Lancaster 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

Styer, Brandon M.
Army Private 1st class

Brandon M. Styer, age 19, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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

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

Robison, William Randall
Army Specialist 4

William Randall Robison, age 22, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Parents: Herbert C. Robison

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, July 14, 1971
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)

Kiscaden, Michael Edward
Army Staff Sergeant

Michael Edward Kiscaden, age 19, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Parents: Donald E. and Ruth H. Dornes Kiscaden

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: McCaskey High
Military history: Ranger with the 173rd Airborne Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division.

Date of death: Wednesday, July 1, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when the military vheicle he was driving was attacked.

Source: National Archives, Lancaster Sunday News (1970)

Gish, Henry Gerald
Air Force Staff Sergeant

Henry Gerald Gish, age 25, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, March 11, 1968
Death details: On March 11, 1968, North Vietnamese soldiers conducted a sapper attack against a U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Navigation system, designated Lima Site 85 in Houaphan Province, Laos, also referred to as Phou Pha Thi. The enemy attacked very early in the morning, using grenades and mortars, and eventually killing eleven U.S. Air Force personnel. Nine Americans were later rescued from the site, one who was wounded and then later died of his injuries before he reached the evacuation base. Staff Sergeant Henry Gerald Gish, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Pennsylvania, served with Detachment 1, 1043rd Radar Evaluation Squadron. He was killed during the attack on Lima Site 85 on March 11, 1968, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Staff Sergeant Gish is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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