Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Timothy W. Owens, age 37, from Effingham, Illinois.
Parents: Mary Muntean
Spouse: Billy Owens (August 2013)
Children: Loredana Owens
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Rolla High
Military history: Joined the Army in 2004.
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Among three soldiers killed when Spc. Ivan A. Lopez fired at least 35 rounds at his fellow troops at Fort Hood. Lopez then killed himself.
Cemetery: Lake Springs area
Source: New York Times, Yahoo News, Rolla Daily News
Patrick Ruth, age 31, from Metairie, Louisiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died in a Navy training accident in Tennessee. Ruth was an instructor. Student pilot Lt. jg. Wallace Burch also died
Source: Chicago Tribune
Wallace Burch, age 25, from Horn Lake, Mississippi.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died in a Navy training accident in Tennessee. Training instructor Lt. Patrick Ruth, 31, also died. The Navy cited pilot error.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Thomas Heitmann, age 27, from Mendota, Illinois, LaSalle county.
Parents: Tom and Mary Therese (Leonard) Heitmann
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Valley Forge Military College
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Killed in a training accident in California while flying a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter
Cemetery: Holy Cross Church, Mendota, Illinois
Source: Chicago Tribune, Merritt Funeral Home
Gabriel D. Conde, age 22, from Loveland, Colorado.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Thursday, April 30, 1863
Death details: Killed by enemy fire in Tagab District, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense
Jonathan J. Dunbar, age 36, from Austin, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, March 30, 1863
Death details: Died in Manbij, Syria from injuries sustained when an explosive device detonated near his patrol.
Source: Department of Defense