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Kaltenberg, Tanner J.
Marines Lance corporal

Tanner J. Kaltenberg, age 19, from Dane County Madison, Wisconsin .

Service era: Post Afghanistan
Military history: Camp Lejeune

Date of death: Sunday, July 23, 2023
Death details: Among three Marines who were found dead in a vehicle at a gas station in Hampstead, North Carolina. They died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Source: NBC News

Jones, Durwood
Army Captain

Durwood Jones, age 37, from Sun Prarie, Wisconsin.

Spouse: Corrine Jones
Children: Two children

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Wisconsin National Guard, 115th Fighter Wing based in Madison

Date of death: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Death details: Jones was the pilot of an F-16 Firghting Falcon that crashed in the Hiawatha National Forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Source: WLNC, WBAY

Thompson, Daniel James
Army Sergeant

Daniel James Thompson, age 24, from Madison, Wisconsin, Dane county.

Service era: Iraq

Parent: Lisa Thompson
Military history: 715Th Military Police Company, Melbourne, Florida. Wisconsin National Guard

Date of death: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Kandahar, Afghanistan. Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Hugo, Rachael Lorraine
Army Corporal

Rachael Lorraine Hugo, age 24, from Madison, Wisconsin, Dane county.

Service era: Iraq

Parent: Ruth and Kermit Hugo
Military history: 303rd Military Police Company, 97Th Mp Battalion, Jackson, Mi

School: Viterbo University, LaCrosse

Date of death: Friday, October 5, 2007
Death details: Died when insurgents attacked her unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Associated Press

Allgaier, Christopher Michael
Army Chief warrant officer 3

Christopher Michael Allgaier, age 33, from Middleton, Wisconsin, Dane county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 3D Battalion, 82D Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Date of death: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Upper Sangin Valley/Lz Stella, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Kading, Matthew Ronald
Army Sergeant 1st class

Matthew Ronald Kading, age 32, from Madison, Wisconsin, Dane county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 983D Engineer Battalion (Tf Liberty), 42 Id, Monclova, Oh

Date of death: Monday, October 31, 2005
Death details: Died at Fort Sam Houston, Texas from injuries sustained October 19, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle near Tikrit, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Simon, Chad Jerome Marines Staff sergeant

Chad Jerome Simon, age 32, from Dane, Wisconsin, Dane county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: G Co, 2D Bn, 24Th Mar, (24Th Meu, 1St Mar Div), 4Th Mar Div, Madison, Wi

Date of death: Thursday, August 4, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Madison, United States

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Maida, Mark Allen
Army Sergeant

Mark Allen Maida, age 22, from Madison, Wisconsin, Dane county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Troop, 2D Squadron, 11Th Acr, 155 Bct, (2 Mef), Fort Irwin, California

Date of death: Friday, May 27, 2005
Death details: Died in Baghdad of injuries sustained May 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Diyarah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Odonnell, Shane Keegan
Marines Lance corporal

Shane Keegan Odonnell, age 24, from Deforest, Wisconsin

Service era: Iraq
Military history: G Co, 2D Bn, 24Th Mar, (24Th Meu, 1St Mar Div), 4Th Mar Div, Madison, Wi

Date of death: Monday, November 8, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Lutifiyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Quam, Mark A.
Air Force Captain

Mark A. Quam, age 27, from Madison, Wisconsin, Dane county. Their last known residence was in Mary Esther, Florida.

Parents: Lawrence
Spouse: Anna (Bugner). Married in 1989

Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Schools: LaFollette High (Madison), University Wisconsin Madison (1989)

Date of death: Monday, March 14, 1994
Death details: Among seven Air Force crew members killed when a gunship crashed off the coast of Kenya.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Roselawn Memorial in Monona, Wisconsin

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, findagrave.com, Springfield News-Leader (1994), Associated Press, Wisconsin State Journal (1994)

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