Essex County New York

Venne, Dain T.
Army Staff Sergeant

Dain T. Venne, age 29, from Port Henry, New York, Essex county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 178th Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Oswego, New York.

Date of death: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, Spc. Ryan P. Jayne and Specialist Brett E. Gornewicz.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Santorella, Robert H.
Army Specialist 4

Robert H. Santorella, age 19, from Essex County Westport, New York .

Spouse: Elizabeth
Children: Debbie, 3; Rickie

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 62nd Transport Company

Date of death: Friday, April 15, 1966
Death details: Died in South Vietnam from a colision between a five-ton Army truck he was driving and second vehicle.

Source: Post Standard (1966)

McLane, William G.
Navy Lieutenant (junior grade)

William G. McLane, age 22, from Lake Placid, New York, Essex county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 8, 1961
Death details: Among 11 Navy men killed when their Neptune bomber plunged into the oceans 100 miles off Virginia. The two-engine, long-range bomber was taking part in an antisubmarine training mission with the carrier Lake Champlain.

Source: Associated Press (1961), Portland Press Herald (1961)

Moricette, Edward J.
Army Private 1st class

Edward J. Moricette, age 26, from New York, Essex county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Friday, January 15, 1943
Death details: Killed in action in Guadalcanal
Cemetery: Punchbowl, Hawaii

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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