Hampton Virginia

Chambers, David J.
Army Sergeant

David J. Chambers, age 25, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division

Date of death: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Death details: Died in Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Weaver, Todd William
Army 1st lieutenant.

Todd William Weaver, age 26, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton county.

Spouse: Emma Weaver
Children: Kiley Honoria Neil, 1

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Bruton High graduate, Williamsburg, Virginia. College of William and Mary (2008). Radford University (2006).
Military history: 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Daily Press, Military Times

Simpson, Christopher Curtis
Army Sergeant

Christopher Curtis Simpson, age 23, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton (City) county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 68Th Armor, 3 Bct, Fort Carson, Colorado

Date of death: Monday, March 17, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq. Died from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Gautier, Aaron Daniel
Army Corporal

Aaron Daniel Gautier, age 19, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton (City) county.

Spouse: Married

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Bethel High
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 23Rd Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Lewis, Washington

Date of death: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Hampton Memorial Gardens, Hampton, Virginia

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com, Military Times, legacy.com

Chavis, Leebernard Emmanuel
Air Force Airman 1st class

Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis, age 21, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton (City) county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 824Th Security Forces Squadron, Moody Afb, Ga

Date of death: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Schumann, Darrell James
Marines Lance corporal

Darrell James Schumann, age 25, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton (City) county.

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

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

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jackson, Paul Vernon III
Air Force Captain

Paul Vernon Jackson III, age 26, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton county.

Parents: Paul Jackson Jr. and Opal Jackson

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, December 24, 1972
Death details: Captain Paul Vernon Jackson III entered the U.S. Air Force from Virginia and served with Detachment 1, 56th Special Operations Wing. On December 24, 1972, he piloted an O-1D Bird Dog (tail number 57-2958, call sign “Raven 21”) on a forward air control mission over Xiangkhoang Province, Laos, directing a flight of four A-7 Corsairs onto enemy targets. During the mission, his aircraft collided in mid-air with one of the A-7s, and crashed and burned in the vicinity of (GC) UG 024 383. There was no indication that he managed to bail out before his aircraft impacted the ground. Hostile forces in the area prevented search and rescue operations, and Capt Jackson was not recovered. He remains unaccounted for. Today, Captain Jackson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, military documents, Daily Press, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Bartone, John Patrick
Army Warrant officer 1st class

John Patrick Bartone, age 20, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, July 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam
Cemetery: Hampton National

Source: National Archives, Hartford Courant (1970)

Wynder, Cleveland Gye
Army Staff sergeant

Cleveland Gye Wynder, age 31, from Hampton, Virginia, Hampton county.

Spouse: Elfreda W. Wynder
Children: Teluana Wynder

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, May 14, 1970
Death details: Died in an accident during his second tour in Vietnam
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: National Archives, Newport News Daily Press (1970)

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