Jackson County Missouri

Mason, Matthew D.
Navy Special Warefare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Matthew D. Mason, age 37, from Kansas City, Missouri.

Spouse: Married (wife pregnant expecting third child)
Children: 2 sons

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Kearney High, Northwest Missouri State University (1998)
Military history: East Cost-based Naval Special Warfare Unit

Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicopter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Crow, Robert Wayne
Army Sergeant

Robert Wayne Crow, age 42, from Kansas City, Missouri.

Parents: Helen Cyr (preceeded in death) and Robert Wayne Crow Sr.
Children: Robert Wayne Crow III, David Crow, Larry Kern, James Kern, Craig Kern, Meredith Kern

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri. Enlisted December 2005.

Date of death: Saturday, July 10, 2010
Death details: Died in Pakitika, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Kansas City Star, Chicago Tribune, Springfield News Leader, Military Times

Murchison, Matthew Michael
Army Specialist

Matthew Michael Murchison, age 21, from Independence, Missouri, Jackson county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 127Th Military Police Company, 709Th Mp Bn, 18Th Mp Bde, Hanau, Germany

Date of death: Saturday, August 4, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Legacy

Ashley, Benjamin James
Army Corporal

Benjamin James Ashley, age 22, from Independence, Missouri, Jackson county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery D, 1St Battalion, 5Th Field Artillery, Fort Riley, Ks

Date of death: Thursday, May 24, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Rankinen, Shawn Phillip
Army Specialist

Shawn Phillip Rankinen, age 28, from Independence, Missouri, Jackson county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop D, 2D Squadron, 5Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq. Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com

Mazzarella, Anthony Michael
Army Private 1st class

Anthony Michael Mazzarella, age 22, from Blue Springs, Missouri, Jackson county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 13Th Armor, (Tf Baghdad), Fort Riley, Ks

Date of death: Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Death details: Taji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Wilkerson, Charles Thomas
Army Sergeant

Charles Thomas Wilkerson, age 30, from Kansas City, Missouri

Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Troop, 3D Squadron, 3D Cavalry, Fort Carson, Colorado

Date of death: Sunday, May 22, 2005
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Crane, Richard Michael
Army Specialist

Richard Michael Crane, age 25, from Independence, Missouri, Jackson county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Detachment 1, 325Th Field Hospital, Independence, Mo

Date of death: Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Death details: Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Bertoldie, Joel Lin
Army Specialist

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Joel Lin Bertoldie, age 20, from Independence, Missouri, Jackson county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc 4Th Battalion 64Th Armored Regiment, Fort Stewart, Georgia

Date of death: Friday, July 18, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Smith, Jeremiah David
Army Private 1st class

Jeremiah David Smith, age 25, from Independence, Missouri, Jackson county.

Spouse: Married
Children: Daughters, 3, 5

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Battalion 34Th Armor, Fort Riley, Kansas

Date of death: Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Death details: Killed in Baghdad, Iraq while escorting heavy equipment transporters when his vehicle hit unexploded ordnance

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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