Hampden County Massachusetts

Desforges, Joshua
Marines Sergeant

Joshua Desforges, age 23, from Ludlow, Massachusetts, Hampden county.

Parents: David and Arlene Desforges

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Ludlow High (2004)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, WRAL, Masslive.com, Washington Post, Legacy.com, Military Times

Iwasinski, Kenneth James
Army Specialist

Kenneth James Iwasinski, age 22, from West Springfield, Massachusetts, Hampden county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 2D Battalion, 12Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Carson, Co

Date of death: Sunday, October 14, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Cemetery: South in Belchertown, Massachusetts

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Newsome, Daniel Allen
Army Staff Sergeant

Daniel Allen Newsome, age 27, from Chicopee, Massachusetts, Hampden county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 1St Squadron, 8Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Babineau, David Joseph
Army Specialist

David Joseph Babineau, age 25, from Springfield, Massachusetts, Hampden county.

Parents: Dawn Babineau

Service era: Iraq
Schools: ld High School of Science and Technology graduate
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 502D Infantry, 2D Bct, 101St Aa, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Friday, June 16, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Maloney, John William
Marines Captain

John William Maloney, age 36, from Chicopee, Massachusetts, Hampden county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Bn, 5Th Mar, (2-Bct, 2D Mar Div), 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, California

Date of death: Thursday, June 16, 2005
Death details: Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operation near Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Fuller, Travis John
Marines 1st lieutenant

Travis John Fuller, age 26, from Granville, Massachusetts, Hampden county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Bn, 3D Mar, 31St Meu, 1St Mar Div, Kaneohe Bay, Hi

Date of death: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Death details: Korean Village, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Johnson, Markus James
Army Private 1st class

Markus James Johnson, age 21, from Springfield, Massachusetts, Hampden county.

Parents: Craig L. Williams and Sandra (Johnson) Thomas

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Central High (2001)
Military history: D Btry, 4Th Battalion / 3D Air Defense Artillery, Apo Ae 09225 (Kitzingen, Ge)

Date of death: Tuesday, June 1, 2004
Death details: Mosul, Iraq
Cemetery: MA Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam

Source: Department of Defense, The Republic, Military Times

Wentworth, Steven B.
Marines Lance corporal

Steven B. Wentworth, age 22, from Hampden County Southwick, Massachusetts .

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.
Cemetery: New Hamshire

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Boston Globe (1983)

LaFond, Bruce Michael
Coast Guard Machinery technician 1

Bruce Michael LaFond, age 32, from Holyoke, Massachusetts, Hampden county.

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Monday, January 28, 1980
Death details: Among the 23 who died when the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collided with a tanker near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay in Florida.
Cemetery: Galveston Memorial Park, Texas

Source: United State Coast Guard, Tampa Bay Times (1980), findagrave.com

Damato, Paul John Jr.
Army Specialist 4

Paul John Jr. Damato, age 21, from Agawam, Massachusetts, Hampden county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, December 24, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI, Associated Press (1970)

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