Tag: Lake County California

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Essex, Richard A.
Sergeant

Richard A. Essex, age 23, from Kelseyville, California, Lake county.

Parents: Charles Essex

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Date of death: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Killed were Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hornsby of Florida, Chief Warrant Officer Suresh Krause of California, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson, Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, Sgt. Richard A. Essex of California, Sgt. Luis A. Oliver of Puerto Rico and Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class David J. Warsen of Michigan.

Source: Department of Defense, Daily Triplicate, Military Times

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Shapiro, Steven F.
Army Private 1st class

Steven F. Shapiro, age 29, from Hidden Valley Lake, California, Lake county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Date of death: Friday, October 21, 2011
Death details: Died in Tallil, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Wilson, Ivan Irl
Marines Lance corporal

Ivan Irl Wilson, age 22, from Clearlake, California, Lake county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: F Co, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca

Date of death: Monday, July 21, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Coleman, Alan Ross
Army Corporal

Alan Ross Coleman, age 21, from Lake County Whispering Pines, California .

Parents: Katherine A. Coleman

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, November 30, 1950
Death details: By mid-November 1950, U.S. and Allied forces had advanced to within approximately sixty miles of the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and China. On November 25, approximately 300,000 Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) “volunteers” suddenly and fiercely counterattacked after crossing the Yalu. The 2nd Infantry Division, located the farthest north of units at the Chongchon River, could not halt the CCF advance and was ordered to withdraw to defensive positions at Sunchon in the South Pyongan province of North Korea. As the division pulled back from Kunu-ri toward Sunchon, it conducted an intense rearguard action while fighting to break through well-defended roadblocks set up by CCF infiltrators. The withdrawal was not complete until December 1, and the 2nd Infantry Division suffered extremely heavy casualties in the process. Sergeant Alan Ross Coleman, who joined the U.S. Army from California, served with the Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He went missing in action on November 30, 1950, as his unit was withdrawing from Kunu-ri to Sunchon, North Korea. No one saw him fall in battle, and he was never reported as a prisoner of war. His remains have not been recovered or identified since the ceasefire. Today, Sergeant Coleman is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Sacramento Bee (1951)