Matthew G. Nielson, age 27, from Jefferson, Iowa, Greene county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Death details: Died in Badrah, Iraq of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. Killed were Capt. David E. Van Camp, Capt. Matthew G. Nielson, Spc. Robert G. Tenney Jr.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Benjamin Robert Carman, age 20, from Jefferson, Iowa, Greene county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 4Th Mar, 1st Mardiv, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael W. Mills, age 23, from Jefferson, Iowa, Greene county.
Parents: David and Rilla Mills
Spouse: Pamela
Children: Matthew
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed by SCUD missile.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Michael Mills Memorial Park in Panora, Iowa.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Gunthrie County Historial Village, Des Moines Register (1991)
Gerald M. Grove, age 22, from Greene County Scranton, Iowa .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Tuesday, November 17, 1942
Death details: Died, non-battle
Source: National Archives, Omaha World Herald (1943)
Joseph Herald Olmstead, age 19, from Greene County Scranton, Iowa .
Parents: Phillip Olmstead
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, August 10, 1942
Source: National Archives, Omaha World Herald (1943)