Cheshire County New Hampshire

Murphy, Stephen L.
Marines Staff sergeant

Stephen L. Murphy, age 36, from Jaffey, New Hampshire, Cheshire county.

Parents: Carol Murphy

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Conant High, Jaffey
Military history: 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted 1993.

Date of death: Monday, November 9, 2009
Death details: Died as the result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar Province, Iraq.
Cemetery: Mountainview, Troy, New Hampshire

Source: Department of Defense, New Hampshire Union Leader, Military Times

Galbreath, Robert Gene
Army Specialist 4

Robert Gene Galbreath, age 19, from Cheshire County Winchester, New Hampshire .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, February 25, 1972
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam; killed in a helicopter crash

Source: National Archives, The Recorder (1972)

Ganley, Richard Owen
Air Force Lieutenant colonel

Richard Owen Ganley from Keene, New Hampshire, Cheshire county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: November 24, 1969
Death details: On October 2, 1995, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Owen Ganley, missing from the Vietnam War.

Lieutenant Colonel Ganley joined the U.S. Air Force from New Hampshire and was a member of the 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron. On November 24, 1969, he was a navigator aboard a C-130A Hercules on a forward air control mission over Laos. While operating near Ban Salou, the Hercules was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, and Lt Col Ganley was killed in the crash. Immediate search and rescue efforts were prevented by heavy enemy presence in the area, and a friendly aircraft that later passed over the crash site saw no signs of survivors. In 1993, a joint U.S. and Laotian search team recovered remains from a crash site associated with Lt Col Ganley’s C-130A. In 1995, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of Lt Col Ganley.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Sullivan, Robert Joseph
Army Master sergeant

Robert Joseph Sullivan from East Alstead, New Hampshire.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, July 12, 1967
Death details: 

On July 12, 1967, a reconnaissance team of three U.S. soldiers and eight indigenous personnel was patrolling in the southeast portion of Savannakhet Province, Laos, when it came under heavy enemy attack. The attack persisted for roughly five hours as the team attempted to leave the area. Only one U.S. soldier survived the incident and returned to friendly positions, and he reported that the other two U.S. soldiers had been mortally wounded during the fighting. The fate of the eight indigenous patrol members is unknown. On July 16, 1967, a search force entered the area where the two missing U.S. soldiers were last seen, but was unable to locate the remains of either man.

Sergeant First Class Robert Joseph Sullivan entered the U.S. Army from New Hampshire and was a member of the Command and Control Detachment of 5th Special Forces Group. He was killed when this patrol came under attack, and his body could not be recovered at the time of loss. He remains unaccounted for. Subsequent to the incident, and while carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the U.S. Army promoted Sergeant First Class Sullivan to the rank of Master Sergeant (MSG). Today, Master Sergeant Sullivan is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Hall, Kenneth Robert
Marines Staff sergeant

Kenneth Robert Hall, age 30, from Cheshire County Keene, New Hampshire .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, April 24, 1966
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Concord Monitor (1966)

Frazier, Reginald Ernest
Army Private

Reginald Ernest Frazier from New Hampshire, Cheshire county.

Parents: W.H. Frazier

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Private First Class Reginald E. Frazier joined the U.S. Army from New Hampshire and was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, Company M was providing security for the 3rd Battalion Command Post near Unsan when it was engaged by the enemy and forced to withdraw. 3rd Battalion units became surrounded during the withdrawal, and it was during this action that PFC Frazier was taken as a prison or war (POW), though specific details regarding his capture are unknown. He was held at Camp 5 at Pyoktong. Prisoners who survived the war and were returned after being released reported that PFC Frazier died of pneumonia on or around March 31, 1951. Companions buried him near the edge of Camp 5 on a rising hill slope. He has not been identified among any remains returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Private First Class Frazier is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Orlando Evening Star (1951)

Hopkins, Edwin Chester
Navy Fireman 3rd class

Edwin Chester Hopkins, age 19, from Cheshire County Swanzey, New Hampshire .

Parents: Frank Albert Hopkins

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for December 21, 2015.

Source: National Archives

Tatro, John
Private

John Tatro from Cheshire County Harrisville, New Hampshire .

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Saturday, July 20, 1918
Death details: Killed in action

Source: Soldiers of the Great War

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