Elizabeth New Jersey

Jackson, Francisco R.
Marines Lance corporal

Francisco R. Jackson, age 24, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.

Parents: Milagros Piedrasanta (preceded in death)
Spouse: Maxima J. Jackson
Children: Glovanni L. Jackson

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Elizabeth High, Union County Vocational-Technical Schools
Military history: 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted October 13, 2009. Purple Heart

Date of death: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Rosehill; Linden, New Jersey

Source: Department of Defense, Star-Ledger, Military Times

Millet, Pedro A.
Army Specialist

Pedro A. Millet , age 20, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.

Parents: Denise Millet and Pedro Millet

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Sunday, August 22, 2010
Death details: Died at Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, New York Daily News, Military Times

Marciante, Luigi Jr
Army Corporal

Luigi Jr Marciante, age 25, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 23D Infantry, 4Th Bde, 2Nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wa

Date of death: Thursday, September 20, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Muqdadiyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Arroyo, Domingo
Private 1st class

A relative of Marine Pfc. Domingo Arroyo, 21, of Elizabeth, N.J. hold his photo outside the family’s apartment.

Domingo Arroyo, age 21, of Elizabeth, New Jersey

Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)

Date of death: Tuesday, January 12, 1993

Death details: Killed in an ambush in Mogadishu

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Fort Myers News-Press (1993)

Homicki, Daniel
Navy Gunner’s mate

Daniel Homicki, age 36, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.

Spouse: Divorced
Children: Son, 15

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.

Source: Associated Press, National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Menendez, Manuel
Marines Reserves Private 1st class

Manuel Menendez, age 18, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.

Parents: Helena Menendez

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 1943
Death details: On August 28, 2017, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Manuel Menendez, missing from World War II. Private First Class Menendez, who entered the U.S. Marine Corps from New York, was attached to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. On November 20, 1943, he was killed during the amphibious assault on Betio Island, as part of the Battle of Tarawa. He was buried in a cemetery on Betio, though specific details regarding his loss and burial were unrecorded at the time. Following the war, his remains were recovered, but could not be identified at the time and were buried as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In 2017, these remains were disinterred for further analysis. Using modern forensic techniques, DPAA analysts identified these remains as those of PFC Menendez.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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