Tag: Canton Ohio

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Patron, Daniel J.
Marines Sergeant

Daniel J. Patron, age 26, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Parents: Frank and Kathy Patron
Spouse: Cody (Drace) Patron
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, The Repository

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Kessler, Kevin J.
Army Staff sergeant

Kevin J. Kessler, age 32, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Parents: Lawrence Kessler and Kristine Williams; stepparents Sue Kessler and Rodney Williams
Spouse: Adrian Kessler

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: East Canton High (1996)
Military history: 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combate Team, 4th Infantry Division.

Date of death: Monday, August 30, 2010
Death details: Died in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Dale A. Goetz, Jesse Infante, Kevin J. Kessler, Matthew J. West, Chad D. Clements.
Cemetery: Calvary, Perry Township

Source: Department of Defense, Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home, Military Times

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Casey, Nicholas Anthony
Army Sergeant

Nicholas Anthony Casey, age 22, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hsc, 3D Battalion, 7Th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, Nc

Date of death: Monday, October 27, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghlan, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Buryj, Jesse Ryan
Army Specialist

Jesse Ryan Buryj, age 21, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 66Th Military Police Co, 1St Military Police Bde, I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington

Date of death: Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Ramey, Richard Patrick
Army Staff Sergeant

Richard Patrick Ramey, age 27, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 703Rd Ordnance Co, (184Th Ordnance Bn, 52Nd Ordnance Group) Fort Knox, Ky 40121

Date of death: Sunday, February 8, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Mahmudiyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Dolvin, Kevin R.
Marines Captain

Kevin R. Dolvin, age 29, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Parents: Carl W. Dolvin

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Monday, October 8, 1990
Death details: Killed in a training exercise when two helicopters collided over the Arabian Sea

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, For Pierce Tribune (1991), Associated Press (1990)

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Scharver, Jeffrey Richard
Marines 1st lieutenant

Jeffrey Richard Scharver, age 25, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Spouse: Patty (Holmes)

Service era: Grenada

Date of death: Tuesday, October 25, 1983
Cemetery: Forest Chapel in Barrington, Rhode Island

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Leatherneck, Department of Veterans Affairs, findagrave.com

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Layporte, Oscar Robert
Army Corporal

Oscar Robert Layporte, age 21, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Parents: Robert L. Layporte

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, October 30, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Logan Daily News (1970)

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Poland, Ronald Lee
Army Sergeant

Ronald Lee Poland, age 23, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Parents: George and and stepmother Ruth Ferrell Poland
Spouse: Jane (Warner)
Children: Two children

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Timken Vocational High (1967)
Military history: Company B, 26th Engineers Battalion

Date of death: Saturday, September 5, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when a truck he was in struck a land mine

Source: National Archives, Dover Daily Reporter (1970)

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Roshon, Robert Brown
Army Corporal

Robert Brown Roshon, age 21, from Canton, Ohio, Stark county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, May 28, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, Cambodia

Source: National Archives