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Feniello, Shelby James
Marines Private 1st class

Shelby James Feniello, age 25, from Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Fayette county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: C Co, 1st Bn, 6th Mar, (1-1 Ad, I Mef Fwd), 2d Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Monday, October 9, 2006
Death details: Hostile, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Stillwagon, Heath Eugene
Navy Gunner’s mate

Heath Eugene Stillwagon, age 21, from Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Fayette county.

Parents: Eugene V. (preceded in death) and Gladys Stillwagon

Service era: Cold War
Schools: Connellsville High

Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico

Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI, Pittsburgh Post Gazette (1989)

Addis, Francis Ray
Army Specialist 4

Francis Ray Addis, age 21, from Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Fayette county.

Parents: Edward Addis
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Connellsville Area High (1968)
Military history: Troope A, 1st Battalion, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

Date of death: Friday, June 19, 1970
Death details: Killed in Cambodia when caught in cross-fire.

Source: National Archives, Uniontown Evening Standard (1970)

Francis, Paul James
Army 1st lieutenant

Paul James Francis, age 30, from Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Fayette county.

Parents: V. J. Lajeunesse
Children: Christopher, 2

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, March 28, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Akron Beacon Journal (1970)

Fretts, Charles A.
Sergeant

Charles A. Fretts, age 32, from Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Fayette county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Wednesday, September 25, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Memorialized at Hill Grove in Connellsville

Source: American Battle Monuments Commission, Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

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