Craig L. Wyche, age 19, from Jamaica, New York, Queens county.
Service era: Beirut bombings
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, Herald Statesman (1983)
Miguel Antonio Bynoe, age 21, from Jamaica, New York, Queens county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, September 17, 1971
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
Leo Alfred Coleman, age 23, from Jamaica, New York, New York county.
Parents: Theodore R. Coleman
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, October 18, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
John Robinson, age 22, from Jamaica, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, June 8, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
John Charles Seel, age 25, from Jamaica, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, April 29, 1970
Death details: Died of natural causes in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, The Californian (1970)
Herndon Arrington Bivens, age 19, from Jamaica, New York
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: April 15, 1970
Death details: Corporal Herndon Arrington Bivens entered the U.S. Army from New York and served with the 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade. On April 15, 1970, he was riding in a helicopter with Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldiers en route to a landing zone in Kon Tum Province. While at the landing zone, the helicopter was hit by small arms fire, and CPL Bivens was injured but survived the crash and was captured by enemy forces. Another American captured during the same landing reported seeing CPL Bivens seriously wounded and carried away on a stretcher. Corporal Bivens was not seen again. Following his disappearance, the Army promoted CPL Bivens to the rank of staff sergeant.Today, Staff Sergeant Bivens is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Benjamin John J. Buchanan, age 20, from Jamaica, New York, New York City county.
Parents: Vivian B. Schaefer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Newsday (1970)
Hubert Byron Hackett, age 18, from Queens County Jamaica, New York .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.
Source: On Eternal Patrol
Paul William Olson, age 18, from Queens County Jamaica, New York .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.
Source: On Eternal Patrol
Herbert Erich Gundel from Jamaica, New York, New York City county.
Spouse: Dorothy Gundel
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency