Kowalewski, Richard W. Jr.
Private 1st class

Richard W. Jr. Kowalewski, age 20, from Crucible, Pennsylvania, Greene county.

Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Military history: 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning

Date of death: Sunday, October 3, 1993
Death details: Killed during a 16 hour fight with supporters of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Two U.S. Blackhawk helicopters were brought down

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Tulsa World