Lawrence County Pennsylvania

Mills, Edward D. Jr.
Army Staff sergeant

Edward D. Mills Jr., age 29, from New Castle, Pennsylvania, Lawrence county.

Parents: Edward Mills Sr. and Katie Kirkwood Greenawalt
Spouse: Not married

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Union High (2000)
Military history: 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Thursday, May 26, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Killed were 1st Lt. John M. Runkle, Staff Sgt. Edward D. Mills Jr., Staff Sgt. Ergin V. Osman, Sgt. Thomas A. Bohall, Sgt. Louie A. Ramos
Cemetery: Parkside Cemetery & Mausoleum

Source: Department of Defense, Ed & Don Decarbo Funeral Home

Gettings, Albert Pasquale
Marines Corporal

Albert Pasquale Gettings, age 27, from New Castle, Pennsylvania, Lawrence county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Co F, 2d Bn, 6th Mar, Rct-8, 2d Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Thursday, January 5, 2006
Death details: Hostile, died in Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Bucklew, Ernest Glenn
Army Staff sergeant

Ernest Glenn Bucklew, age 33, from Enon Valley, Pennsylvania, Lawrence county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Hht Support Sqd 3d Acr, Fort Carson, Co 80913

Date of death: Sunday, November 2, 2003
Death details: Hostile, died in Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

McDonough, James E.
Marines Sergeant

James E. McDonough, age 21, from Lawrence County Newcastle, 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, Assocaited Press (1983)

DiBartolomeo, Ronald J.
Army Sergeant

Ronald J. DiBartolomeo from Volant, Pennsylvania, Lawrence county.

Parents: Frandi Dibartolomeo

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 11, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Sabo, Leslie Halasz Jr.
Army Sergeant

Leslie Halasz Jr. Sabo, age 22, from Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, Lawrence county.

Spouse: Rose Sabo

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 101st Airborne Division

Date of death: Sunday, May 10, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died in Cambodia.

Source: National Archives, Pittsburgh Post Gazette (1970)

Peluso, Paul Renato Jr.
Army Private 1st Class

Paul Renato Jr. Peluso, age 20, from New Castle, Pennsylvania, Lawrence county.

Spouse: Floria L. Peluso

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, February 2, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Columbus Ledger (1970)

Hall, Alfred Floyd
Army Sergeant

Alfred Floyd Hall, age 19, from New Castle, Pennsylvania, Lawrence county.

Parents: Perry C. and Dorothy A. Burr Hall

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, January 9, 1970
Death details: Killed at a base camp in South Vietnam when another person’s weapon accidentally discharged.

Source: National Archives, New Castle News (1970)

Scungio, Vincent Anthony
Air Force Major

Vincent Anthony Scungio from New Castle, Pennsylvania, Lawrence county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: November 4, 1966
Death details: On November 4, 1966, an F-105F Wild Weasel (tail number 63-8273, call sign “Machete 01”) with two crew members took part in a four-plane combat mission over North Vietnam. The threat of surface-to-air missiles in the target area forced the flight to split into two elements. As “Machete 01” was attacking a target, the pilot of the number two aircraft on the mission noticed a long stream of fire trailing from the plane. He radioed the crew of “Machete 01” to inform them, and the crew responded that they were aware. The number two aircraft’s pilot then saw a surface-to-air missile, forcing him to maneuver away and lose sight of “Machete 01.” This was the last confirmed sighting of “Machete 01.” No search and rescue efforts could be made due to hostile control of the area. After the end of hostilities, the remains of the pilot aboard the aircraft were recovered and returned to U.S. custody; however, the electronic warfare officer of “Machete 01” is still unaccounted for.

Captain Vincent Anthony Scungio, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Pennsylvania, was a member of the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron. He was the electronic warfare officer of “Machete 01” when it went missing, and he remains unaccounted for. After the incident, the Air Force promoted Capt Scungio to the rank of Major (Maj). Today, Major Scungio is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

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

Scocchera, Dominic Norman
Army Corporal

Dominic Norman Scocchera, age 19, from Hillsville, Pennsylvania, Lawrence county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Sergeant Dominic Norman Scocchera joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania and was a member of Company A of the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, Company A was in defensive positions with the 1st Battalion near Unsan, when it came under intense attack and was forced to withdraw. Sergeant Scocchera was reported missing during the withdrawal, though specific details regarding his loss are unknown. He was never reported as a prisoner of war, and his remains were not identified among those returned to the U.S. following the war. Today, Sergeant Scocchera is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Sunbury Daily Item (1954)

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