Kennebec County Maine

Leigh, Samuel
Marines Major

Samuel Leigh, age 35, from Belgrade, Maine, Kennebec county.

Parents: David Leigh

Schools: Norwich University graduate, Messalonshee High graduate
Military history: Commissioned as a Marine in 1996. Served two tours of duty in Iraq.

Date of death: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Death details: Among seven Coast Guard members and two Marines who died in the collission of two aircrafts off the coast of San Diego. Body not recovered.

Source: New York Times, San Diego Union Tribune, Boston Globe, Samuel C. Leigh Memorial Scholarship Facebook

Aubin, Jay Thomas
Marines Major

Jay Thomas Aubin, age 36, from Waterville, Maine, Kennebec county.

Service era: Iraq

Spouse: Rhonda

Children: Alicia, 10, and Nathin, 7
Military history: Mawts-1, 3d Maw, Mcas Yuma, Arizona

Date of death: Friday, March 21, 2003
Death details: Four Marines: MAJ Jay Thomas Aubin, CAPT Ryan Anthony Beaupre, CPL Brian Matthew Kennedy, Staff SGT Kendall Damon Watersbey, and eight British commandos died when the CH-46E “Sea Knight” Helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 crashed south of Umm Qasr, near Highway 801 in Kuwait. 21 March 2003.

Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, Military Times

Schriver, Stephen Paul
Army Specialist 5

Stephen Paul Schriver, age 20, from Randolph, Maine, Kennebec county.

Parents: Phyllis I. Hall

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, October 22, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile; died in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Childs, Christopher J. III
Army Specialist 5

Christopher J. III Childs, age 30, from Augusta, Maine, Kennebec county.

Parents: Doris E. and Christopher J. Childs
Spouse: Susan Childs
Children: Christopher J. IV

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, May 9, 1970
Death details: Hostile; killed in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Hollywood in Union, New Jersey

Source: National Archives, Kenebec Journal (1970)

Buker, Brian Leroy
Army Sergeant

Brian Leroy Buker, age 20, from Albion, Maine, Kennebec county.

Parents: Opal Buker

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Bronze Star

Date of death: Sunday, April 5, 1970
Death details: Bronze Star citation: “Two enemy bunkers completely dominated the high ground and had pinned down Brian’s company. Immediately recognizing the dangers these two bunkers posed, Brian led two squad in an assault on them. In the process of destroying the first enemy bunker, Brian was wounded by enemy small arms and rocket fire. Reorganizing his two squads, he continued on to destroy the second bunker, was hit by enemy mortar fire and killed instantly.”

Source: National Archives, Morning Sentinel

Hanley, Terence Higgins
Navy Lieutenant

Terence Higgins Hanley, age 29, from Gardiner, Maine, Kennebec county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: January 1, 1968
Death details: On January 1, 1968, an RA-3B Skywarrior (bureau number 144847, call sign “Quiz Show 910”) with a crew of three took off from the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA 34) on a night reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. The mission was flown under radio silence at the request of the aircraft commander; however the aircraft was under constant tracking by friendly radar. With its mission completed, the Skywarrior left North Vietnamese airspace, headed southeast toward the Gulf of Tonkin, and was lost on radar. Controllers unsuccessfully attempted to establish radio contact with the aircraft. A three day aerial search and rescue effort failed to locate the aircraft or a crash site, and the crew were declared missing.  

Lieutenant Terence Higgins Hanley, who joined the U.S. Navy from Maine, served with Heavy Photographic Squadron 61. He was the navigator aboard the Skywarrior when it disappeared, and he remains unaccounted for. Today, Lieutenant Hanley is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed along with all his fallen comrades on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.

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

Peters, Lawrence Vincent
Army Staff Sergeant

Lawrence Vincent Peters, age 33, from Kennebec County Waterville, Maine .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 20, 1966
Death details: Hostile; killed in South Vietnam by a land mine.
Cemetery: Saint Francis

Source: National Archives, Morning Sentinel (1966)

Arnold, Richard W.
Army Specialist 6

Richard W. Arnold, age 35, from Kennebec County Augusta, Maine .

Parents: Irving Arnold
Spouse: Joyce Beydler Arnold
Children: Karen, 8; Keith, 6

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Korean War veteran

Date of death: Sunday, March 13, 1966
Death details: Non-hostile; died in South Vietnam. He was found near his base with a bullet wound in the head.
Cemetery: Jericho Springs, Missouri

Source: National Archives, Kennebec Journal (1966)

Clifford, Jon Irving
Marine Corps Private

Jon Irving Clifford, age 24, from Kennebec County Hallowell, Maine .

Parents: Ardelia and Robert L. Clifford

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Cony High (1962)

Date of death: Wednesday, March 9, 1966
Death details: Hostile; killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Kennebec Journal (1966)

Roy, Robert Richard
Marine Corps Corporal

Robert Richard Roy, age 20, from Kennebec County Winslow, Maine .

Parents: Ronaldo J. Roy and Aurore B. (Morin)

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, February 4, 1966
Death details: Hostile; killed in South Vietnam; died after receiving a fragmentation wound in the head.

Source: National Archives, Morning Sentinel (1966)

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