arrest while serving as Chief of Station at the Yakima Research Station. | ||
| Anderson, Michael Air Force Lieutenant Colonel |
Air Force Brat | |
| He was one of seven crew members aboard the Columbia Space Shuttle when it broke apart entering the Earth’s atmosphere on February 1, 2003. | ||
| Archibald, Gary U.S. Army Private First Class Vietnam, Arpil 17, 1968. |
Dreux HS/France'65 | |
Barnes, Rowland W. |
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Frankfurt HS/Germany’58 |
| Along with his court reporter, he was shot to death in his courtroom by Brian Nichols. Nichols is currently (11/15/07) awaiting trial. | ||
| Barone, Sandro U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, April 15, 1970. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany'64 | |
| Benkert, Paul U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Vietnam, January 7, 1967. |
Wainwright HS/Tainan/Taiwan'64 | |
| Benton, Donnie Off the coast of Honduras and Nicaragua, April 18, 1985. |
Yamato HS/Japan’68 | |
| Donnie was on a military mission when the aircraft he was in went down. | ||
| Bishop, Jr., Gaylord M. U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Fourth Aircraft accident near Pautuxent NS, Maryland, December 1, 1989. |
Baumholder HS/Germany'65 | |
| Bishop, Mark R. U.S. Navy AQF Second Class USS Forestal, off the coast of Vietnam July 29, 1967. |
Kubasaki HS/Okinawa'62 | |
| He happened to be on the USS Forrestal when it caught fire in the South China Sea. He was among the 134 who died in that tragedy. | ||
| Blackburn, Jr., Harry L. U.S. Navy Captain Vietnam, May 10, 1972. |
Munich HS/Germany'54 | |
| Boles, II, Fletcher W. U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, May 2, 1969. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany'62 | |
| Bonner, Clyde U.S. Army Captain Terrorist bombing, Germany May 1972. |
Kubasaki HS/Okinawa'62 | |
| He'd served two tours of duty in Vietnam when he and his family were sent to Heidelberg, Germany, for an assignment. About this time, the Baader-Meinhof gang began a reign of terror in Germany, claiming Clyde's life in a bombing incident. | ||
| Brower, Paula U.S. Navy Seaman Car accident, April 8, 1982. |
SHAPE HS/Belgium’78 | |
| Paula was in a car accident enroute
to NAS Lemoore, California. She was in a coma two weeks before the decision was made to remove her from life support. In February 1982 she had been named Seaman of the Month. Her organs were donated. |
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| Buchannan, Charles D. U.S. Army Specialist Fifth Class Vietnam, May 19, 1969. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'62 | |
| Byars, Richard "Rick"
S. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Vietnam, January 22, 1968. |
George Dewey HS/Subic Bay/Philippines'65 | |
| Carn, Jr., Robert M. U.S. Air Force First Lieutenant Vietnam, August 29, 1965. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany'58 | |
| Casale, James U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, May 29, 1966. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'53 | |
| Cason, Davina U.S. Army Specialist March 1996 |
Baumholder HS/Germany’91 | |
| Died in a car accident enroute from Ft. Bragg NC to Myrtle Beach SC by a drunk driver. | ||
| Chapman, Nathan U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Afghanistan, January 2002. |
Military Brat | |
| Childers, Therrel S. U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Iraq, March 21, 2003. |
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Military Brat |
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| Killed in action while on patrol in Southern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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| Clements, Andrew U.S. Army Captain (Promotable) I-40 Bridge, Webbers Falls, OK May 26, 2002. |
Stuttgart HS/Germany'85 | |
| Happened to be crossing the I-40 bridge near Webber's Falls, OK, en route to his new Army assignment in Virginia, when a barge hit one of the pilings, sending him to his death. The following week, he would have been promoted to Major. | ||
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Cole, Robert G |
Army Brat | |
| A 1939 West Point graduate. On June 11, 1944, as the Battalion Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, he lead a charge against a strong German fortification in Normandy, which has been blocking the linking up of Allied Forces during the Normandy invasion. Robert Cole High School, located near Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio TX is named for him. Awarded Medal of Honor. |
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| Collier, Russell Arkansas Army National Guard Sergeant (Medic, 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery, 39th Infantry Brigade) Iraq, October 2004. |
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Wurzburg HS/Germany'75 |
| Russell was shot and killed by insurgents
while he was trying to save the life of another soldier. |
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| Cooper, John O. U.S. Army Major Vietnam, October 26, 1967. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany’48 | |
| Corley, John U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, September 8, 1968 |
Dreux HS/France'63 | |
Coyle, James "Tiny" Michael |
AAEA (Ankara/Turkey)'56 | |
| Deal, Floyd A. U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, April 7, 1969. |
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Narimasu HS/Japan'68 |
| Deford, Dale D. U.S. Army Major Vietnam, April 26, 1966. |
Yokohama HS/Japan'55 | |
| De Priest, John U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, April 18, 1969 |
Dreux HS/France'64 | |
| Dixon, Jacob Military aircraft crash in the 1980's. |
Gen. HH Arnold HS/Wiesbaden/Germany'74 | |
Donics, William (Bill) C. |
Wheelus HS/Tripoli/Libya’64 | |
| Donnell, Peter U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, April 26, 1968. |
Orleans HS/France'59 | |
| Doody, Douglas W. U.S. Army Sergeant Gia Dinh, Vietnam, January 31, 1968. |
Livorno HS/Italy’62 | |
| Dougherty, John Christian U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, May 9, 1968. |
Narimasu HS/Japan'61 | |
| Douglas, Paul M. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Vietnam, February 21, 1968. |
Bremerhaven HS/Germany'60 | |
| Dowling, Jean Pierre U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Vietnam, January 29, 1966. |
Mannheim HS/Germany’63 | |
| Downey, Desmond U.S. Army Warrant Officer First (WO1) Germany, March 15, 1975. |
Livorno HS/Italy'63 | |
| Desmond was a crew member with the 421st Medical Company based at Schweinfurt, Germany, and was enroute to evacuate two injured soldiers when his Huey helicopter crashed. | ||
| Dunn, Creighton R. U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Vietnam, October 29, 1966. |
Bitburg HS/Germany'61 | |
| Ellis, Robert U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Vietnam, February 29, 1968. |
Poitiers HS/France’64 | |
| Felty, James L. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Vietnam, February 19, 1968. |
Augsburg HS/Germany’62 | |
| He was due to return to the States in a week after completing his second tour of duty in Vietnam when he died. | ||
| Fernandez, William M. U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Vietnam, February 19, 1971. |
Stuttgart HS/Germany'56 | |
| Franco, Charles S. U.S. Air Force Captain Vietnam, June 7, 1966 |
Military Brat | |
| Frontczak, John Michael Corporal Montgomery County Police Department, Maryland Maryland, March 29, 1976 |
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Kaiserslautern HS/Germany’61 |
| Killed while pursuing a robbery suspect. | ||
| Gaskin, Danny U.S. Air Force Air accident, 1972. |
Toul HS/France (in ‘66) | |
| Gerrity, Michael T. U.S. Navy U.S., July 10, 1969. |
Military Brat | |
| Glover, William "Billy" D. Police Officer, Ashtabula, Ohio Ashtabula, Ohio, November 18, 1997. |
A.T. Mahan HS/Iceland’85 | |
| Billy was killed by a 21 year old man who was convicted of killing a police officer and faces a death sentence. | ||
| Goeble, Douglas Scott San Antonio, TX, Police Officer San Antonio, TX, June 8, 1990. |
Patch HS/Vahingen/Germany'83 | |
| Gordon, John S. U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Binh Duong, Vietnam, November 15, 1967. |
Itzauke HS/Japan (60-63)'65 | |
| Grantham, James U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade, Pensacola, Florida, in 1976. |
Itazuke 59-62'65 | |
| He was a helicopter pilot killed in a training accident. | ||
| Guest, Ed U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Vietnam, August 24, 1967. |
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Ludwigsburg HS/Germany’65 |
| Gunn, Allen M. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Air accident, February 1958. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany’50 | |
| Hackworth, Dwight L. U.S. Army Private First Class Vietnam, March 4, 1967. |
Johnson HS/Japan'66 | |
| Hale, Donald Ray FBI Special Agent Houston, TX, November 15, 1992. |
Munich Elem. Sch./Germany 50-54’61 | |
| Hammberbeck, Edward U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Vietnam, August 28, 1969. |
Dreux HS/France'64 | |
| Hardy, Jr., John K. U.S. Air Force Captain Vietnam, October 12, 1967. |
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Narimasu HS/Japan'59 |
| Hargest, Randy U.S. Air Force First Lieutenant Air accident, Gatesville, TX March 12, 1985. |
Zweibrucken HS/Germany'79 | |
| Harvey, Michael G. U.S. Army Warrant Officer Vietnam, June 23, 1967. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'62 | |
Hasdorff, Joseph D. |
Augsburg HS/Germany’65 | |
| Hatcher, Everett E. Agent, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration February 28, 1989. |
Karlsruhe HS/Germany Faculty in the 1970's | |
| Hayes, Norman T. U.S. Navy April 10, 1963 |
AAEA (Ankara/Turkey)'56 | |
| Died on board the submarine, USS Tresher, when it sank in the Atlantic Ocean. | ||
Henson, Roger Lee |
Verdun HS/France’66 | |
| Herning, Steven U.S. Navy Ensign Aircraft training mission near Las Vegas, NV, November 1979. |
Upper Heyford HS/England'75 | |
| Hodges, Joseph U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, July 3, 1968. |
Bitburg HS/Germany'65 | |
Holmes, Peter J. |
Mannheim HS/Germany’58 | |
| Pete had been working on helicopters at Bagdad International Airport as an independent contractor. He was waiting for a flight back home when he died of a heart attack. | ||
| Hornbeck, Kelly U.S. Army Master Sergeant January 18, 2004, south of Samara, Iraq. |
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Wagner HS/Phillippines'86 |
| Kelly served with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces. He sustained injuries on January 16, 2004 when an explosive device hit his vehicle. He died two days later. He was buried at Fort Carson, Colorado. | ||
| Hottell III, John Alexander
"Alex" U.S. Army Major Vietnam, July 7, 1970. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'60 | |
| Died in a helicopter crash. At the time of death, the Army awarded him his second Silver Star and posthumously promoted him to Major. | ||
| House, John U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Vietnam, May 1, 1968. |
Boeblingen ES/Germany 54-56 Antilles HS/Puerto Rico’63 |
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| Killed in action as a result of hostile fire while serving as a platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division. | ||
| Houston, John L. U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, July 6, 1964. |
Karlsruhe ES/Germany 53-56 | |
| Huberth, Eric U.S. Air Force Captain Vietnam, May 13, 1970. |
Baumholder HS/Germany'63 | |
| Hunt, Richard U.S. Army Major Vietnam, August 20, 1968. |
Narimasu HS/Japan’54 | |
| Hyland, John P. U.S. Navy Corpsman Third Class Vietnam, February 1, 1968. |
Seville HS/Spain'64 | |
| Johnson, Roy L. U.S. Army Specialist Fifth Class Vietnam, March 25, 1968. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'59 | |
| Johnson, William F. U.S. Army Warrant Officer Vietnam, January 11, 1971. |
Baumholder HS/Germany'66 | |
| Johnson, William LeRoy U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, October 25, 1965. |
Linz HS-Salzburg HS/Austria'55 | |
| Jones, Quinn D. U.S. Army Specialist Seattle, Washington, 2002. |
SHAPE HS/Belgium (85-88)’88 | |
| He was a veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1990-91. Quinn died in a car accident. | ||
| Jones, Jr., Thomas E. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, March 21, 1969. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'62 | |
| Kearns, Micheal U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class June 11, 1972. |
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Munich ES/Germany (60-63) |
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| Keeler, Harper B. U.S. Air Force Major Vietnam, Jaunary 28, 1969. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'53 | |
| Kennard, Courtland A. U.S. Army Sergeant Baghdad, Iraq, November 9, 2006 |
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Gen. HH Arnold HS/Wiesbaden/Germany’02 |
| Courtland was serving with the 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade based at Fort Hood, TX, when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle. His former teachers described him as responsible, easygoing and a terrific kid. | ||
| Kennedy, III, William D. "Denny" U.S. Air Force Captain Vietnam, November 29, 1970. |
Seoul HS/Korea'63 | |
| Kilcullen, Thomas Michael U.S. Air Force Captain Vietnam, August 26, 1967. |
Kaiserslautern HS/Germany'61 | |
| Knapp, Lawrence (Larry) U.S. Army First Lieutenant Camp Gary, San Marcos, Texas, July 25, 1958. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany’50 | |
| Larry was killed in an aircraft accident. He was flying with his instructor on the last flight prior to graduating from Army pilot training. | ||
| Kramer, John David U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Vietnam, May 25, 1966. John was killed in the Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, when his F-4 Phantom crashed into the water as they were attempting to land. No reason was ever given for the crash. He is buried in Arlington Cemetery. |
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| Kroboth, Stan U.S. Air Force Captain Vietnam, December 21, 1972 |
Wheelus HS/Tripoli/Libya’64 | |
| Kubala, Charles B. Sumter, SC, Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Sumter, SC, February 26, 1996. |
Kaiserslautern MS/Germany 75-78 | |
| Charles was responding to a call of an intruder attempting to get into a house. The intruder hid on the screen back porch and shot him as he started up the steps to the portch. He died from a shot to the neck. | ||
| Kumangai, Herman U.S. Army Captain (Promotable) Accident in North Carolina November 17, 1990. |
Stuttgart HS/Germany'74 | |
Lakin, Roger Allen |
Madrid HS/Spain (58-60)’62 | |
| Roger was killed when the helicopter he was in, an AH-1G collided with another AH-1G helicopter. | ||
| Langham, William C. U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Vietnam, November 24, 1967. |
Ludwigsburg HS/Germany'63 | |
| LeMoyne, Irve "Chuck" U.S. Navy Rear Admiral January 4, 1997. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'57 | |
| With a 33-year naval career as a surface officer and Navy SEAL, he was making plans for retirement when he died as a Navy Rear Admiral. | ||
| Langston, Robert U.S. Army Corporal Vietnam, June 5, 1969. |
Ramey HS/Puerto Rico'64 | |
| Lee, Dennis V. U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, January 28, 1969. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'62 | |
| Lee, James G. U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, October 28, 1965. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'53 | |
| Leichliter, Vyrl U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, June 10, 1970. |
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Overseas School of Rome/Italy'65 |
| Lequar, Jay U.S. Air Force Second Lieutenant Arizona, November 20, 1981. |
Stuttgart HS/Germany'77 | |
| Lewis, Raymond U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, April 25, 1970. |
Ludwigsburg HS/Germany'64 | |
| Lewis, Robert R. Vietnam, April 30, 1970. |
Ludwigsburg HS/Germany'64 | |
| Lichte, Jr., Jack R. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, March 20, 1967. |
Yokohama HS/Japan'60 | |
| Lindsay, Steven U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Vietnam, January 24, 1971. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany'64 | |
| Livingston, John J. "Joe" U.S.Army Captain Vietnam, November 11, 1966. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'57 | |
| Logan, Gordon Wesley, Jr. U.S. Army Corporal Vietnam, November 12, 1969. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany’68 | |
| Lopez, Peter U.S. Army Specialist Four Vietnam, August 22, 1969 |
Ludwigsburg HS-AntillesHS/Puerto Rico’66 | |
| Peter Lopez was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for gallantry and bravery in Vietnam for action against the enemy on August 22, 1969. | ||
| Lowe, Robert U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, April 29, 1966. |
Stuttgart HS/Germany'59 | |
| Lynch, Justin "Jay" Marshall U.S. Army Private First Class Pleiku, Vietnam, November 6, 1965. |
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Munich HS/Germany'64 |
| Jay was killed in action in the Ia Drang battles made famous by the Mel Gibson movie, "We Were Soldiers Once..." He was a member of the 1st Cav (Airmobile. | ||
| Maguire, Kevin U.S. Air Force Captain Aircraft accident November 30, 1992. |
Bitburg HS/Germany'78 | |
| Malone, James E. U.S. Army Private First Class Vietnam, February 3, 1968. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'65 | |
| Mashburn, Tschann U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, May 5, 1970. |
ACS Saigon/Vietnam'66 | |
| Mason, Daniel "Smokey" U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Vietnam, April 22, 1968. |
Nurnberg HS/Germany'65 | |
| Mays, William "Willie" U.S. Air Force Captain Air accident Nevada, January 18, 1982. |
Nurnberg HS/Germany'67 | |
| His accomplishments as an outstanding pilot earned him a slot with the prestigious Thunderbirds. | ||
| McBride, Ellis U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, June 23, 1967. |
Burtonwood/England (56-57)’61 | |
| McCarthy, Jr., Howard C.
U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Vietnam, August 2, 1966. |
Poitiers HS/France'62 | |
| McCarty, William J. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, October 12, 1967. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'61 | |
| McCool, Willy Navy Commander |
Marine Corps-Navy Brat | |
| He was one of seven crew members aboard the Columbia Space Shuttle when it broke apart entering the Earth’s atmosphere on February 1, 2003. | ||
| Mello, Erhard James U.S. Army Sergeant Can Tho, Vietnam, January 30, 1972. |
Baumholder HS/Germany 67-69’70 | |
| Killed while helping a buddy. | ||
| Meroney, Virgil U.S. Air Force Captain Killed in Laos, March 1, 1969. |
Itazuke/Japan (55-57)’61 | |
| Metsker, Thomas C. U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, November 14, 1965. |
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Narimasu ES & HS/Japan 48-54 |
| His Vietnam experience was made into a movie -- We Were Soldiers -- with Mel Gibson. Tom was in the first major action of the Vietnam War involving U.S. and North Vietnamese soldiers in a battle in the Ia Drang Valley. After being wounded, Tom vacated his space in a helicopter when he saw stretcher bearers bringing a friend and fellow officer, Captain Ray LeFebvre. In the process, he was shot and mortally wounded. | ||
| Miller, Irvin George U.S. Army Private First Class Vietnam, October 17, 1966. |
Thomas M. Wilhoite/Kenitra/Morocco | |
| Miller, William A. U.S. Army Corporal Vietnam, April 3, 1970. |
Itazuke HS/Japan (60-63)'66 | |
| Miller, William Akin U.S. Navy Ensign Pensacola, Florida, July 1967. |
Forrest Sherman HS/Naples/Italy'62 | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1966. Killed during carrier landing practice. | ||
| Miner, Fred U.S. Navy Ensign Taromina, Sicily, Italy, May 30, 1975. |
Tehran Amer. Sch./Iran’69 | |
| While serving aboard the USS Sampson, Fred did a dive to investigate a problem with the ship’s main condenser intake. In doing so, he lost his life but saved the lives of two crew members. He was awarded the posthumoulsy the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. | ||
| Monhof, August U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Vietnam, December 5, 1967. |
Lakenheath HS/England'64 | |
| Mrdjenovich, Charles R. U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Vietnam, April 21, 1968. |
Toul HS/France’66 | |
| Nielsen, Robert U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Vietnam, January 6, 1968. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany'64 | |
| Nieves, George (Jorge) Luis U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Vietnam, November 16, 1968. |
Ludwigsburg HS/Germany’66 | |
| Nott, Leif E. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Killed in Belaruz, Iraq, on July 30, 2003. |
Vilseck HS/Germany’96 | |
| He was a 2000 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy. At the time of death, he was the Executive Officer of A Troop, 1st Battalion, 10th Calvary, stationed at Fort Hood, TX. | ||
| Oates III, Eugene “Gene”
C. U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, August 4, 1969. |
Vicenza HS/Italy’62 | |
| O'Keefe, Richard U.S. Air Force First Lieutenant Vietnam, February 11, 1971. |
Kaiserslautern HS/Germany'63 | |
Olds, Sherry |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'73 | |
| Sherry was on duty at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi when terrorists detonated a bomb at the embassy which killed her. | ||
| Omalley, Chris U.S. Army Specialist Germany, June 20, 1989 |
Giessen HS/Germany’87 | |
| Was killed in a field accident during night maneuvers. He was married only three months. | ||
| Owens, Jr., Fred M U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Vietnam, June 10, 1965. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany Frankfurt HS/Germany'50 |
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| Parker, Daniel Griffin Senior Security Coordinator for KBR/Halliburton in the service of the U.S. Baghdad, Iraq, May 7, 2004. |
Bad Tolz JHS/Germany 60-62 ACS Saigon/Vietnam (64-65)’66 |
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| Dan was killed when the vehicle he was in
was detonated by an improvised explosive device. He served as a First Lieutenant with the 1st Battalion, 27th Field Artillery during his tour of duty in Vietnam (1969-70) where he won a Bronze Star. He is thought to be the first Vietnam Veteran to have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom. |
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| Person, David E. U.S. Army Major Vietnam, September 22, 1967. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'51 | |
| Preble, Terry U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander California, August 29, 1996. |
Ansbach HS/Germany'77 | |
| Terry was a 1981 graduate of the U.S. Naval
Academy. He died unexpectantly while on duty in California. |
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| Proctor,
James U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Vietnam, August 1, 1967. |
Lakenheath HS/England'64 | |
| Rains, Jr., Forrest De Vere U.S. Army Warrant Officer Vietnam, October 29, 1967. |
Kaiserslautern HS/Germany'65 | |
| Ramos, Paul U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, May 13, 1970. |
Ludwigsburg HS/Germany'69 | |
| Raynor, Charles "Chuck" U.S. Air Force Tech Sergeant June 8, 1990. |
Lakenheath HS/England'71 | |
Reyes, Medardo Ocampo, Jr. |
George Dewey HS/Philippines’87 | |
| Ritz, Michael F. U.S. Army Captain Grenada, October 26, 1983. |
Stuttgart HS/Germany Mannheim HS/Germany'73 |
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| When the U.S. became involved with the crisis in Grenada, Airborne Ranger Ritz was sent there with his battallion. There's a tablet at the Medical School in Grenada with Michael's and the signatures of the other Americans who died in this operation. | ||
| Robertson, Ellis A. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Vietnam, March 19, 1969. |
Poitiers HS/France'66 | |
| Rosacker, Randal (Randy) U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Iraq, March 23, 2003. |
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Navy Brat |
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Randy and his Marine unit were ambushed by a group of Iraqi soldiers who were pretending to surrender near Nassiriya, in Central Iraq, then opened fire, killing Randy and nine other Marines. His father, a Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, was on duty based out of Naval Station Bremerton, WA, at the time of Randy’s death. |
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| Rose, Scott U.S. Army Sergeant Near Tikrit, Iraq, November 7, 2003. |
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Livorno HS/Italy’91 |
| Scott was one of six lost in the downing of a US Blackhawk helicopter outside a US military base near the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit. Scott was a crew member on the helicopter. A Sergeant with 101st Airborne, he had been stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, since 1997, and had been in Iraq since early spring of 2003. | ||
Salinas, Ricardo G. |
Torrejon HS/Spain’92 | |
| On July 7, 1998, Border Patrol Agent Ricardo G. Salinas and several other agents responded to a call for assistance from the Cameron County Sheriff's Department south of Benito, Texas. The Sheriff's deputies were pursuing a double homicide suspect. Agent Salinas was helping to set up a perimeter in an attempt to confine the suspect to a wooded area where he was believed to be hiding. As agent Salinas and Susan Lynn Rodriguez walked back to their vehicle, the suspect emerged from a cornfield and began firing on them and other law enforcement officers at the scene. During the ensuing gun battle, Agents Salinas and Rodriguez were killed. At the time of his death, Agent Salinas was assigned to the Harlingen Station of the McAllen Sector. He was a graduate of the 351st session of the US Border Patrol Academy in Charleston, South Carolina. | ||
| Schoenwald, David C. U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Vietnam, December 4, 1969. |
Wheelus HS/Tripoli/Libya'67 | |
| Scobel, Uwe-Thorsten U.S. Air Force Captain Vietnam, March 25, 1964. |
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Narimasu HS/Japan’54 |
| Seigler, Allen Monroe U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Wichita Falls, TX, November 12, 2002. |
Incirlik HS/Turkey’94 | |
| Motorcycle accident. | ||
| Sexton, Jeff U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Vietnam, June 22, 1967. |
Nurnberg HS/Germany’62 | |
| Sharp, Thomas B. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, April 25, 1967. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'60 | |
| Sheffield, Edward "Eddie" U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sergeant Ramstein AB, Germany, August 29, 1990. |
Bitburg HS/Germany'80 | |
| Died in a C-5 aircraft crash at Ramstein AB during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. | ||
| Shinaberger,
George U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Atlanta, GA, January 1957 |
Sasebo HS (46) Kumamoto (48) Osaka HS/Japan’49 |
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| Auto accident. | ||
| Sims, Sean P. Captain U.S. Army Killed in Fallujah, Iraq, November 13, 2004. |
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Seoul HS/Korea'90 |
| Sean was killed while serving as company commander of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and leading his men against insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq. | ||
| Skeen, Steven J. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, June 23, 1969. |
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Narimasu HS/Japan’64 |
| Smith, John Raymond U.S. Army Warrant Officer Vietnam, April 30, 1970. |
Mannheim HS/Germany'60 | |
| Smith, Michael B. U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Vietnam, July 7, 1967. |
Yamato HS/Japan’63 | |
| Smith, Philip C. U.S. Army Warrant Officer Vietnam, March 29, 1966. |
Dreux HS/France’63 | |
| Snyder, Stephen U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Vietnam, August 24, 1966. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'61 | |
| Stephens, Chesley "Chuck" Allen Police Officer, Oakland, CA Police Department November 13, 1981. |
Munich HS/Germany'71 | |
| Stephens, Larry A. U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, January 29, 1969. |
Yamato HS/Japan’63 | |
| Stroud, Allen U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Vietnam, July 8, 1970. |
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Overseas Schools of Rome/Italy'66 |
| Sullivan, Thomas E. U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, June 22, 1966. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'55 | |
| Sweet, Jeffrey M. U.S. Army Captain Accident in Florida January 12, 1992. |
Baumholder HS/Germany'80 | |
| Tarkenton III, James U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, March 19, 1967. |
Orleans HS/France'60 | |
| Taylor, Clyde “David” U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, January 5, 1966. |
ACS Saigon 1955-57 | |
| Taylor, Jr. David G U.S. Army Major Baghdad, Iraq, October 22, 2006 |
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Heidelberg HS/Germany’87 |
| David was serving as Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. He had been scheduled to end his current tour of duty in Iraq and return to his base in 10 days to Baumholder, Germany, when he was killed by an IED explosion. | ||
| Taylor, Kip U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Pentagon, Virginia September 11, 2001. |
Berlin HS/Germany'81 | |
| He was attending a conference in the Pentagon with his three star Army boss, when a terrorist flew an American Airlines airliner into the building. He'd been on the list to become a Lieutenant Colonel. The Army promoted him posthumously. | ||
| Teague, Thomas U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Vietnam, May 13, 1968. |
Poitiers HS/France’64 | |
| Thurston, Jr. Clair H. U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Vietnam, November 8, 1965. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany’60 | |
| He graduated near the top of his U.S. Military Academy Class of 1964. | ||
| Tibbett, Calvin Bryan U.S. Air Force Captain Thailand, November 21, 1972. |
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Berlin HS 60-63 |
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Tomes, Joseph Walter |
Ludwigsburg HS/Germany’68 | |
| Trudeau, Albert U.S. Army Warrant Officer Vietnam, October 26, 1971. |
Ludwigsburg HS/Germany'67 | |
| Tulley, Robert U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Vietnam, June 16, 1968. |
Stuttgart HS/Germany'55 | |
| Vaughn, Donald C. U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Vietnam, November 11, 1966. |
Kinnick HS/Japan’64 | |
| Vavrin, Frank N. U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, September 8, 1970. |
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Orleans-Berlin HS/France’64 |
| Versace, Humberto Roque "Rocky" U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, September 30, 1965. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'55 | |
| Awarded Medal of Honor. | ||
| Vreeland, Fred U.S. Navy January 8, 1967 |
Narimasu HS/Japan’58 | |
| Navy plane crash outside of Andrews AFB, MD. | ||
| Walinski, Bernard (Ben) G. U.S. Army Sergeant Vietnam, July 3, 1966. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany’59 | |
| Ben was killed in action by enemy small arms fire while trying to recover one of his wounded men. | ||
| Walker, Bruce C. U.S. Air Force First Lieutenant DMZ, Vietnam, April 18, 1972 |
Ramstein JHS/Germany (58-61)’65 | |
| Bruce was flying reconnaissance out of Da Nang the morning of April 7,1972 with Navy co-pilot Lt. Potts when their OV-10 was hit by a SAM. Lt. Potts was never heard from while Bruce escaped the enemy for 11 days. He was killed by a farmers wife attempting to cross her land to get to the beach to be picked up by rescue forces. Bruce's dog tags and a letter were forwarded from Vietnam to Bruce's family in the 1990's. Bruce left his father(USAF ret.) Col. Walker, mother, sister, two brothers, wife and one year old daughter. |
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| Walker, Laura U.S. Army First Lieutenant Afghanistan, August 2005 |
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SHAPE American High School/Belgium'99 |
| She was U.S. Military Academy Class of 2003. Her father was an Army Colonel and her grandfathers were Army generals. | ||
| Warren, Charles U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Iraq, August 3, 2005. |
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London Central HS/England’87 |
| Watson, Ronald L. U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, February 18, 1971. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'62 | |
| Watts, William (Bill) E. U.S. Army Private First Class Vietnam, July 12, 1968. |
Taipei Amer. Sch./Taiwan’65 | |
| Webb, Steve U.S. Navy Motorcycle accident in California, May 2, 1980. |
Ludwigsburg HS/Germany'68 | |
| Weeks, Jim U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant DMZ, Panmunjon, Korea, July 20, 1968. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany'64. | |
| Killed while on patrol in the DMZ between North and South Korea, just 9 days after arriving for duty in Korea. | ||
| Whiddon, Tommy L. U.S. Army Warrant Officer Vietnam, May 6, 1970. |
Bitburg HS/Germany'67 | |
| White, Ernest Berttie U.S. Army Specialist Fifth Class Vietnam, October 13, 1969. |
Berlin HS/Germany’67 | |
| White, Sylvain Larry U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, May 27, 1968 |
Nurnberg HS/Germany’65 | |
| Larry was an Artillery Forward Observer who lasted four months in Vietnam. | ||
| Wildman, Steve U.S. Air Force Captain Air accident Williams AFB, AZ February 23, 1977. |
Fontainebleau Jr. HS/France Paris HS/France'64 |
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| Williams, Jr., Richard U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Vietnam, January 26, 1970. |
Stuttgart HS/Germany'55 | |
| Williamson, Mark K. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Off Point Loma near North Island, California, September 3, 1986. |
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Wagner HS/Clark AFB/Philippines’72 |
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| His F-14 crashed in the ocean because of a malfunction . Though he was able to get himself and the other pilot out, Mark did not survive the ejection. | ||
| Wilson II, Robert ‘Rob’ U.S. Army Captain Died in helicopter crash at Fort Irwin, CA, July 22, 1989. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany’81 | |
| Winters, Bruce U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Aircraft accident Dubai, United Arab Emirates September 4, 1993. |
Munich HS/Germany'85 | |
| Wisham, Charlie U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Vietnam, Mary 25, 1967. |
Mainz/Germany | |
| Wolfe IV, H. Michael U.S. Army Captain Vietnam, December 4, 1969. |
Frankfurt HS/Germany'61 | |
| Yates, Bruce E. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Vietnam, November 7, 1966 |
Yokohoma HS/Japan’58 | |
| Young, Carl L. U.S. Army Major Vietnam, December 24, 1966. |
Heidelberg HS/Germany'51 |
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