Sonny C. Zimmerman, age 25, from Waynesfield, Ohio, Auglaize county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Death details: Died in Mushaka, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his vehicle was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brian Keith Naseman, age 36, from New Bremen, Ohio, Auglaize county.
Parents: Richard Jerome Naseman and Diane Lauratine Schmitmeyer Naseman
Spouse: Peggy E. (Chmielewski) Naseman
Service era: Iraq
Schools: New Bremen High (1990), Wright State University, The Ohio State University
Military history: 108Th Forward Support Company, Sussex, Wi
Date of death: Friday, May 22, 2009
Death details: Taji, Iraq
Cemetery: West Lawn Memorial Park, Racine
Source: Department of Defense, Daily Standard, Military Times
Jon Michael Schoolcraft III, age 26, from Wapakoneta, Ohio, Auglaize county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 27Th Infantry, 2 Bct, Schofield Barracks, Hi
Date of death: Saturday, January 19, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Lynn Oen, age 19, from Wapakoneta, Ohio, Auglaize county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Saint Joseph High and graduated from Wapakneta High (1968)
Date of death: Tuesday, June 9, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Saint Joseph in Wapakoneta
Source: National Archives
Frederick P. Ziegenfelder, age 20, from Saint Marys, Ohio, Auglaize county.
Parents: Paul E. Ziegenfelder
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division
Date of death: Wednesday, May 6, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Lima News (1970)
Ronald Neal Parsons, age 21, from Wapakoneta, Ohio, Auglaize county.
Parents: Ed Parsons
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, April 3, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Gordon Shepherd, age 19, from Auglaize County Cridersville, Ohio .
Parents: George and Lucy Moore Shepherd
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 3rd Engineer’s Battalion, 3rd Division
Date of death: Thursday, March 17, 1966
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when he stepped on a mine or was hit by mortar fire.
Cemetery: McDonald Fairview
Source: National Archives, Lima News (1966)
William Harris Guyer, age 26, from Auglaize County Saint Mary’s, Ohio .
Spouse: Married
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, January 29, 1966
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when his helicopter was shot down.
Source: National Archives, Daily Reporter (1966), News Journal (1966), Daily Sentinel Tribune (1966)
Clarence Leroy Coleman, age 36, from Auglaize County Saint Marys, Ohio .
Spouse: Evelyn M. Coleman
Children: Three
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, February 10, 1965
Death details: Killed in a barracks raid in a U.S. occupied hotel in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, UPI (1965), Dayton Daily News (1965)
Anthony Leo Knapke from Ohio, Auglaize county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Sunday, July 16, 1950
Death details: On the evening of July 15, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 19th Infantry Regiment held defensive positions along the south bank of the Kum River. As dusk approached, North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) tanks appeared on the opposite shore and began firing on the U.S. positions. Although U.S. troops repulsed the attacks that evening, the next morning the NKPA crossed the river and launched a major attack against the 19th Regiment. As the regiment began withdrawing south to Taejon, the North Koreans pushed deep into their defensive lines and set up a roadblock en route to Taejon. When retreating American convoys could not break through the roadblock, soldiers were forced to leave the road and attempt to make their way in small groups across the countryside. Of the 900 soldiers in the 19th Infantry when the Battle of Kum River started, only 434 made it to friendly lines. Sergeant Anthony Leo Knapke entered the U.S. Army from Ohio and served with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was captured on July 16, 1950, during the Battle of Kum River, while his unit was attempting to withdraw through and around an enemy roadblock outside Taejon. He reportedly collapsed while being marched to a prisoner of war (POW) holding camp in North Korea. Unable to continue the march, he was last seen when he was left behind with other prisoners of war at a village near Kosan, on or about November 4. He remains unaccounted for. Today, Sergeant Knapke is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency