Lehigh county Pennsylvania

Reed, Jesse D.
Army Specialist

Jesse D. Reed, age 26, from Orefield, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Parents: David Reed
Spouse: Heather Reed (pregnant at time of Jesse’s death)
Children: Dylan Dominick, 9 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Whitehall High graduate
Military history: 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Date of death: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Death details: Died at Zabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Chase Stanley of California, Jesse D. Reed of Pennsylvania, Matthew J. Johnson of Minnesota and Zachary M. Fisher of Missouri.
Cemetery: Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Lehigh County

Source: Department of Defense, WRAL, Allentown Morning Call, Military Times

Moyer, Ashly Lynn
Army Sergeant

Ashly Lynn Moyer, age 21, from Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: 630th Military Police Company, Bamberg, Germany

Date of death: Saturday, March 3, 2007
Death details: Hostile, died in Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Petrilla, John Joseph Jr.
Army Warrant Officer

John Joseph Jr. Petrilla, age 22, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Parents: John J. Petrilla

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Central Catholic High in Allentown, Lehigh County Community College (1969)

Date of death: Tuesday, May 2, 1972
Death details: Petrilla piloted an aircraft on a mission near Quang-Tri when the aircraft was fire upon from hostile ground forces. The aircraft plunged to the ground and burned.

Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1972)

Tomaschek, Arthur
Army Captain

Arthur Tomaschek, age 25, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Parents: Ludwig Tomaschek
Spouse: Joyce Ann (Pugh)

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Emaus High (1963), Penn State

Date of death: Wednesday, September 1, 1971
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1971)

Scholl, Clifford Paul Jr.
Army Corporal

Clifford Paul Jr. Scholl, age 19, from Macungie, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Spouse: Christine M. Scholl

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, July 17, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Kauffman, Richard John
Army Specialist 4

Richard John Kauffman, age 22, from Center Valley, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, April 9, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1970)

Bartholomew, William H. Jr.
Army Staff Sergeant

William H. Jr. Bartholomew, age 21, from Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Spouse: Monica Ann (Patchinka) Bartholomew

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, January 23, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1970)

Nierer, John Edward
Army Sergeant

John Edward Nierer, age 20, from Slatington, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Parents: Edward and Sabina (Williams) Nierer
Spouse: Diane Linda (Remaley) Nierer
Children: Sheri Ann

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, January 8, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1970)

Motko, Thomas
Army Recruit

Thomas Motko, age 22, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Parents: Michael Motko
Spouse: Mary Motko

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 8, 1961
Death details: Among 77 killed in Richmond, Virginia when the engines aboard their plane failed and it crashed into marshland. The crew and passengers died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The flight was enroute from Baltimore to Columbia, South Carolina.

Source: Allentown Morning Call (1986)

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