Flint Michigan

Lilly, Joseph M.
Army Sergeant

Joseph M. Lilly, age 25, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Parents: Michael Lilly
Spouse: Katrina Lilly
Children: Alexander, 3

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Carman-Ainsworth High (2005)
Military history: 18th Engineer Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Date of death: Thursday, June 14, 2012
Death details: Died in Panjwa’l, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Trevor A. Pinnick was also killed.
Cemetery: Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, MLive Media

Johnson, Joseph D.
Army Specialist

Joseph D. Johnson, age 24, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Parents: Dennis Johnson and Teri Johnson

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Carman – Ainsworth High (2004)
Military history: 161st Engineer Support Company, 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted 2006

Date of death: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Death details: He and Gunnar R. Hotchkin died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Flint Journal, Detroit Free Press, Military Times

Chevalier, Steven Joseph
Army Sergeant 1st class

Steven Joseph Chevalier, age 35, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 2/327 In Bn, 1 Bct, 101 Abn Div (Aaslt) Tf 1Ad

Date of death: Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Yost, Anthony Ray Charles
Army Master sergeant

Anthony Ray Charles Yost, age 39, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 3D Battalion, 3D Special Forces Group, (Soccent), Fort Bragg, Nc

Date of death: Saturday, November 19, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Miller, Lowell Thomas II
Army Captain

Lowell Thomas II Miller, age 35, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 155Th Infantry, (2 Mef), Mccomb, Ms

Date of death: Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Iskandariyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Brassfield, Artimus Demone
Army Specialist

Artimus Demone Brassfield, age 22, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 66Th Armor, Fort Hood, Texas 76544

Date of death: Friday, October 24, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Samaria, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Petriken, Brett James
Army Staff Sergeant

Brett James Petriken, age 30, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Children: Daugher, 8

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 501St Military Police Division, Apo Ae 09263

Date of death: Monday, May 26, 2003
Death details: Killed in a vehicle accident involving his Humvee, which was leading a convoy, when a heavy equipment transporter crossed the median and struck his vehicle in Samawah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Pedersen, Michael Francis
Army Sergeant

Michael Francis Pedersen, age 26, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion/3Rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfied, Ga 31409

Date of death: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Death details: Karbala, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Boltze, Bruce Edward
Marines Chief warrant officer

Bruce Edward Boltze from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, October 6, 1972
Death details:  

On October 6, 1972, an OV-10 Bronco (tail number 67-014673, call sign “Covey 2”) with two crew members embarked on a forward air control mission over South Vietnam. As the aircraft was returning from its mission, it disappeared from friendly radar tracking. The next day, a U.S. Navy vessel located the Bronco’s wreckage in the water in the vicinity of (GC) 48Q AT 971 966. The bodies of the crew members were not found.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bruce Edward Boltze, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Michigan, served with Sub Unit 1, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. He was the observer aboard the Bronco when it disappeared, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Boltze is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Beckwith, Harry Medfor III
Army Sergeant

Harry Medfor III Beckwith from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 24, 1971
Death details: Sergeant Harry Medford Beckwith III entered the U.S. Army from Michigan and served in Troop D, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division. On March 24, 1971, he was a crew member on an OH-58A Kiowa that crashed at (GC) XD 668 534 after being hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire shortly after departing its forward command post at Ham Nhi, South Vietnam. Sergeant Beckwith died in the crash, and a rescue helicopter was immediately dispatched to the crash site and recovered his remains. Shortly after taking off, however, SGT Beckwith’s remains were seen falling out of the rescue helicopter. Other aircraft in the area moved in to attempt to observe where his body fell, but it could not be located. Further attempts to reach his remains were unsuccessful, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Sergeant Beckwith is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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