Hialeah Florida

Arrechaga, Ofren
Army Sergeant 1st class

Ofren Arrechaga, age 28, from Hialeah, Florida, Miami-Dade county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga; Staff Sgt. Frank E. Adamski III; Spc. Jameson L. Lindskog.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jairala, Alfred Henry
Army Specialist

Alfred Henry Jairala, age 29, from Hialeah, Florida, Dade county.

Spouse: Margarita
Children: Cameron and Jasmine

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 3D Infantry, Fort Lewis, Wa

Date of death: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq; He was killed along with two soldiers from his unit: Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez, 23, of Indiana, and Pfc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr., 23, of Hemlock, Mich.

Source: Department of Defense, Miami Herald

Cleyman, Marc H.
Air Force Staff sergeant

Marc H. Cleyman, age 30, from Hialeah, Florida, Miami Dade county.

Parents: Jeanine

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Sandalwood High in Jacksonville
Military history: 31st Weather Squadron at Hahn Air Base, Germany

Date of death: Tuesday, August 28, 1990
Death details: He was among nine member of the 433rd Mobility Airlift Wing and four additional personnel who were killed when their C-5A Galaxy crashed shortly after takeoff from Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Cemetery: Oaklawn in Jacksonville, Florida

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Joint Base San Antonio, findagrave.com

Comas, Juan M.
Marines Private 1st class

Juan M. Comas, age 22, from Hialeah, Florida, Miami Dade county.

Parents: Ophelia Comas

Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Hialeah High graduate

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terrorist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Miami News (1983)

Wells, Everett Earl Jr.
Army Sergeant

Everett Earl Jr. Wells, age 21, from Hialeah, Florida, Dade county.

Parents: Everett E. Wells Sr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, August 23, 1970

Source: National Archives, Miami News (1970)

Stokes, James Michael
Army 1st lieutenant

James Michael Stokes, age 22, from Hialeah, Florida, Dade county.

Parents: James W. Stokes

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, June 2, 1970
Death details: Died of wounds in Southeast Asia

Source: National Archives, Tampa Times (1970)

Mihalek, Adelbert F. IV
Army Specialist 4

Adelbert F. IV Mihalek, age 21, from Dade County Hialeah, Florida .

Parents: Betty M. Carda

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 30, 1966
Death details: Army Spc. Adelbert F. Mihalek was reported missing in Vietnam in March 1966. He wasn’t seen after it was believed he stepped on an enemy mine. His mom learned via telegraph her son was missing. Then the second telegram arrived months later. She cried to a reporter: “When the second telegram came, it was as though the mine had exploded inside me. Only then did I relize it was horribly, horribly true.”

Source: National Archives, Sun Tattler (1966)

Howard, Billy
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Billy Howard, age 39, from Dade County Hialeah, Florida .

Spouse: June
Children: Glen and Martin

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Miami Edison Senior High and Tech High

Date of death: Tuesday, March 22, 1966
Death details: Died from fragment wounds from an exploding mine in Vietnam.
Cemetery: Pensavola National

Source: National Archives, Miami Herald (1966)

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