Heath Allyn McMillin, age 29, from Canandaigua, New York, Ontario county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 105Th Military Police Company, 27 Masten Avenue, Buffalo, New York
Date of death: Sunday, July 27, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Albert S. III Knight, age 22, from Ontario County Canandaigua, New York .
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Third Division
Date of death: Tuesday, June 22, 1965
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Syracuse Herald Journal (1965)
Newton Fredrick Miles, age 18, from Ontario County Canandaigua, New York .
Parents: William Henry Miles
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 1942
Death details: On October 15, 1942, he was in a U.S. convoy of six ships that was towing barges loaded with urgently needed supplies toward Guadalcanal. The American forces on that island were in dire need of resupply. When the convoy was spotted by enemy aircraft, all but two ships withdrew from the area. The two ships that pressed on were the USS Meredith (DD-434,) a destroyer, and the USS Vireo (AM-54,) a lightly armed towing vessel. Upon receiving word that Japanese surface warships were operating in the area, both ships were forced to turn back from their mission. Because of its age and slow speed, Vireo was abandoned, and the crew taken aboard the Meredith. Within minutes, the Meredith was attacked by a large force of enemy aircraft. The destroyer sustained multiple bomb and torpedo hits and quickly sank. The survivors spent three days at sea before being rescued. The majority of the crews of both ships was killed in the incident.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Daily Messenger (1949)