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Hamilton, Donnell A.
Army Private 1st class

Donnell A. Hamilton, age 20, from Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Date of death: Thursday, July 24, 2014
Death details: Died at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas from an illness sustained in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Rieckhoff, Robert M.
Army Specialist

Robert M. Rieckhoff, age 26, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.

Parents: Stepfather Roland Garwood and Barbara Garwood
Children: Tyler, 8; Katrina, 4.

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Tremper High (2002)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Enlisted 2002.

Date of death: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenade fire while he was on guard duty in a tower.

Source: Department of Defense, Milwaukee Journal Sentinnel

Hanson, Timothy Robert
Army Private 1st class

Timothy Robert Hanson, age 23, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.

Parents: Susan Hanson
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Wisconsin Luthern High (1996); Indian Trail Academy (2003), Northern Michigan University, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 15Th Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga

Date of death: Monday, January 7, 2008
Death details: Salmon Pak, Iraq
Cemetery: Sunset Ridge Memorial Park

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Clark, Eric David
Army Private 1st class

Eric David Clark, age 22, from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery A, 3D Battalion, 6Th Field Artillery, 1St Bct, (4Id), Fort Drum, New York

Date of death: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: St. James Cemetery, Kenosha

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

Strehlow, William A.
Army Sergeant

William A. Strehlow, age 27, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.

Spouse: Carolyn Strehlow (Vandervelde)
Children: Tiffany Strehlow, 8; Bill Strehlow Jr., 7; Cory Strehlow, 2.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Sunday, February 24, 1991
Death details: Died while trying to dismantle a bomb at a captured enemy air base.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Chicago Tribune

Becker, John Paul
Army 1st lieutenant

John Paul Becker, age 22, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.

Parents: Edward N. Becker

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Bradford High (1956), UW Parkside
Military history: Company B, 4th Battalion, Americal Division’s 31st Infantry

Date of death: Saturday, May 2, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam while leading a combat patrol when his unit came under mortar attack.

Source: National Archives, Kenosha News (1970)

Peterson, Darwin Stuart
Marines Private 1st class

Darwin Stuart Peterson, age 18, from Pleasant Prarie, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Roosevelt Lance, and Tremper High
Military history: Company H, 2nd Battallion, 5th Division

Date of death: Friday, March 13, 1970

Source: National Archives, Kenosha News (1970)

Roest, Douglas Ray
Army Sergeant

Douglas Ray Roest, age 19, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.

Spouse: Linda (Wellman) Roest

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Bradford High
Military history: Company A, 1st Batallion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Date of death: Friday, March 13, 1970
Death details: On his first wedding anniversary, Dougals was on a military mission in Vietnam when the area came under rocket attack.

Source: National Archives, Kenosha News (1970)

Burbey, Eugene Leroy
Army Private 1st class

Eugene Leroy Burbey, age 22, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Monday, September 22, 1969
Death details: Died from Malaria at Walter Reed.
Cemetery: Saint John’s, Kenosha

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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