Greene County Missouri

Peters, Joseph M.
Army Special agent

Joseph M. Peters, age 24, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 286th Military Police Detachment, 5th Military Police Battalion, Vicenza, Italy

Date of death: Sunday, October 6, 2013
Death details: Killed in an attack in Panjwai District of Afghanistan. The four killed were Army Rangers Sgt. Patrick C. Hawkins, 25, assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Benning, Ga.; Pfc. Cody J. Patterson, 24, assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Benning, Ga.;1st Lt. Jennifer M. Moreno, 25, assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and attached to a joint special operations task force as a Cultural Support Team member; and Special Agent Joseph M. Peters, 24, assigned to the 286th Military Police Detachment (CID), 5th Military Police Battalion, Vicenza, Italy.

Source: Fox News, U.S. Army

Reid, Dylan T.
Army Private 1st class

Dylan T. Reid, age 24, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.

Parents: Terry Reid and Kelli Reid
Spouse: None
Children: Avery Lynn Reid (born Sept. 14, 2010)

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Desert Technology High, Lake Havasu City, Arizona (2005)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Enlisted in 2008

Date of death: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Death details: Died in Amarah, Iraq in a non-combat related incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Daniel Funeral Home

Blystone, Ronald Carl
Army Staff Sergeant

Ronald Carl Blystone, age 34, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 66Th Armor, 1 Bct, Fort Hood, Texas

Date of death: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Pollard, Jessy Guy
Army Corporal

Jessy Guy Pollard, age 22, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.

Parents: Patti Jo Dewitt

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Death details: Among 14 soldiers killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in northern Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

Lamberson, Randall Lynn
Army Sergeant 1st class

Randall Lynn Lamberson, age 36, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 506Th Infantry, 4Th Bct (1 Mef), Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Monday, April 10, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Sutton, Timothy James
Army Sergeant

Timothy James Sutton, age 22, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Tank Co, 3D Squadron, 3D Armored Cav Reg, (Tf Baghdad), Fort Carson, Co

Date of death: Monday, July 11, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Givens, Jesse Alan
Army Private 1st class

Jesse Alan Givens, age 34, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop H, 2D Battalion, 3D Armor, Fort Carson, Colorado

Date of death: Thursday, May 1, 2003
Death details: Al Habbaniyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Militry Times

Amos, Thomas Hugh
Air Force Major

Thomas Hugh Amos, age 31, from Republic, Missouri, Greene county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: April 20, 1972

Spouse: Virginia A. (Johnson) – married June 23, 1962 (1939-1998)

Children: Julie Ann Amos and James William Amos

Parents: Marie Amos (died 2003) and Dr. James Roy Amos

School: Hellas High in Jefferson City, graduated from Parkview High in Springfield, Missouri (1958); Drury College in Springfield (1963)

Death details: On October 1, 1999, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Major Thomas Hugh Amos, missing from the Vietnam War.

Major Amos joined the U.S. Air Force from Missouri and was a member of the 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On April 20, 1972, he piloted an F-4D Phantom II (serial number 65-0602) on a night escort mission over the southern border between Vietnam and Laos. Major Amos’s aircraft went down while attacking a target during the mission, and he was killed in the crash. Search and rescue efforts failed to locate his remains. In 1994, a joint U.S. and Vietnamese investigative team recovered remains from the Phantom’s wreckage that were later identified as those of Maj Amos.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Springfield News-Leader (1999, 2003)

Miller, Burke Holbrook
Army Corporal

Burke Holbrook Miller, age 23, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.

Parents: John W. Miller

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, July 18, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Springfield News Leader (1970), Saint Joseph New Press/Gazette (1970)

Boggs, Donnie Rex
Army Specialist 4

Donnie Rex Boggs, age 19, from Walnut Grove, Missouri, Greene county.

Spouse: Pamela J. Boggs

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, April 26, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, illness in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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