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Tragna, Christopher C.
Navy Lieutenant commander

Christopher C. Tragna, age 32, of Long Island, New York

Service era: Iraq

Date of death: Tuesday, April 2, 2002
Death details: Killed when two propeller-driven Extra 300L aircraft from a test pilot school crashed into each other during a formation takeoff at Patuxent River Naval Air Station

Source: U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval Academy

Lospinuso, James
Army Staff sergeant

James Lospinuso, age 31, from Suffolk County Long Island, New York . Their last known residence was in Laurel, Maryland.

Parents: Rocco Lospinuso
Spouse: Hertel (Hannelore)
Children: Jurgen, 7, and Yvonne, 5

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Central Islip High

Date of death: Monday, January 10, 1972
Death details: Died of gunshot wounds received a a social club in Vietnam.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: National Archives, Baltimore Sun (1972)

Nadel, Alexander Joseph
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Alexander Joseph Nadel, age 20, from Suffolk County Long Island, New York .

Parents: Amelia Nadel

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Evening Star (1942)

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