Blair County Pennsylvania

Campion, Francis T.
Army Staff sergeant

Francis T. Campion, age 31, from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Blair county.

Parents: Francis Campion and Elizabeth Campion
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Hollidaysburg Area High (1998)
Military history: 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Airborne, 104th Infantry Detachment, Long Range Surveillance and 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Airborne.

Date of death: Sunday, July 10, 2011
Death details: Killed at Fort Harrison, Montana in a training accident when he landed on a building. His parachute caused him to then fall to the ground.
Cemetery: Arlington National; memorialized at Penn State Altoona campus

Source: Altoona Mirror, Independent Record

Ingham, Matthew Nevin
Marines Staff sergeant

Matthew Nevin Ingham, age 25, from Altoona, Pennsylvania, Blair county. Their last known residence was in Virginia.

Parents: Gary Ingham and Tammi Ingham
Spouse: Yasmin (Rajpar) Ingham

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Altoona Area High (2002)
Military history: 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Date of death: Monday, January 11, 2010
Death details: Weathered gunfire to radio for air support for his comrads, who were under attack. Two others died. Their efforts saved 12 others in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Grand View, Altoona

Source: Department of Defense, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Evansville Courier Press, grave marker, Military Times

Hook, Michael Anthony
Army Specialist

Michael Anthony Hook, age 25, from Altoona, Pennsylvania, Blair county.

Parents: Mary Ann Hook
Spouse: Fiance Suzie Fetterman (pregnant with their child)

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Altoona Area High (2001)
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Death details: Multaka, Iraq, helicopter crash
Cemetery: Calvary, Altoona; additional remains buried with crew at Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, family, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

Parks, Larry Jr
Army Private 1st class

Larry Jr Parks, age 24, from Altoona, Pennsylvania, Blair county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry, Fort Stewart, Georgia

Date of death: Monday, June 18, 2007
Death details: Hostile, died in Arab Jabor, Iraq
Cemetery: Alto Reste, Altoona

Source: Department of Defense, Legacy

Forshey, Curtis John
Army Sergeant

Curtis John Forshey, age 22, from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Blair County.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: 494th Transportation Company, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Death details: Died in Homburg, Germany of a non-combat related illness after being medevaced out of Kuwait on March 22, 2007.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com

Lightner, Daniel Russell Jr
Army Sergeant 1st class

Daniel Russell Jr Lightner, age 28, from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Blair county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Hhc, 2d Brigade, 28th Id (2mef), Washington, Pa. Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart.

Date of death: Thursday, October 27, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Cemetery: Alto Reste, Altoona

Source: Department of Defense, family, grave marker, Military Times

Adams, Brandon Edwin
Army Sergeant

Brandon Edwin Adams, age 22, from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Blair county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: B Co, 1st Bn, 32d Inf, 10th Mtn Div (L), Fort Drum, Ny

Date of death: Sunday, September 19, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Washington, United States
Cemetery: Calvary, Altoona.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Baum, Ronald Eric
Marines Gunnery Sergeant

Ronald Eric Baum, age 38, from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Blair county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: 2d Intel Bn, Ii Mef, 2d Mar Div Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Date of death: Monday, May 3, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jenkins, Robert Boyd
Navy Petty officer 2nd class

Robert Boyd Jenkins, age 35, from Altoona, Pennsylvania, Blair county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Nmcb Fourteen, Jacksonville, Florida

Date of death: Sunday, May 2, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Cemetery: Grandview, Altoona

Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Military Times

Hollen, Duane W. Jr.
Army Specialist

Duane W. Jr. Hollen, age 24, from Bellwood, Pennsylvania, Blair county.

Spouse: Wendy Hollen

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed by SCUD missle attack.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Facebook

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