Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Jason Mitchell McClary, age 24, from Export, Pennsylvania.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Sunday, December 2, 2018
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany as a result of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device on November 27, 2018 in Andar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
George Louis Stipetich from Export, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland county.
Parents: August Stipetich
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Israel E. Geiger from Westmoreland County Export, Pennsylvania .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Monday, September 9, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds
Source: Soldiers of the Great War