Hamilton Ohio

Massarelli, Robert A.
Army Staff sergeant

Robert A. Massarelli, age 32, from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 96th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas.

Date of death: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Michael J. Strachota was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense

Luff, David J.
Army Sergeant

David J. Luff, age 29, from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.

Parents: Lucy Luff and David Luff
Spouse: Katie Halcomb Luff (2008)
Children: Aidan Luff, 6 months

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Hamilton High (1999)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart (both posthous)

Date of death: Sunday, November 21, 2010
Death details: Died in Tikrit, Iraq of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Middletown Journal, Military Times

Mcginnis, Ricky Lee
Army 1st Sergeant

Ricky Lee Mcginnis, age 42, from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 6Th Squadron, 9Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Thursday, October 26, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Webb, Charles Joseph
Army Sergeant

Charles Joseph Webb, age 22, from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Co 82D Engineer Bn (1St Infantry Division), Apo Ae 09139, (Bamberg Ge)

Date of death: Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Rockhold, Marlin Tyrone
Army Private 1st class

Marlin Tyrone Rockhold, age 23, from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B 3Rd Battalion 7Th Infantry Regiment, Fort Stewart, Georgia

Date of death: Thursday, May 8, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Reed, William Clemon
Army Corporal

William Clemon Reed, age 19, from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when a military truck he was in hit a land mine while returning from a fighting zone.
Cemetery: Metamora

Source: National Archives, Richmond Palladium Item (1970)

Asher, Frank Louis
Army Corporal

Frank Louis Asher, age 21, from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.

Parents: Frank B. Asher

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, July 21, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died missing, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Stephenson, Richard C.
Navy Lieutenant

Richard C. Stephenson, age 25, from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.

Spouse: Married

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, February 5, 1970
Death details: Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard Charles Stephenson entered the U.S. Navy from Ohio and was a member of Attack Squadron 93, embarked aboard the USS Ranger (CVA 61). On February 5, 1970, he piloted a single-seat A-7B Corsair II (bureau number 154391, call sign “Raven 320”) that launched from the Ranger while operating in the Gulf of Tonkin. After a successful launch, LTJG Stephenson radioed he was airborne and began to climb. Radar control confirmed the contact but received no acknowledgment from LTJG Stephenson. No further radar or radio contact could be made with this “Raven 320” and LTJG Stephenson was not seen again. Attempts to locate him were unsuccessful. After the incident, the Navy promoted LTJG Stephenson to the rank of Lieutenant (LT). Today, Lieutenant Stephenson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual’s case to be in the analytical category of Non-recoverable.

Source: National Archives, Hanford Sentinel (1970), Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Ervin, Gary Lee
Army Specialist 4

Gary Lee Ervin from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.

Parents: Robert J. Ervin

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, January 19, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, illness, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Palladium Item (1970)

Brandenburg, William E.
Marines Reserves Private

William E. Brandenburg, age 27, from Hamilton, Ohio, Hamilton county.

Parents: Mattie Brandenburg

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, November 22, 1943
Death details: On September 25, 2018, the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class William E. Brandenburg, missing from World War II. Private First Class Brandenburg, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps in Ohio, served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. On November 20, 1943, PFC Brandenburg participated in the invasion of Betio Island, the largest island in the Japanese-held Tarawa Atoll. Company A landed on the northern coast of the island and fought through the island over the course of two days, meeting heavy Japanese resistance. PFC Brandenburg was killed in action on November 22, 1943, during the fighting on Betio. He was buried in the Central Division Cemetery on Betio Island. After the war, his remains were disinterred and repatriated to the U.S.; however, they could not be identified at the time and were buried as unknowns in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In 2016, DPAA disinterred these remains for further analysis, and eventually successfully identified PFC Brandenburg.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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