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Hernandez, Roberto A.
Army Specialist

Roberto A. Hernandez, age 21, from Far Rockaway, New York, Nassau county. Their last known residence was in Far Rockaway.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), For Stewart, Georgia.

Date of death: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Death details: Died in Paktya, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.
Cemetery: Calverton National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com

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Montenegro, Alphonso Junior II
Army Sergeant

Alphonso Junior II Montenegro, age 22, from Far Rockaway, New York, Queens county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 26Th Infantry, Schweinfurt, Germany

Date of death: Thursday, June 21, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

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Melancon, Charles Fernand
Navy Reserves Gunner’s mate 3rd class

Charles Fernand Melancon from Far Rockaway, New York, Nassau county.

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