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
Edmund Francis Eddy, age 22, from Hartford County Hartford, Connecticut .
Parents: Edmund B. Eddy
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, March 28, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1966)
Walter Alexander Terlecki, age 35, from Hartford County Hartford, Connecticut .
Parents: Alexander Terlecki
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Korea Conflict veteran; Three Purple Hearts; 1st Cavalry, 5th Battalion, 1st Airborne Division
Date of death: Friday, February 18, 1966
Death details: Died of gunshot wounds received in action near Saigon.
Source: National Archives, Hartford Courant 91966)
Robert Donald Biederman from Hartford County Hartford, Connecticut .
Spouse: Betty (Boehringer)
Children: Gregory, 7; Bruce, 5; Eric, 4; Deborah, 1
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: US Naval Academy
Date of death: Wednesday, April 10, 1963
Death details: Killed aboard the atomic submarine Thresher when the ship went missing 220 miles East of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Source: ussthresher.com, Associated Press (1963), US Naval Academy, oneternalpatrol.com, Record Journal (1963)
Bernard L. Kelly from Hartford, Connecticut.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Saturday, December 2, 1950
Death details: On the evening of November 27, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) launched a massive attack against the U.S. and United Nations troops stationed in the Chosin Reservoir area in northeast North Korea, resulting in a seventeen-day conflict that became known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. At the time of the initial CCF attack, members the U.S. Army’s 31st and 32nd Infantry Regiments were defending the area north of Sinhung-ni, on the east side of the reservoir. The defenders were overwhelmed by the numerically superior CCF, and on December 1, were forced to withdraw to friendly lines at Hagaru-ri. Chinese roadblocks from Sinhung-ni to Hagaru-ri along with the constant enemy fire from the surrounding high ground, made the withdrawal route extremely dangerous. Eventually, the column was broken into separate segments, which the CCF attacked individually. Many men were lost or captured during the moving battle, with survivors reaching friendly lines in Hagaru-ri on December 2 and 3. Sergeant Bernard Leo Kelly, who entered the U.S. Army from Connecticut, was a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action near the Chosin Reservoir on December 2, at some point during the withdrawal to Hagaru-ri. Specific details regarding his loss are unknown. He was never reported as a prisoner of war, and his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. He is still unaccounted-for. Today, Sergeant Kelly is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency