Tag: age 45

Posted on

Cottle, Robert J.
Marines Sergeant

Robert J. Cottle, age 45, from Whittier, California, Los Angeles county.

Parents: Kenneth Cottle
Spouse: Emily Cottle
Children: Kaila Jane Cottle, 8 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Death details: Died when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Orange County Register, North County Times

Posted on

Spino, Ronald J.
Army Staff sergeant

Ronald J. Spino, age 45, from Waterbury, Connecticut, New Haven county. Their last known residence was in Fayetteville Observor.

Parents: Rita Spino and James Spino
Spouse: Betty Spino
Children: Step daughter Kandice, 24

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Holy Cross High (Waterbury), graduate; Telkyo Post University graduate
Military history: 274th Forward Surgical Team, 44th Medical Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted in 1993.

Date of death: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Death details: Died in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when he was shot in the back while unloading supplies.
Cemetery: Buried in Fayettesville, North Carolina

Source: Department of Defense, Hartford Courant, Fayetteville Observor, Republican American, Military Times

Posted on

Curran, Gerard
Navy Chief Petty Officer

Gerard Curran, age 45, from Virginia

Spouse: Dawn Curran

School: Willits High (2003)

Date of death: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Death details: Death was first ruled a suicide at First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia. However, an follow-up investigation led to the arrest of Paul Stephen Bricker, 27. He pleaded guilty in 2018 to voluntary manslaughter. Curran recruited Bricker to help him die. They had served together.

Source:: Willits News, Virginia Military Dead Database, Library of Virginia, Richmond,

Posted on

Stahlman, Michael Ross
Marines Colonel

Michael Ross Stahlman, age 45, from Chevy Chase, Maryland, Montgomery county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hq Bn, (G-9, I Mef Fwd), Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms, Ca

Date of death: Sunday, October 5, 2008
Death details: Died at Bethesda, United States from injuries sustained in a July 31 non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, Military Times

Posted on

Deloach, Jerry Lamar
Army Sergeant

Jerry Lamar Deloach, age 45, from Jackson, Georgia, Butts county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Warrior Transition Unit, Meddac, Fort Knox, Ky

Date of death: Saturday, July 7, 2007
Death details: Riverdale, United States

Source: Department of Defense

Posted on

Kelly, Paul Michael
Army Colonel

Paul Michael Kelly, age 45, from Stafford, Virginia, Stafford county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Joint Forces Headquarters, Blackstone, Va

Date of death: Saturday, January 20, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Posted on

Felts, Thomas Holt Sr
Army Colonel

Thomas Holt Sr Felts, age 45, from Sandston, Virginia, Henrico county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Battalion, 6Th Military Transition Team, Multi-National Corps, Iraq

Date of death: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Posted on

Mclochlin, Jeffrey Allen Army Sergeant major

Jeffrey Allen Mclochlin, age 45, from Rochester, Indiana, Fulton county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Battalion, 152D Infantry, (Tf Phoenix), Marion, In

Date of death: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghram, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Posted on

Engeman, John William
Army Chief warrant officer

John William Engeman, age 45, from East North Port, New York.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Battalion, 312Th Training Support Battalion, 4Th Brigade, (4 Id) Fort Bragg, Nc

Date of death: Sunday, May 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Arlington National, The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport named in his honor

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Engeman Theater

Posted on

Morrison, Lawrence Emerson
Army Sergeant 1st class

Lawrence Emerson Morrison, age 45, from Yakima, Washington, Yakima county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 490Th Civil Affairs, 321St Ca Bde (Tf Baghdad), San Antonio, Tx

Date of death: Monday, September 19, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times