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
James Casey Joyce, age 24
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
Gary L. Gordon, age 33, from Lincoln, Maine, Penobscot county.
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
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, Tampa Bay Times
Lawrence L. Freeman.
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
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
Raymond Frank, age 45, from Monrovia, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Schools: Willi Frank
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, findagrave.com, Tampa Bay Times
Earl Filmore, age 28, from Derry, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland county.
Parents: Shirley Fillmore
Spouse: Married
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Schools: High school in Derry
Date of death: Sunday, October 3, 1993
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance
Thomas H. II Field, age 25,.
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Military history: Army Ranger
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, Tamp Bay Times
William Jr. Cleveland, age 34,.
Parents: Nada Morford
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
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, Tampa Bay Times
James Cavaco, age 26,.
Parents: Barbara Cavaco
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Military history: Army Ranger
Date of death: Sunday, October 3, 1993
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Tulsa World
Daniel Busch, age 25, from Portage, Wisconsin, Columbia county.
Spouse: Married
Children: Child, 6 months
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Schools: Portage High
Military history: Army Special Forces, Fort Bragg
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