Jefferson County Wisconsin

Bartz, Paul R.
Army Lieutenant colonel

Paul R. Bartz, age 43, from Waterloo, Wisconsin, Jefferson county. Their last known residence was in Watertown, New York.

Parents: Robert Bartz and Darlene Bartz
Spouse: Married
Children: Son

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Waterloo High (1985), University Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1989)
Military history: Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked convey with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Syracuse.com, Watertown Daily News, Military Times

Meinert, Jacob A.
Marines Lance corporal

Jacob A. Meinert, age 20, from Racine, Wisconsin, Jefferson county. Their last known residence was in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin..

Parents: Krista Edquist

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Fort Atkinson High (2007)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Divison, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Enlisted July 2007. Purple Heart.

Date of death: Sunday, January 10, 2010
Death details: Stepped on a land mine in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Died while being transported to base via helicopter.

Source: Department of Defense, Racine Jounal Times, Military Times

Berkholtz, Larry Wayne
Army Sergeant

Larry Wayne Berkholtz, age 21, from Sullivan, Wisconsin, Jefferson county.

Parents: Ernest R. Berkholtz

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, October 1, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Wagner, Michael James
Army Private 1st class

Michael James Wagner, age 21, from Watertown, Wisconsin, Jefferson county.

Parents: Lester A. Wagner

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, February 22, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Frohmader, Edwin Carl
Private

Edwin Carl Frohmader, age 28, from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Jefferson county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Saturday, October 19, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: Evergreen in Fort Atkinson

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

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