Dover Delaware

Marquez, Joseph A.
Army Private 1st class

Joseph A. Marquez, age 19, from Kent County Dover, Delaware .

Parents: Kristen M. Giordano and Alejandro Marquez

Service era: Post war on terror
Schools: Sussex Tech (2020)
Military history: 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry, Join Base Lewis McChord

Date of death: Monday, April 25, 2022
Death details: Killed during a training exercise at the Yakima Training Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Source: News Tribune (2022), family, Melson Funeral Services

Mullen, Sean W.
Army Warrant officer

Sean W. Mullen, age 39, from Dover, Delaware, Kent county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Sunday, June 2, 2013
Death details: Died in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com

Griffin, Travis Lee
Air Force Staff sergeant

Travis Lee Griffin, age 28, from Dover, Delaware, Kent county.

Service era: Iraq

Parents: Christine Herwick and stepfather Donald Herwick III

Military history: 377Th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland Afb, Nm

Date of death: Thursday, April 3, 2008
Death details: Died of wound sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device near Baghdad

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Thompson, Jarrett Bennett
Army Sergeant

Jarrett Bennett Thompson, age 27, from Dover, Delaware, Kent county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 946Th Transporation Company, Lewes, Delaware

Date of death: Sunday, September 7, 2003
Death details: Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.. He was in a convoy August 30, 2003 when a civilian vehicle passed and hit Thompson’s truck.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Cripps, George Warren
Army Specialist 4

George Warren Cripps, age 19, from Kent County Dover, Delaware .

Parents: George W. Cripps

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, January 13, 1966
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam by a hand grenade.

Source: National Archives, Morning News (1966), Associated Press (1966)

Fox, Walter L.
Private

Walter L. Fox, age 26, from Dover, Delaware, Kent county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Wednesday, October 9, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: Odd Fellows in Camden, Delaware

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

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