Philip Alexander Johnson, age 19, from Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 3D Bn, 2D Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Sunday, September 3, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Habbaniyah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Lawrence Robert Philippon, age 22, from Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: H Co, 3D Bn, 2D Mar, (Rct-2), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Sunday, May 8, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Al Qa’Im, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Stephen D. Tingley, age 20, from Hartford County Hartford, Connecticut .
Parents: Richard
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, Hartford Courant (1983)
Clifford Lamont Byrd, age 21, from Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford county.
Parents: William L. Byrd
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, September 8, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1971)
Clarence Rosaire Lavoie, age 24, from Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford county.
Parents: Arsene Lavoie
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Hartford Public High
Date of death: Tuesday, May 26, 1970
Death details: Hostile, Cambodia
Source: National Archives, Hartford Courant (1970)
Edward James Jr. Bishop, age 22, from Hartford, Connecticut.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, April 29, 1970
Death details: Private First Class (PFC) Edward James Bishop Jr., who joined the U.S. Army from Connecticut, was a member of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. On April 29, 1970, he was part of the security element at fire support base Granite, located in the vicinity of (GC) YD 439 188 in South Vietnam. That night, the base came under enemy ground and mortar attack. PFC Bishop was seen firing on enemy units when an explosion occurred at his location, and he was not seen again. Searches of the area following the attack did not locate PFC Bishop or his remains, and he is still unaccounted-for. Following his disappearance, the Army promoted PFC Bishop to the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG). Today, Staff Sergeant Bishop 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, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Leon F. Jr. Morand from Hartford, Connecticut.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Monday, November 27, 1950
Death details: By November 24, 1950, the 25th Infantry Division had pushed far into North Korea and was just beginning to experience resistance from Chinese Communist Forces (CCF). Division commanders organized Task Force Dolvin (soon renamed Task Force Wilson) to attack along a road axis in the center of the Division sector and later to establish defensive positions north of the town of Ipsok. During the night of the 26th, the CCF attacked the Task Force and infiltrated its lines at several points, threatening but failing to seize the artillery. The Task Force began its withdrawal south the following day. Major Leon Francis Morand Jr. entered the U.S. Army from Connecticut and served with the Headquarters Company, 89th Tank Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was the executive officer of Task Force Willson and was killed by enemy fire while defending his command post on November 27, south of Hill 222 near Ipsok. His remains were not recovered at the time of his loss or identified among those later returned to U.S. custody. Today, Major Morand is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Richard J. Gierras, age 21, from Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford county.
Spouse: Gloria Devito Gierras
Children: None
Service era: Korea
Military history: 43rd Division at Camp Pickett
Date of death: Saturday, November 4, 1950
Death details: Killed in the crash of a private plane near Alexandria, Virginia
Source: Richmond Times Dispatch (1950)
Thomas Pintaleo from Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford county.
Service era: Korea
Military history: 43rd Division at Camp Pickett
Date of death: Saturday, November 4, 1950
Death details: Killed in the crash of a private plane near Alexandria, Virginia
Source: Richmond Times Dispatch (1950)
Joseph C. Klusek from Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford county.
Service era: Korea
Military history: 43rd Division at Camp Pickett
Date of death: Saturday, November 4, 1950
Death details: Killed in the crash of a private plane near Alexandria, Virginia
Source: Richmond Times Dispatch (1950)