Kootenai County Idaho

Newby, Nicholas W.
Army Specialist

Nicholas W. Newby, age 20, from Coeur dAlene, Idaho, Kootenai county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Post Falls, Idaho

Date of death: Thursday, July 7, 2011
Death details: Died in Baghdad Iraq of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his convoy using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Nathan R. Beyers was also killed

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Hester, Charles Brandon
Army Private 1st class

Charles Brandon Hester, age 23, from Cataldo, Idaho, Kootenai county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 3D Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington

Date of death: Saturday, May 26, 2007
Death details: Died in Baghdad when his vehicle was hit by a homemade bomb.

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

Cinkosky, David Edward
Army Captain

David Edward Cinkosky, age 25, from Post Falls, Idaho, Kootenai county.

Parents: Steve and Mabelle Cinkosky

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Post Falls High, University of Idaho, Moscow

Date of death: Thursday, August 5, 1971
Death details: Killed when his plane was shot down by enemy forces in Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)

Wolters, Eugene Eben
Marines Lance corporal

Eugene Eben Wolters, age 19, from Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, Kootenai county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, August 30, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Forest

Source: National Archives, Spokane Chronicle (1970)

Blenkinsop, William Darwin
Army Corporal

William Darwin Blenkinsop, age 19, from Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, Kootenai county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Headquarters Company ,173rd Airborne Brigade

Date of death: Saturday, August 29, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in a field accident involving an enemy ground explosion.

Source: National Archives, Spokesman Review (1970)

Funke, Thomas George
Navy Petty officer 2nd class

Thomas George Funke, age 25, from Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, Kootenai county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Willamette National

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

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