Tag: Beaver Dam Wisconsin

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Gassen, Jacob A.
Army Private 1st class

Jacob A. Gassen, age 21, from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Dodge county.

Parents: Greg Gassen

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Beaver Dam High (2008), University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Military history: 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Monday, November 29, 2010
Death details: Died in Nangarhar Province when an Afghan border policeman opened fire on U.S. troops during a training session. Killed in the attack: Barry E. Jarvis, Curtis A. Oakes, Matthew W. Ramsey, Jacob A. Gassen, Austin G. Staggs, Buddy W. McLain.

Source: Department of Defense, Jackson County Times Journal, Beaver Dam Daily Citizen, Military Times

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Cantafio, Ryan Joseph
Marines Private 1st class

Ryan Joseph Cantafio, age 22, from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Dodge county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: G Co, 2D Bn, 24Th Mar, (24Th Meu, 1St Mar Div), 4Th Mar Div, Madison, Wi

Date of death: Thursday, November 25, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Lutifiyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Straseskie, Kirk Allen
Marines Sergeant

Kirk Allen Straseskie, age 23, from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Dodge county.

Parent: John Straseskie

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Beaver Dam High (1988)
Military history: 1St Bn, 4Th Mar, 1St Mardiv, Camp Pendleton, California

Date of death: Monday, May 19, 2003
Death details: Drowned while attempting to rescue crewmembers of a Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter that went down in the Shatt al Hillah Canal in Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Fischer, Edward
Private

Edward Fischer, age 26, from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Dodge county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Monday, July 22, 1918
Death details: Died of accident
Cemetery: Saint Peters, Beaver Dam

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com