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Mikeasky, Joshua
Army Private 1st class

Joshua Mikeasky, age 19, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Ft. Drum, New York

Date of death: Thursday, December 13, 2018
Death details: Died at Bagram Airfield, Bagram District, Parwan Province, Afghanistan from non-combat related incident

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Buchan, Raymond Richard
Army Sergeant 1st class

Raymond Richard Buchan, age 33, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, Schweinfurt, Guam

Date of death: Sunday, July 1, 2007
Death details: Hostile, died in Ta`Meem, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Rusin, Aaron James
Army Private 1st class

Aaron James Rusin, age 19, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company A, 44th Engineer Bn (Combat), 2d Infantry Div, Camp Howze, Korea

Date of death: Monday, October 11, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Golby, Christopher Allen
Army Sergeant

Christopher Allen Golby, age 26, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 3d Acr, Fort Carson, Co 80913

Date of death: Thursday, January 8, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Fallujah, Iraq
Cemetery: Richland, Johnstown

Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Military Times

Stefanik, Anthony R. Jr.
Air Force Captain

Anthony R. Jr. Stefanik, age 32, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.

Parents: Donna
Spouse: Catherine
Children: Anthony, 2

Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Schools: Johnstown High graduate

Date of death: Monday, March 14, 1994
Death details: Among seven Air Force crew members killed when a gunship crashed off the coast of Kenya.
Cemetery: Grandview in Southmont, Pennsylvania

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, findagrave.com, Springfield News-Leader (1994), Associated Press, Somerset Daily American (1994), Pensacola News (1994)

Boxler, John T.
Army Sergeant

John T. Boxler, age 44, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.

Service era: Gulf War
Military history: Also served in Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991

Death details: Killed by SCUD missle attack.
Cemetery: Richland Cemetery, Johnstown. Memorialized at U.S. Post Office in Johnstown.

Source: Grave marker, White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles

Hanlon, Martin Joseph
Marines Private

Martin Joseph Hanlon, age 20, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.

Spouse: Not married.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, December 27, 1970
Death details: Vehicle crash, Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Department of Defense.

Meadows, Lee David
Army Private 1st Class

Lee David Meadows, age 18, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.

Parents: Edward D. Meadows
Spouse: Not married.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, September 15, 1970
Death details: Helicopter crash in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Forest Lawn

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Fennell, Robert Harry
Army Captain

Robert Harry Fennell, age 27, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.

Spouse: Velma L. Fennell

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, March 31, 1970
Death details: Killed by multiple fragmentation wounds in Binh Long, South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Department of Defense, Fort Collins Coloradoan (1970)

Gay, Gary Paul
Air Force Airman 1st Class

Gary Paul Gay, age 24, from Cambria County Johnstown, Pennsylvania .

Spouse: Pearl B. Gay

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, January 27, 1966
Death details: Drowned/suffocated in Khanh Hoa, South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Department of Defense., Associated Press (1966)

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