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Eric A. Hamm from Fishkill, New York, Dutchess county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, October 14, 1994
Death details: Killed when A-6E “”Intruder”” from VA-115 crashed during a low level training route over Yoshinogawa River on the island of Shikoku, Japan
Cemetery: Saint Joachim’s in Beacon, New York
Source: U.S. Navy, Poughkeepsie Journal (1994)
Matthew Loren Rierson.
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
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
Robert H. Jr. Deeks from Littleton, Colorado, Arapahoe county.
Spouse: Melissa Deeks
Children: Veronica, 15
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Date of death: Wednesday, March 3, 1993
Death details: Died from wounds he received when his team’s vehicle struck an anti-tank mine near Blaenbale, Somalia.
Cemetery: Fort Sam Houston National; San Antonio, Texas
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Veterans Affairs
Candace M. Daniel from Boynton Beach, Florida, Palm Beach county.
Parents: Vicky Daniel
Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Forest Hill High, West Palm Beach (1989)
Date of death: Tuesday, April 30, 1991
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Sun Sentinel
George Nassif Malak from Santa Monica, California, Los Angeles county.
Parents: Samy and Angel Malak
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, April 5, 1991
Death details: Killed in accident, Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, The Gulf War Chronicles; Library of Virginia, Richmond, Santa Rose Press Democrat (1991)
Dallas Cooper from Russelville, Missouri, Cole county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, December 14, 1990
Death details: Died non-battle
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense.
Peter Rose from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, December 14, 1990
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense
Carol McKinney from Leslie, Missouri, Franklin county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, December 14, 1990
Death details: Died non-battle
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, The Gulf War Chronicles
James A. Jr. Taber from Montrose, Colorado, Montrose county.
Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama
Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery