Matthew Draughon.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Saturday, May 5, 2001
Death details: Drowned while salvaging the wreckage of a Misawa F-16 that crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base, Japan
Source: U.S. Navy
Draughon, Matthew
Gonzales, Juan Pedro
Navy Chief hospital medical corpsman
Juan Pedro Gonzales.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Saturday, April 7, 2001
Death details: A Vietnamese helicopter surveying potential sites for full-scale excavations to recover remains of Americans missing in action from the Vietnam War crashed in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam.
Source: U.S. Navy
Mackey, Kelly
Navy Lieutenant
Kelly Mackey, age 30, of San Jose, California
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, March 6, 1998
Death details: SH-60B “”Seahawk”” of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California.
Source: U.S. Navy, Associated Press
Lee, John
Navy Lieutenant
John Lee, age 28, of Oceanside, New York
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, March 6, 1998
Death details: SH-60B “”Seahawk”” of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California.
Source: U.S. Navy, Associated Press
Hillegas, Donald
Navy Lieutenant (junior grade)
Donald Hillegas, age 25, of Raleigh, North Carolina
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, March 6, 1998
Death details: SH-60B “”Seahawk”” of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California.
Source: U.S. Navy, Associated Press
Koontz, Kent
Navy Lieutenant (junior grade)
Kent Koontz., age 29, of Nashville, Tennessee
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, March 6, 1998
Death details: SH-60B “”Seahawk”” of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California.
Source: U.S. Navy, Associated Press
Garber, Daniel
Navy AW3
Daniel Garber, age 24, of Perry, Iowa
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, March 6, 1998
Death details: SH-60B “”Seahawk”” of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California.
Source: U.S. Navy, Associated Press
Bush, John Francis
Navy Lieutenant
John Francis Bush, age 32, of Pennsylvania
Service era: Gulf War
Spouse: Evelyn Thomas Bush
Date of death: Thursday, February 27, 1997
Death details: T-34C “”Turbo-Mariner”” of Marine Fighter-Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed 11 miles northeast of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro,
Source: U.S. Navy, Los Angeles Times
Moffat, Michael Jr.
Navy Lieutenant (junior grade)
Michael Moffat Jr., age 25, from San Diego, California
Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Mount Carmel High (1989), University of San Diego (1993)
Parents: Patricia Reichardt Moffat and Michael E. Moffat Sr.
Date of death: Thursday, February 27, 1997
Death details: T-34C “”Turbo-Mariner”” of Marine Fighter-Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed 11 miles northeast of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro,
Source: U.S. Navy, Los Angeles Times, UPI (1997)
Nickles, Mark R.
Navy Captain
Mark R. Nickles, age 29, from Mesa, Arizona
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Sunday, February 9, 1997
Death details: F/A-18D “”Hornet”” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather)-21, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, crashed into the Yellow Sea 60 miles southwest of Korea.
Source: U.S. Navy, Associated Press