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Zilinski, Dennis William II
Army 1st lieutenant

Dennis William II Zilinski, age 23, from Freehold, New Jersey, Monmouth county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 187Th Infantry (Tf Tikrit), Fort Campbell, Ky

Date of death: Saturday, November 19, 2005
Death details: Killed when a bomb detonated near his Humvee near Bayji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Cioffi, Donald
Navy Pilot lieutenant

Donald Cioffi, age 30, of Freehold, New Jersey

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Friday, March 15, 1996
Death details: Killed when S-3 “Viking” of Sea Control Squadron (VS) 24 crashed at sea near Puerto Rico while on routine training mission

Source: U.S. Navy, Journal Times

Shebanie, John A. Jr.
Army Recruit

John A. Jr. Shebanie, age 22, from Freehold, New Jersey, Monmouth county.

Parents: John A. Shebanie

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Rutgers University, Ardena School graduate, Freehold Regional High (1957

Date of death: Wednesday, November 8, 1961
Death details: Among 77 killed in Richmond, Virginia when the engines aboard their plane failed and it crashed into marshland. The crew and passengers died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The flight was enroute from Baltimore to Columbia, South Carolina.

Source: Associated Press (1961), Asbury Park Press (1961)

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