Gregory Alan Cox, age 21, from Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, Greene county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
School: Geibel Catholic High graduate
Military history: C Company, 2d Battalion, 77th Armor, 1st Infantry Division, Apo Ae 09033 (Schweinfurt, Ge)
Date of death: Monday, September 27, 2004
Death details: Died in a Humvee accident in Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard W. Jr. Kowalewski, age 20, from Crucible, Pennsylvania, Greene county.
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Military history: 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning
Date of death: Sunday, October 3, 1993
Death details: Killed during a 16 hour fight with supporters of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Two U.S. Blackhawk helicopters were brought down
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Tulsa World
Keith Arthur Held, age 20, from Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, Greene county.
Parents: Lawrence E. Combs
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, June 1, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in Cambodia.
Source: National Archives., UPI (1970)
John Richard Hill, age 29, from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Greene county.
Parents: Doris Hill
Spouse: Doris Hill
Children: Mitchell, Tonia
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, April 27, 1970
Death details: On April 27, 1970, a UH-1H Iroquois (tail number: 66-17626; call sign “Dustoff 712”) carrying four crew members was returning to its air base in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, following a medical evacuation mission, when it crashed into the sea (vicinity of 49Q AU 972 003). The four crew members escaped helicopter when it hit the water, but one crew member was lost below the water surface and was not seen again. The remaining three crew members swam toward flares on the beach but became separated. A Korean landing ship tank rescued the copilot in the mouth of Da Nang Bay. On May 3, 1970, search teams located and identified the bodies of the crew chief and the medic. The pilot was not located or recovered from the water. Captain John Richard Hill, who joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania, was a member of the 237th Medical Detachment, 67th Medical Group. He was the pilot of the Iroquois when it went down. His remains were not recovered in search efforts conducted following the incident, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Captain Hill is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Columbus Ledger Enquirer (1970)
Joseph Paul Antonelli, age 20, from Bobtown, Pennsylvania, Greene county.
Parents: Joseph J. Antonelli Sr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, January 14, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Charles M. Rein from Pennsylvania, Greene county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: August 25, 1951
Death details: Late in the evening on August 25, 1951, a B-26B Invader (tail number 44-34580) departed Pusan East Air Base, Korea, carrying four crew members. The briefed mission was a night armed reconnaissance operation over a main enemy supply route between Peakchow and Chaeryong, North Korea. The last radio communication with this aircraft was a routine report with to the tactical air control station near Seoul (call sign Snowflake). The first indication of concern was when the Invader failed to return to base. Once it was determined, that the aircraft was overdue, Air-Sea Rescue was notified and extensive search for signs of the crash site was conducted both over land and water. All search efforts were unsuccessful.
First Lieutenant Charles M. Rein entered the U.S. Air Force from Pennsylvania and was assigned to the 728th Bombardment Squadron, 452nd Bombardment Wing (Light). He was the navigator aboard this Invader when it was lost. No returning POWs mentioned contact with 1st Lt Rein, nor was he seen at any known holding point, interrogation center, hospital, or permanent POW camp. He remains unaccounted-for. Today, First Lieutenant Rein is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Warren Jay Ingland from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Greene county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Corporal Warren Jay Ingland joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania and served with Headquarters Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, Headquarters Company came under heavy attacks near Unsan, North Korea, and received orders to withdraw. Besieged by CCF, the trapped unit formed a defense perimeter and took cover in foxholes, and CPL Ingland was taken prisoner of war (POW) during this action. After his capture, he was held at POW Camp 5 at Pyoktong, North Korea, where he died of unknown causes on April 30, 1951. His remains were not recovered at the time, and he has not been identified among the remains returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Corporal Ingland is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Gettysburg Times (1954)
Richard N. Bishop from Pennsylvania, Greene county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, September 11, 1944
Death details: Finding of death
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National
Source: National Archives, grave marker
George W. Marshall, age 23, from Greene County Pennsylvania.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Friday, August 16, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Source: Soldiers of the Great War
Fred W. Marshall, age 21, from Greene County Pennsylvania.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Monday, July 29, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Source: Soldiers of the Great War