Hillsborough County Florida – My Fallen Soldiers

09/28/201109/28/2023

Lechowich, Ivan D.
Army 1st lieutenant

Ivan D. Lechowich, age 27, from Valrico, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Date of death: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed where 1st Lt. Ivan D. Lechowich, Spc. Steven E. Gutowski, Pfc. David A. Drake.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

09/04/201109/04/2023

Marquis, Christophe J.
Army Private 1st class

Christophe J. Marquis, age 40, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Date of death: Sunday, September 4, 2011
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany of injuries sustained August 27, 2011 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

06/25/201104/06/2022

Del Castillo, Dimitri A.
Army 1st lieutenant

Dimitri A. Del Castillo, age 24, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Spouse: Katy Pullium-Del Castillo

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Saturday, June 25, 2011
Death details: Died at Kunar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Nigel D. Kelly was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

04/28/201103/31/2022

Freeman, Ronald D.
Marines Lance corporal

Ronald D. Freeman, age 25, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Parents: Terra Freeman (died in 2006)
Spouse: Katie Freeman and Brian Freeman
Children: Kaitlyn Michelle Freeman and William Douglas Freeman (born 10 days before his death)

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Plant City Senior High (2004)
Military history: 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Thursday, April 28, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Tampa Bay Times, Military Times

10/10/201010/10/2023

Hess, David A.
Army Specialist

David A. Hess, age 25, from Ruskin, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Sunday, October 10, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

08/08/201008/08/2023

Cuzzupe, Paul O.
Army Private 1st class

Paul O. Cuzzupe, age 23, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Parents: Annette Kirk, preceded in death by Paul Cuzzupe

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Armwood High (2005)
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. Elisted July 2009

Date of death: Sunday, August 8, 2010
Death details: Died in Akhtar-Mohammad-Khan, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, St. Petersburg Times, Military Times

01/05/201003/19/2022

Croft, David A. Jr.
Army Specialist

David A. Croft Jr., age 22, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Parents: Vicki Croft
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Durant High (2005)
Military history: 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Date of death: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, St. Petersburg Times, Military Times

07/14/200904/07/2022

Fabrizi, Jason J.
Army Sergeant 1st class

Jason J. Fabrizi, age 29, from Seffner, Florida, Hillsborough county. Their last known residence was in Seffner.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Death details: Died in Konar province, Afghanistan from wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

08/28/200708/28/2023