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
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
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
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
James Michael Schriver from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.
Parents: Arnold Scriver
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, September 9, 1970
Source: National Archives, Kenosha News (1970)
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)
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)
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
Joel Alois Matusek, age 21, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha county.
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Monday, November 27, 1967
Death details: Silver Star citation: For gallantry in action in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Second Lieutenant Matusek distinguished himself while serving as a Platoon Leader with C, 1/35th Infantry. On 27 November 1967 Lieutenant Matusek’s platoon was participating in a search and destroy operation northwest of LZ Ross, when heavy contact was made with a reinforced company of North Vietnamese Regulars. Immediately, he deployed his men to strategic positions in preparation for a counterattack. As he moved to the front of his platoon, Lieutenant Matusek suddenly noticed two wounded men lying in the open. Disregarding his own safety, he moved forward to recover the first man and brought him back to the platoon’s medical aidman for treatment. Witnessing the heroic act, the enemy increased the intensity of their fire on that sector of the perimeter. Though aware of the increased danger, Lieutenant Matusek again attempted to extricate the remaining soldier. In doing so, he was taken under fire by the enemy and mortally wounded. Second Lieutenant Matusek’s gallantry in the face of enemy fire, determined leadership, and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
Cemetery: Saint George, Kenosha
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Pekka Trunkhahn, age 20, from Kenosha County Kenosha, Wisconsin .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, May 16, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Kenosha News (1966)