Fort Myers Florida

Negron, Carlos J.
Army Specialist

Carlos J. Negron, age 40, from Fort Myers, Florida, Lee county.

Parents: Gabriel Negron and Marta Torres-Figuroa
Children: Maribel, Carlos J. Jr., Carlos M., Carlos G., Angel G.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Heritage Institute, message therapy school
Military history: 426th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Saturday, July 10, 2010
Death details: Died in Asadabad, Afghanistan of wounds suffered at Konar, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with rifle and small arms fire.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Ft. Meyers News Press, Military Times

Wood, Roy Alvin
Army Sergeant

Roy Alvin Wood, age 47, from Ft Myers, Florida, Lee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C 3D Battalion 20Th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Starke, Fl 32091

Date of death: Saturday, January 10, 2004
Death details: Bagram, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Galewski, Justin Joseph
Army Staff Sergeant

Justin Joseph Galewski, age 28, from Ft Myers, Florida, Lee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 710Th Explosive Ordnance Company San Diego, California

Date of death: Monday, April 15, 2002
Death details: Hostile; Kandahar, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Holt, Scott Alan
Navy Seaman apprentice

Scott Alan Holt, age 20, from Fort Myers, Florida, Lee county.

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico

Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI

Floyd, Robert Gene
Army Sergeant

Robert Gene Floyd, age 22, from Fort Myers, Florida, Lee county.

Parents: Betty J. Floyd

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Fort Myers Senior High (1966)
Military history: 173rd Airborne Division

Date of death: Wednesday, April 1, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Fort Myers News Press (1970)

Forte, Frederick C. Jr.
Army Sergeant

Frederick C. Jr. Forte, age 21, from Fort Myers, Florida, Lee county.

Parents: Frederick C. Forte

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, February 22, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Dean, Christopher J. Jr.
Army Private 1st class

Christopher J. Jr. Dean, age 23, from Lee County Fort Myers, Florida .

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Dunbar High (1960)
Military history: Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Division

Date of death: Wednesday, May 11, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam by mine fragment wounds.

Source: National Archives, News Press (1966)

Schultz, Ernest M. III
Army Specialist 5

Ernest M. III Schultz, age 24, from Lee County Fort Myers, Florida .

Spouse: Bridgette Schultz

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, February 10, 1965
Death details: Killed in a barracks raid in a U.S. occupied hotel in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Memorial Gardens

Source: National Archives, UPI (1965), News Press (1965)

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