Lake Oswego Oregon

Rao, Elijah J.
Army Sergeant

Elijah J. Rao, age 26, from Lake Oswego, Oregon, Clackamas county.

Parents: Franklin Rao, Sharon Hauerhen and stepfather Don Hauerhen
Spouse: Leah Rao
Children: Eliana Rao, 1

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: West Linn High (2001)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Purple Heart.

Date of death: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Death details: Died in Nuristan, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Willanette National

Source: Department of Defense, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Military Times

Gregoire, Patrick Thomas
Navy Major

Patrick Thomas Gregoire, age 40, from Lake Oswego, Oregon, Clackamas county.

Service era: Post cold war
Military history: 321st Marine Fighter Attack squadron

Date of death: Thursday, August 22, 1996
Death details: Died when F/A-18A “”Hornet”” from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321 crashed about 50 miles east of Wallops Island, Virginia, during a training mission
Cemetery: Memorialized at Quantico National

Source: U.S. Navy, UPI

Brandon, David Bruce Jr
Marines Private 1st class

David Bruce Jr Brandon, age 19, from Clackamas County Lake Oswego, Oregon .

Parents: David B. Brandon

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Santa Barbara High (1964)
Military history: He was ambushed and killed on a combat Patrol in Vietnam.

Date of death: Sunday, May 29, 1966
Death details: Body recovered

Source: National Archives, Santa Barbara News Press (1966), Associated Press (1966)

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