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Snow, Jesse Adam
Army specialist

Jesse Adam Snow, age 25, from Fairborn, Ohio, Greene county.

Parents: John Snow and Janice Snow

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Baker Junior High, Fairborn High (2003)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Killed were Spc. Shane H. Ahmed, Spc. Nathan E. Lillard, Spc. Scott T. Nagorski, Spc. Jesse A. Snow, Pfc Chrisitan M. Warriner.
Cemetery: Byron, Fairborn

Source: Department of Defense, Mining Gazette, Military Times

Church, Theodore Uland Army Chief warrant officer 2

Theodore Uland Church, age 32, from Fairborn, Ohio, Greene county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop B, 2D Squadron, 6Th Cavalry, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Date of death: Monday, May 28, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Southwest Of Muqdadiyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Biggers, Ethan John
Army Specialist

Ethan John Biggers, age 22, from Beavercreek, Ohio, Greene county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 502D Infantry, Fort Campbell, Ky

Date of death: Saturday, February 24, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Indianapolis, United States

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Solomon, Gordon George
Marines Staff sergeant

Gordon George Solomon, age 35, from Fairborn, Ohio, Greene county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: L Co, 3D Bn, 2D Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Thursday, August 24, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Habbaniyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Hollingshead, Bruce A.
Marines Lance corporal

Bruce A. Hollingshead, age 19, from Greene County Fairborn, Ohio .

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Dayton Daily News (1983)

Brannon, Pat Gerard
Army Warrant officer

Pat Gerard Brannon, age 46, from Greene County Dayton, Ohio .

Spouse: Joyce M. Brannon

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, October 22, 1971
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Journal Herald (1971)

Blanton, Bill Edward
Army Sergeant

Bill Edward Blanton, age 21, from Dayton, Ohio, Greene county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, April 24, 1971
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Johnson County Memorial in Staffordsville, Kentucky

Source: National Archives, findagrave.com, Dayton Daily News (1971)

Ward, Craig Nelson
Marines Lance corporal

Craig Nelson Ward, age 20, from Dayton, Ohio, Greene county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, November 28, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Memorial Park

Source: National Archives, Dayton Daily News (1970)

Swinford, Ronald Dean
Marines Lance corporal

Ronald Dean Swinford, age 22, from Fairborn, Ohio, Greene county.

Parents: Robert Swinford

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Fairborn High graduate, Sinclair College

Date of death: Friday, September 4, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association, Dayton Daily News (1970)

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