Elizabeth Kealey from Indiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169
Date of death: Friday, January 23, 2015
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash during a training mission at Twentynine Palms.
Source: Los Angeles Times, Marine Times
Joshua T. Twigg, age 21, from Indiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana county.
Parents: Randy Twigg and Teri Twigg
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Penns Manor Area High, Clymer (2007)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejueune, North Carolina. Enlisted 2007
Date of death: Thursday, September 2, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Military Times
Randy Donald McCaulley, age 44, from Indiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company A, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, Indiana, Pennsylvania. Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart.
Date of death: Thursday, March 23, 2006
Death details: Killed in Taqaddum, Iraq when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire
Cemetery: Alto Reste, Altoona
Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Military Times
Landon Scott Giles, age 19, from Indiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Hhc, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga
Date of death: Saturday, February 26, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Beverly Sue Clark, age 23, from Armagh, Pennsylvania, Indiana county.
Parents: Connie and Robert Clark
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed by SCUD missle attack.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles
Frank S. Keough, age 22, from Rochester Mills, Pennsylvania, Indiana county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed by SCUD missle attack.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles
Christine L. Mayes, age 22, from Rochester Mills, Pennsylvania, Indiana county.
Parents: Franklin Mayes
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed by SCUD missle attack.
Cemetery: Buried in Rochester Mills
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles
James Robert Pantall from Clymer, Pennsylvania, Indiana county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, November 2, 1970
Death details: On November 2, 1970, the landing craft utility (LCU) 63 departed Da Nang carrying a crew of eleven on a cargo mission to Tan My, South Vietnam. On November 3, helicopter pilots saw the craft capsized, south of Tan My port. An initial search of the craft found no sign of any if its crew. On November 6, the remains of one of LCU 63’s crew members were found in a life jacket near Cu Lao Island. Further attempts to salvage LCU 63 and locate its crew failed to locate any survivors or remains. Eventually, the remains of another member of the LCU 63’s crew were located and identified; however, the other nine men are still unaccounted for. Sergeant James Robert Pantall, who joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania, was a member of 329th Transportation Company (Heavy Boat), 5th Transportation Command. He was a crew member aboard LCU 63 when it capsized, and was lost with during the incident. His remains were not recovered. Today, Sergeant Pantall 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
Edward John Parada, age 21, from Arcadia, Pennsylvania, Indiana county.
Parents: John T. Parada
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, August 27, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Gary Lee Fleck, age 20, from Indiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana county. Their last known residence was in Niles, Ohio.
Spouse: Debbie (married October 25, 1969
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, June 26, 1970
Death details: Hostile, Cambodia
Cemetery: Niles, Ohio
Source: National Archives, Indiana Gazette (1970)