Tag: Lackawanna County Pennsylvania

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Johnson, Larry M.
Marines Lance Corporal

Larry M. Johnson, age 19, from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Parents: Johanna Johnson and Larry Johnson
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Scranton High (2008)
Military history: 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejueune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Cathedral, Scranton

Source: Department of Defense, Citizens Voice, Scranton Time-Tribune, Military Times

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Luscher, Jonathon Luke
Army Specialist

Jonathon Luke Luscher, age 20, from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: Hhc, 3rd Battalion, 103d Armor, 55th Bde, 28th Infantry Division, Lewisburg, Pa

Date of death: Sunday, August 17, 2008
Death details: Died in Fob Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan in a non-combat incident

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Argonish, Jan Michael
Army Sergeant

Jan Michael Argonish, age 26, from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: Hhc, 55th Brigade, Forward 2, Scranton, Pa

Date of death: Monday, August 27, 2007
Death details: Hostile, died in Fob Naray, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

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Tudor, Steven Richard
Army Staff sergeant

Steven Richard Tudor, age 36, from Dunmore, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Parents: Mary Ann Jones
Spouse: Wanda Tudor (married 5 years)
Children: Two stepchildren

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Schools: Dunmore High (1989)
Military history: Company F, 210th Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Drum, Ny

Date of death: Saturday, April 21, 2007
Death details: Hostile, died in Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Veater, Dennis James
Marines Lance Corporal

Dennis James Veater, age 20, from Jessup, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Det A, Mwss-472, Mwsg-47, 4th Maw, Wyoming, Pa

Date of death: Friday, March 9, 2007
Death details: Hostile, died in Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

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Pugliese, George Anthony
Army Sergeant 1st class

George Anthony Pugliese, age 39, from Carbondale, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company B, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry, (2 Mef), Williamsport, Pa

Date of death: Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Ratzel, Wesley Dallas
Air Force Captain

Wesley Dallas Ratzel, age 25, from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: May 18, 1972
Death details: On June 1, 1989, the Central Identification Laboratory-Hawaii (CILH, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Wasley Dallas Ratzel, missing from the Vietnam War.

Captain Ratzel joined the U.S. Air Force from Pennsylvania and was a member of the 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron. On May 18, 1972, he piloted an F-4D Phantom II (serial number 66-7612) on a combat mission near Kep Airfield in Vietnam. Captain Ratzel’s aircraft was shot down during the mission, and he was killed in the crash. Immediate search efforts failed to locate him. In December 1988, the Vietnamese government returned Capt Ratzel’s remains to U.S. custody, with forensic analysis confirming the identification shortly thereafter.

Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: National Archives., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com

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Duplessis, Richard James
Army Specialist 4

Richard James Duplessis, age 21, from Carbondale, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Parents: Robert and Camillah Roskoski Duplessis

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Carbondale schools
Military history: 196th Infantry Division

Date of death: Saturday, July 31, 1971
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Scranton Times Tribune (1971)

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Rafferty, Bernard Joseph
Marines Lance-Corporal

Bernard Joseph Rafferty, age 18, from Old Forge, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Parents: John Rafferty

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, September 30, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Naher, Stephen Charles
Army Sergeant

Stephen Charles Naher, age 19, from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna county.

Parents: Robert F. and Mary Kelly Naher

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, September 12, 1970
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam, non-hostile

Source: National Archives, Scranton Times Tribune (1970)