Tag: Apache County Arizona

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Yazzie, Alejandro J.
Marines Lance corporal

Alejandro J. Yazzie, age 23, from Rock Point, Arizona, Apache county.

Parents: Eva Yazzie and Johnson Yazzie
Spouse: Kalandra Rae Rounhorse-Yazzie

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Rock Point Community (2004)
Military history: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operation in Heland Province, Afghanisan.
Cemetery: Immanuel Mission, Sweetwater, Arizona

Source: Department of Defense, Farmington Daily News, Military Times

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Joyce, Kevin Boyd
Marines Lance corporal

Kevin Boyd Joyce, age 19, from Ganado, Arizona, Apache county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 3D Mar, 3D Mar Div, Mcb Kaneohe Bay, Hi

Date of death: Saturday, June 25, 2005
Death details: The vehicle he was returning to base in was traveling on a road alongside the Pech River. The weight of the vehicle suddnly caused the edge of the road to collapse and the vehicle to slide.

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

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Mccarthy, Joseph Christopher
Marines Corporal

Joseph Christopher Mccarthy, age 21, from Concho, Arizona, Apache county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: F Co, 2D Bn, 1St Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mardiv, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Monday, September 6, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Shondee, Harry Nelson Jr
Army Private 1st class

Harry Nelson Jr Shondee, age 19, from Ganado, Arizona, Apache county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Company, 2D Battalion, 12Th Cavalry Regt, (1 Cav) , Fort Hood, Texas

Date of death: Tuesday, August 3, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Tsosie, Albert
Marines Lance corporal

Albert Tsosie, age 21, from Chinle, Arizona, Apache county.

Parents: Ned Yazzie

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, July 10, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Kee, Wilson Begay
Army Specialist 4

Wilson Begay Kee, age 22, from Chinle, Arizona, Apache county.

Spouse: Jean S. Kee

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, June 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Ashley, Felix
Navy Reserves Watertender 3rd class

Felix Ashley from Fort Defiance, Arizona, Apache county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency