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Tanner W. Grone, age 26, from Coos County Gorham, New Hampshire .
Parents: Eric and Steve
Schools: University of New Hampshire
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes (2023), Bryant Funeral Home
Shane M. Barnes, age 34, from Sacramento County Sacramento, California .
Schools: Gonzaga University (2011)
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, The Tennessean (2023), Stars and Stripes (2023)
Stephen R. Dwyer, age 38, from Montgomery County Clarksville, Tennnessee .
Schools: Enterprise High in Alabama (2004)
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, AL.com (2023), Stars and Stripes (2023)
Jason Reed Haven, age 20, from Aiken, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Service era: Post War on Terror
Military history: Company B, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Charleston, South Carolina
Date of death: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Death details: Died at Camp Buehring, Kuawait in a non-combat vehicle accident.
Source: Department of Defense, Powers Funeral Home
Stephen Khou, age 36, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county.
Service era: Post War on Terror
Military history: 32nd Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada
Date of death: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Death details: Died in a non-combat incident at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
Source: Department of Defense
Stewart Duane Wayment, age 32, from North Logan, Utah, Cache county.
Parents: Stacie Weaver and Neal C. Wayment
Spouse: Kiara
Children: Duane Joseph, Augustus James, Orion Leo
Service era: Post War on Terror
Schools: Coronado High in Henderson, Nevada, Utah State University
Date of death: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Death details: Killed when two helicopter collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission
Source: New York Post (2023), Standard Examiner (2023)
Kyle D. McKenna, age 28, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.
Parents: Patrick and Tracy McKenna
Spouse: Ashlyn
Service era: Post War on Terror
Schools: Pine Creek High (2012), Saint Mary’s High, Coloraod State University Pueblo
Date of death: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Death details: Killed when two helicopter collided in Alaska while returning from a traning mission
Source: New York Post (2023), Daily News Miner (2023), Colorado Springs Gazette (2023)
Christopher Robert Eramo, age 39, from Oneonta, New York, Ostego county.
Parents: Carolyn Eramo, preceded in death by Kari Eramo
Spouse: Jennilee Eramo
Service era: Post War on Terror
Date of death: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Death details: Killed when two helicopter collided in Alaska while returning from a traning mission
Source: New York Post (2023), Daily News Miner (2023)
Joseph Zygarowski, age 24, from New Port Richey, Florida, Pasco county.
Service era: Post war on terror
Military history: Mechanic for the 10th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade
Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Death details: Died in a training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Source: WFLA, Daily Record
Taylor Mitchell, age 30, from Mountain Brook, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Service era: Post war on terror
Date of death: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Death details: Among nine killed in a mid-air collision involving two Black Hawk helicopters near Fort Campbell, Kentucky during a routine training mission.
Source: CBS News