Gary Leo Rehm, age 37, from Elyria, Ohio.
Spouse: Erin
Schools: Oberlin High graduate
Date of death: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Death details: reported missing after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippines-based merchant vessel at 2:20 a.m. June 17, 2017 while most of the 300 sailors aboard were sleeping.
Source: Navy, Cleveland.com, USNI News
David R. Hall, age 31, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county. Their last known residence was in Elyria.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Monday, August 31, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael J Medders, age 25, from Elyria, Ohio
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 2D Squadron, 3 Acr, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baqubah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jason Nathaniel Cox, age 21, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county.
Parents: Gregory Cox
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Lorain County Joint Vocational School (2004)
Military history: Troop A, 3D Squadron, 73D Cavalry, 1 Bct, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Monday, June 16, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Cemetery: Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com
Robert Hodge West, age 37, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Battalion, 312Th Infantry Regiment, 30Th Esb (4 Id), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Sunday, May 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Daniel Michael Shepherd, age 23, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 16Th Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Sunday, August 15, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Carris Michael Francis, age 18, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, March 24, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
Joseph George Ambrosio, age 20, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county.
Parents: Louis Ambrosio
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Elyria High (1965)
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Friday, September 27, 1968
Death details: Died from small arms fire in Quang Duc Province
Cemetery: Calvary, Lorain
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Norman Jr. Jones, age 20, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county. Their last known residence was in Elyria.
Service era: Vietnam
Parents: Norman Jones Sr.
School: Elyria High graduate
Date of death: Tuesday, June 18, 1968
Military History: Drafted in September 1967; 101st Airborne Division
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Cleveland Press (1968)
James H. Crayton, age 20, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county.
Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Monday, November 27, 1950
Death details: Died while missing in North Korea
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association