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Shane Clanin Swanberg, age 24, from Kirkland, Washington, King county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 3D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, September 15, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Andrew Martin Ward, age 25, from Kirkland, Washington, King county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Company, 44Th Engineer Battalion, 2D Infantry Division, Apo Ap 96251
Date of death: Sunday, December 5, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Nathan Raymond Wood, age 19, from Kirkland, Washington, King county.
Parents: Rex and DeEtte Wood
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Juanita High
Military history: L Co, 3D Bn, 1St Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jacob Robert Herring, age 21, from Kirkland, Washington, King county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Company, 5Th Battalion, 20Th Infantry Regiment, 2Id, Fort Lewis, Washington
Date of death: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
George Alexander Szente from Kirkland, Washington, King county.
Spouse: Mrs. Betty Anne Szente
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency