Fremont California

Cox, Nathan W.
Army Specialist

Nathan W. Cox, age 27, from Fremont, California, Alameda county.

Parents: Tim Cox and Margaret Cox
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Washington High, Fremont (2004); College of Oceaneering graduate
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted January 2002 and reenlisted Feb. 2008. Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Medic Badge

Date of death: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany of injuries sustained June 14 when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire at Near Forward Operating Base, Khogyani, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, San Jose Mercury, San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Bay Area

Willey, Cheyenne Christopher
Army Sergeant

Cheyenne Christopher Willey, age 36, from Fremont, California, Alameda county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 351St Civil Affairs Battalion, Mountain View, Ca

Date of death: Friday, December 23, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Layfield, Travis James
Marines Lance corporal

Travis James Layfield, age 19, from Fremont, California, Alameda county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 4Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, California

Date of death: Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Grzeskowiak, Waldemar S
Army Specialist 4

Waldemar S Grzeskowiak, age 19, from Fremont, California, Alameda county.

Parents: Waldntyra Pietras and stepfather M.K. Pietras

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: San Jose High (1969)

Date of death: Tuesday, November 10, 1970
Death details: Killed when his radio van overturned in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Oakland Tribune (1970)

Anderson, Terrance Wesley
Army Warrant officer 1st class

Terrance Wesley Anderson, age 21, from Fremont, California, Alameda county.

Parents: I.W. Anderson
Spouse: Charlotte

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, March 9, 1970
Death details: Killed when his helicopter crashed in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, The Arugs (1970)

Hiatt, Barry Clinton
Marines Lance corporal

Barry Clinton Hiatt, age 19, from Fremont, California, Alameda county.

Parents: Harold Hiatt
Spouse: Dawn Hiatt

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 4, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Golden Gate

Source: National Archives, Fremont Argus

Hinton, Charles Coleman Jr.
Marines Lance corporal

Charles Coleman Jr. Hinton, age 19, from Fremont, California, Alameda county.

Parents: Catherine J. Hinton and Charles C. Hinton Sr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, January 29, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Garden Gate in San Bruno

Source: National Archives, The Argus (1970)

Duncan, James Robert
Army Private 1st class

James Robert Duncan, age 23, from Fremont, California, Alameda county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Saturday, September 2, 1967
Death details: Killed by booby trap, Quang Ngai Province
Cemetery: Greenwood in Bolivar, Missouri

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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