Great Falls Montana

Burnside, Antonio C.
Army Specialist

Antonio C. Burnside, age 31, from Great Falls, Montana, Cascade county.

Parents: Annie Burnside and Bob Burnside
Spouse: Christine Burnside
Children: Ariana Burnside, Heartlynn Burnside, Angel Burnside, Tony Burnside Jr.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Friday, April 6, 2012
Death details: Died at Ghanzi Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Great Falls Tribune, Military Times

Pilgeram, Jonathan A.
Army Specialist

Jonathan A. Pilgeram, age 22, from Great Falls, Montana, Cascade county.

Parents: Rodney Pilgeram and Roberta Pilgeram
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Centervile High (2007)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Death details: Died in Konar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Great Falls Tribune, Military Times

Charpentier, Andrew Scott
Navy Aviation electronics technician airman

Andrew Scott Charpentier, age 21, from Great Falls, Montana, Cascade county. Their last known residence was in Great Falls.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Date of death: Thursday, July 23, 2009
Death details: Died at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, from a non-combat related illness.

Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, Military Times

Frank, Michael Kevin
Army Specialist

Michael Kevin Frank, age 36, from Great Falls, Montana, Cascade county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 504Th Pir, 1 Bct, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Date of death: Thursday, May 10, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Coats, Vance T.
Army Private

Vance T. Coats, age 18, from Great Falls, Montana, Cascade county.

Parents: Vance V. Coats and Darla K. Stone
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama
Military history: First Airboen 1-508, Company C at Fort Cobb, Panama

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989
Death details: Died from wounds in Panama
Cemetery: Highland, Great Falls, Montana

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, family, findagrave.com., Great Falls Tribune (1989)

Kojetin, Roger John
Army Specialist 4

Roger John Kojetin, age 22, from Cascade County Great Falls, Montana .

Parents: Miloyd J. Kojetin

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, January 10, 1972
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1972)

Ehnes, Richard Lee
Army Staff sergeant

Richard Lee Ehnes, age 23, from Great Falls, Montana, Cascade county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Company A, 158th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division

Date of death: Saturday, March 21, 1970
Death details: Richard was crew chief on a helicopter military mission when contact with the aircraft was lost.

Source: National Archives, Great Falls Tribune (1970)

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