Akron Ohio

Wyatt, Derek A.
Marines Corporal

Derek A. Wyatt, age 25, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: Allen Wyatt
Spouse: Kait Wyatt (Aug. 8, 2008)
Children: Michael Everett Wyatt (born the day after his father died)

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: East High, Akron (2004)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Monday, December 6, 2010
Death details: Shot in the head while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Akron Beacon Journal, Military Times

Jarvis, Rodney A.
Army Chief warrant officer

Rodney A. Jarvis, age 34, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county. Their last known residence was in Akron.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 46th Engineer Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisana.

Date of death: Monday, July 13, 2009
Death details: Died in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Crabtree, Daniel Brian
Army Sergeant 1st class

Daniel Brian Crabtree, age 31, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 19Th Special Forces Group, Columbus, Oh

Date of death: Thursday, June 8, 2006
Death details: Died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Al Kut, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Spaulding, Michael C.
Marines Lance corporal

Michael C. Spaulding, age 21, from Summit County Akron, Ohio .

Parents: Marguerite Bumpus
Spouse: Jacqueline
Children: Three

Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Garfield High

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Akron Beacon Journal (1983)

Savick, Joseph James Jr.
Army Chief warrant officer

Joseph James Jr. Savick, age 27, from Summit County Akron, Ohio .

Parents: Imogene Savick
Spouse: Florence
Children: Joseph III, Tonya, Heidi

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Garfield High

Date of death: Sunday, November 28, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile. He was the pilot of a helicpter that crashed in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Holy Cross

Source: National Archives, Akron Beacon Journal (1971)

Spangler, John Flanagan
Army Specialist 4

John Flanagan Spangler, age 23, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: Clifford F. Spangler

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Springfield High (1964)

Date of death: Wednesday, July 8, 1970
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Akron Beacon Journal (1970)

Radcliff, Robert Paul Jr.
Army Specialist 4

Robert Paul Jr. Radcliff, age 21, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: Eloise Heckard

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, July 2, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Bartley, Walter Carl Jr.
Army Sergeant

Walter Carl Jr. Bartley, age 21, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 15, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Akron Beacon Journal (1970)

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