Chistopher Rischar, age 41, from Lancaster, California .
Spouse: Rebecca Rischar
Children: Two, ages 14 and 15
Service era: Iran
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News
Brad Hovey, age 35, from Algona, Iowa .
Service era: Iran
Schools: Iowa State University (2014)
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News, KCCI
Robert Dee, age 40,.
Service era: Iran
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News
Alexander Davis, age 34, from Lancaster, California .
Service era: Iran
Military history: 419th Flight Test Squadron
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News, Los Angeles Times (2006)
Gabriel Estrella, age 40,.
Spouse: Brianna Nichole
Children: Three
Service era: Iran
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News, New York Post (2026)
Gregory Watson, age 53, from Caddo County Shreveport, Louisiana .
Service era: Iran
Schools: Normal Community High (1991), Illinois State University
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News, 25 News Now
Darius Stevens, age 21, from Cumberland County Fayetteville, North Carolina .
Service era: Iran
Military history: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of death: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Death details: Killed in a single vehicle crash south of Apex, North Carolina
Source: Lafayette Funeral Home, WNCN
Ricky Alicea Rosas from Ricon, Puerto Rico .
Service era: Iran
Date of death: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Death details: Killed in a single vehicle crash south of Apex, North Carolina
Source: WNCN
Marion Kim, age 19, from Riverside County San Jacinto, California .
Parents: Monique Gutierrez, Kevin Kim Jr.
Service era: Iran
Schools: West Valley High graduate
Military history: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of death: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Death details: Killed in a single vehicle crash south of Apex, North Carolina
Source: Evans Brown Mortuaries, WNCN
Adrian Bonsey, age 29, from Erie County West Seneca, New York .
Service era: Iran
Schools: Amherst Central High (2015)
Military history: 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combate Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of death: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Death details: Killed when he was run over by an armored vehicle while taking part in a training exercise at the National Triaing Center at For Irwin.
Source: Victorville Daily Press (2026), Amherst Bee (2026)