Chautauqua County New York

White, Kevin W.
Army Corporal

Kevin W. White, age 22, from Westfield, New York, Chautauqua county.

Parents: Paul L. and Patricia J. (Baer) White
Spouse: Single
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Westfield Central Schools (2005)
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Monday, May 2, 2011
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

Swanson, Aaron M.
Marines Lance corporal

Aaron M. Swanson, age 21, from Jamestown, New York, Chautauqua county.

Parents: Gene Swanson and Michele Buckley Ford; stepmother Julie Abers Swanson

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Southwestern Central High (2007)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Buffalo, New York. Joined Marines in May 2009

Date of death: Monday, February 7, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Lake View, Jamestown, New York

Source: Department of Defense, Lind Funeral Home, Military Times

May, Patrick Wiggs
Army Private 1st class

Patrick Wiggs May, age 22, from Jamestown, New York, Chautauqua county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, Division Special Troops Battalion, Fort Drum, Ny

Date of death: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Cooper, Charles Steven Jr
Army Private 1st class

Charles Steven Cooper Jr., age 19, from Jamestown, New York, Chautauqua county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 2D Battalion, 14Th Infantry, (Tf Baghdad), Fort Drum, New York

Date of death: Friday, April 29, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Matteson, James Charles
Army Sergeant

James Charles Matteson, age 23, from Celoron, New York, Chautauqua county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Bn, 2D Infantry, (1St Inf Div) Apo Ae 09114, (Grafenwohr, Germany)

Date of death: Friday, November 12, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Witkowski, Philip Lawrence
Army Sergeant

Philip Lawrence Witkowski, age 24, from Fredonia, New York, Chautauqua county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 7Th Field Artillery, F Btry (25 Id), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Date of death: Saturday, May 1, 2004
Death details: Homburg, Germany

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Stone, Thomas G.
Army Specialist

Thomas G. Stone, age 20, from Falconer, New York, Chautauqua county.

Spouse: Kelly M. Stone (died in a one-car crash less than two years after Tom Stone’s death).
Children: Cassandra Stone, 1

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Jamestown High graduate

Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed in SCUD missile attack.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Buffalo News

Stewart, Roy Kenneth
Army Specialist 5

Roy Kenneth Stewart, age 24, from Chautauqua County Bemis Point, New York .

Spouse: Ingrid

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, November 28, 1971
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Kane Republican (1971)

Donnell, Robert A. II
Marines Sergeant

Robert A. II Donnell, age 22, from Clymer, New York, Chautauqua county.

Parents: Robert A. Donnell

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 18, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

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

Conners, Lee Alexander
Army Sergeant

Lee Alexander Conners, age 24, from Kennedy, New York, Chautauqua county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 14, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives

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