Brendan J. Duffy, age 27, from Annapolis, Maryland.
Service era: Iraq
Schools: U.S. Naval Academy (1995), University of Maryland at College Park
Date of death: Sunday, November 8, 1998
Death details: Accident, about 120 miles off Virginia coast. Killed in a fiery collision on an aircraft carrier.
Source: Washington Post (1998)
David Irvin Wright, age 35, from Annapolis, Maryland, Anne Arundel County county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, November 13, 1970
Death details: On November 13, 1970, an RF-4C Phantom II (tail number 66-0420) carrying two crew members took off as the lead aircraft in a two-plane low-level photo reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. The Phantom was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire while making a run over the target, causing it to explode in mid-air and crash in the vicinity of (GC) 48Q WE 864 957. Witnesses in the other aircraft on the mission reported that no parachutes emerged from the Phantom before it went down, and there was no sign of survivors at the crash site. Search efforts could not be conducted, as the incident took place deep in hostile territory. Both members of the Phantom’s crew remain unaccounted for.
Major David Irvin Wright, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Maryland, was a member of the 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. He was the pilot of Phantom when it went down, and he remains unaccounted for. Today, Major Wright is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Arlington National
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com
Philippe Luc Las Hermes from Annapolis, Maryland, Anne Arundel County county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, February 14, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died of wounds South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
William Eugene Jr. Tucker, age 21, from Anne Arundel County County Annapolis, Maryland .
Spouse: Helen I. Lindquist
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Annapolis High (1964)
Date of death: Tuesday, May 3, 1966
Death details: Hostile, killed South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Baltimore Sun (1966)
Kurt William Gareiss, age 29, from Anne Arundel County County Annapolis, Maryland .
Parents: Alfred F. Gareiss
Spouse: Laurae Gareiss
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Calumet High (1953), Naval Academy in Annapolis
Date of death: Wednesday, February 24, 1965
Death details: Non-hostile South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1965)
William George Guyon from Anne Arundel County Annapolis, Maryland .
Spouse: Mary Lou Guyon
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 1942
Death details: On October 15, 1942, he was in a U.S. convoy of six ships that was towing barges loaded with urgently needed supplies toward Guadalcanal. The American forces on that island were in dire need of resupply. When the convoy was spotted by enemy aircraft, all but two ships withdrew from the area. The two ships that pressed on were the USS Meredith (DD-434,) a destroyer, and the USS Vireo (AM-54,) a lightly armed towing vessel. Upon receiving word that Japanese surface warships were operating in the area, both ships were forced to turn back from their mission. Because of its age and slow speed, Vireo was abandoned, and the crew taken aboard the Meredith. Within minutes, the Meredith was attacked by a large force of enemy aircraft. The destroyer sustained multiple bomb and torpedo hits and quickly sank. The survivors spent three days at sea before being rescued. The majority of the crews of both ships was killed in the incident.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Harry Ensor Hubbard, age 39, from Anne Arundel County Annapolis, Maryland .
Spouse: Emma D. Hubbard
Children: Jean
Service era: World War II
Military history: USS Harry E. Hubbard named in his honor in 1944.
Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 1942
Death details: On October 15, 1942, he was in a U.S. convoy of six ships that was towing barges loaded with urgently needed supplies toward Guadalcanal. The American forces on that island were in dire need of resupply. When the convoy was spotted by enemy aircraft, all but two ships withdrew from the area. The two ships that pressed on were the USS Meredith (DD-434,) a destroyer, and the USS Vireo (AM-54,) a lightly armed towing vessel. Upon receiving word that Japanese surface warships were operating in the area, both ships were forced to turn back from their mission. Because of its age and slow speed, Vireo was abandoned, and the crew taken aboard the Meredith. Within minutes, the Meredith was attacked by a large force of enemy aircraft. The destroyer sustained multiple bomb and torpedo hits and quickly sank. The survivors spent three days at sea before being rescued. The majority of the crews of both ships was killed in the incident.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Central New Jersey Home News (1944)
Isaac Campbell Kidd, age 57, from Annapolis, Maryland, Anne Arundel county.
Spouse: Inez G. Kidd
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives, Baltimore Sun (1942)