Erie County Ohio

Adkins, Charles L.
Army Sergeant

Charles L. Adkins, age 36, from Sandusky, Ohio, Erie county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. Killed were Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins, Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, Sgt. Linda L. Pierre, Spc. Joseph B. Cemper.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Finke, Michael Wayne Jr
Marines Sergeant

Michael Wayne Finke Jr., age 28, from Huron, Ohio, Erie county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Bn, 3D Mar, 31St Meu, 1St Mar Div, Kaneohe Bay, Hi

Date of death: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Death details: Korean Village, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Odums, Charles Edward II Army Specialist

Charles Edward Odums II, age 22, from Sandusky, Ohio, Erie county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Bn, 8Th Cavalry Regiment, 1St Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas 76544

Date of death: Monday, May 31, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Biskie, Benjamin Walter
Army Sergeant

Benjamin Walter Biskie, age 27, from Vermilion, Ohio, Erie county.

Spouse: Marcie Biskie
Children: Benjamin Biskie Jr., 6

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc 5Th Engineer Battalion 1St Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo 65473

Date of death: Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Samarra, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Houser, David Robert
Army Specialist 5

David Robert Houser, age 22, from Erie County Sandusky, Ohio .

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Sandusky High (1967)

Date of death: Sunday, October 17, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, died missing, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Fremont News Messenger (1971)

Sexton, David Mason
Army Sergeant

David Mason Sexton, age 22, from Huron, Ohio, Erie county. Their last known residence was in Huron.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, March 15, 1971
Death details: Sergeant David Mason Sexton, who joined the U.S. Army from Ohio, served with B Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade. On March 15, 1971, he was serving as the gun chief of an M-109 155mm self-propelled howitzer during an early morning fire mission. He was the only man at the gun when the breech block blew off, causing a 155mm round and/or powder to explode and the gun to be consumed by flames. During an immediate muster of B Battery, Sergeant Sexton was the only man determined to be missing. His remains have not been recovered. Today, Sergeant Sexton is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual’s case to be in the analytical category of Non-recoverable.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Kotora, John Lewis
Army Sergeant

John Lewis Kotora, age 21, from Vemilion, Ohio, Erie county.

Parents: Dominic Kotora

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, May 3, 1970
Death details: Died in a hospital in Japan from wounds after his helicopter was shot down in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Hainley, William Robert
Army Sergeant

William Robert Hainley, age 20, from Sandusky, Ohio, Erie county.

Parents: Donald L. Hainley

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, March 29, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Baumer, James Charles
Navy Fireman

James Charles Baumer, age 20, from Huron, Ohio, Erie county.

Parents: Richard A. Baumer

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 21, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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