Flathead County Montana

Whitcomb, Byron
Army Private

Byron Whitcomb, age 21, from Whitefish, Montana, Flathead county.

Parents: Billie Elsinger
Spouse: Lindsey Jane Whitcomb
Children: Kendal-Marie Taylor Whitcomb, 2

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Whitefigh High (2008)
Military history: Enlisted June 23, 2009.

Date of death: Saturday, June 19, 2010
Death details: Killed while sleeping at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Marcas Carey, 25, a civilian was quickly charged with murder. Carey served with Whitcomb and was previously discharged. In 2013, Carey was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty.
Cemetery: Glacier Memorial Gardens

Source: Great Falls Tribune, KBZK, The Advertiser, Missoulian, findagrave.com, KPIC(2013)

Cook, Nicholas S.
Army Private

Nicholas S. Cook, age 19, from Hungry Horse, Montana, Flathead county.

Parents: Charlotte Martin and Jeff Cook; raised by grandparents Chuck Taylor and Kathy Taylor
Spouse: Married
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Columbia Falls High (2008).
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy.

Date of death: Sunday, March 7, 2010
Death details: Died in Konar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Missoulian, Daily Inter Lake., Military Times

Trejo, Stewart Silvester
Marines Corporal

Stewart Silvester Trejo, age 25, from Whitefish, Montana, Flathead county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Maintenance Bn, Clr-15, 1St Mlg, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Death details: Karmah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Saltz, Edward Matthew
Army Captain

Edward Matthew Saltz, age 27, from Bigfork, Montana, Flathead county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2Nd Battalion, 3Rd Field Artillery, Apo Ae 09045

Date of death: Monday, December 22, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Cronquist, Mark R.
Army Specialist

Mark R. Cronquist, age 20, from Columbia Falls, Montana, Flathead county.

Parents: Mike Cronquist
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Columbia Falls High (1988)

Date of death: Monday, March 11, 1991
Death details: Killed in Saudi Arabia when a weapon accidentally discharged while another soldiers cleaned it.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, The Missoulian (1991), Great Falls Tribune (1991)

Nichols, Phillip Arthur
Army Captain

Phillip Arthur Nichols, age 29, from Kalispell, Montana, Flathead county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 13, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Engebretson, Larry Douglas
Army Specialist 4

Larry Douglas Engebretson, age 23, from Kalispell, Montana, Flathead county.

Parents: Fern Engebreston

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, July 13, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Little, William Gregory
Marines Corporal

William Gregory Little, age 21, from Kalispell, Montana, Flathead county.

Parents: William J. Little

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Flathead High (1966), Colorado State College, University of Montana

Date of death: Wednesday, January 14, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam in the crash of a helicopter struck by hostile fire.

Source: National Archives, Daily Inter Lake (1970)

Anderson, Mitchell Lester
Marines Lance corporal

Mitchell Lester Anderson, age 19, from Flathead County Kalispel, Montana .

Parents: Lester G. Anderson

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, July 20, 1965
Death details: Killed in action in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1965)

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