Tag: Bethlehem Pennsylvania

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Harton, Joshua A.
Army Sergeant

Joshua A. Harton, age 23, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Parents: Ruth Shirey Harton

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Death details: Died in Kaftar Khan, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire.

Source: Department of Defense, The Express Times, Military Times

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Carlson, Frederick Andrew IV
Army Specialist

Frederick Andrew Carlson IV, age 25, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Co B, 228th Forward Support Battalion, 2d Bct, 28th Id (1 Mef), Bethlehem, Pa

Date of death: Saturday, March 25, 2006
Death Details: Died from a non-combat related cause in Taqaddum, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Grimes, Kyle Jason
Marines Corporal

Kyle Jason Grimes, age 21, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Multiple county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: C Co, 1st Bn, 3d Mar, 31st Meu, 1st Mar Div, Kaneohe Bay, Hi

Date of death: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Death details: Korean Village, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Seifert, Christopher Scott
Army Captain

Christopher Scott Seifert, age 27, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Multiple county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Hhc, 1st Abn Division (Asslt) Ft. Campbell, Kentucky 42223

Date of death: Sunday, March 23, 2003
Death details: He and Major Gregory Stone were killed in a grenade attack at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait. Another soldier was convicted by a court-martial in 2005 and sentenced to death.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Nickol, Robert Allen
Army Specialist 5

Robert Allen Nickol from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 26, 1971
Death details: On October 26, 1971, a CH-47 Chinook (tail number 66-19143, call sign “Warrior 143”) with five crew members and five passengers aboard left Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam, on a supply mission to Cam Rahn Bay, South Vietnam. The helicopter encountered inclement weather and lost radio communication before it crashed into the water off the coast of Nha Trang. Search and rescue missions recovered four bodies and retreived debris that washed ashore on Hon Tre Island. The other six men aboard the helicopter remain missing. Specialist 5 Robert Allen Nickol, who joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania, served with the Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (Air), 1st Aviation Group. He was a passenger aboard the Chinook when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Specialist 5 Nickol is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Boswell, Bradley Lloyd
Marines Corporal

Bradley Lloyd Boswell, age 20, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: William S. and Elizabeth A. (Altenderfer) Boswell

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Freedom High (1969)

Date of death: Tuesday, September 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam from wounds received when a grenade was accidentally released during training

Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1970)

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Hartzell, Donald F. Jr.
Navy Gunner’s Mate-Guns 3rd Class

Donald F. Jr. Hartzell, age 21, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: Donald F. Hartzell Sr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, February 26, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Morning Call (1970), Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)

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Gardner, Alan David
Army Corporal

Alan David Gardner, age 30, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: Robert A. Gardner
Spouse: Judith (Sturgen)

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lewis burg Area High (1957)
Military history: 31st Engineering Detachment, Fifth Special Forces

Date of death: Sunday, January 25, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam in an aircraft incident.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: National Archives, The Daily Item (1970)

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Bedics, Robert S.
Army Recruit

Robert S. Bedics, age 22, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 8, 1961
Death details: Among 77 killed in Richmond, Virginia when the engines aboard their plane failed and it crashed into marshland. The crew and passengers died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The flight was enroute from Baltimore to Columbia, South Carolina.
Cemetery: Holy Saviour

Source: Associated Press (1961)

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Yeakel, Charles David
Army Recruit

Charles David Yeakel, age 23, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: Clarence Yeakel and Mildred Seyfried Koplin

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 8, 1961
Death details: Among 77 killed in Richmond, Virginia when the engines aboard their plane failed and it crashed into marshland. The crew and passengers died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The flight was enroute from Baltimore to Columbia, South Carolina.

Source: Associated Press (1961), Allentown Morning Call (1961)