Lancaster County Pennsylvania

Frison, Demetrius M.
Army 1st lieutenant

Demetrius M. Frison, age 26, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Date of death: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Death details: Died in Khost Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Torbert, Eric M. Jr.
Marines Corporal

Eric M. Torbert Jr., age 25, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Parents: Eric M. Torbert Sr. and Denise M. Groff Torbert
Spouse: Marcelle L. Sebastian Torbert (June 12, 2010)
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Penn Manor High (2003)
Military history: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted October 2007.

Date of death: Saturday, December 18, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Conestoga United Methodist, Sand Hill Road in Conestoga Township.

Source: National Archives, Carroll County Times, Military Times

Ulmer, Robert D.
Marines Lance Corporal

Robert D. Ulmer, age 22, from Landisville, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county. Their last known residence was in Landisville.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune North Carolina.

Date of death: Friday, June 5, 2009
Death details: Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Bennett, Keith Allen
Army Staff sergeant

Keith Allen Bennett, age 32, from Holtwood, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: 28th Military Police Company, 2d Brigade Combat Team, Johnstown, Pa

Date of death: Sunday, December 11, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Ezernack, Troy Shane
Army Staff sergeant

Troy Shane Ezernack, age 39, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: Company A, 2d Battalion, 503d Infantry (Tf Bayonet), Camp Ederle, Itlay

Date of death: Sunday, October 9, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Qalat, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Martin, Leslie W.
Army Staff sergeant

Leslie W. Martin, age 30, from East Earl, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Post Cold War
Military history: 82nd Airborne Division

Date of death: Tuesday, July 8, 1997
Death details: Died at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the crash of a Black Hawk UH-60 during a flight to photograph training areas.

Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond; Charlotte Observer (1997)

Mcmullen, Todd Christopher
Navy Boatswain’s mate

Todd Christopher Mcmullen, age 20, from Manheim, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico

Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI

Elliot, William D. Jr.
Navy Hospitalman 3rd class

William D. Jr. Elliot, age 30, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Columbia High (1970)

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terrorist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance

Spearing, John W.
Marines Lance corporal

John W. Spearing, age 20, from Lancaster County Lancaster, Pennsylvania .

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance

LeFever, Jere E.
Air Force Master sergeant

Jere E. LeFever, age 42, from Conestoga, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Parents: Roy W. Lever and Hilda Lefever
Spouse: Ann
Children: Three teenage daughters

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.

Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982), Lancaster New Era (1982)

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