Joseph J. Ingino, age 68, from Queens County Long Island, New York .
Spouse: Joan
Children: Annmarie, Joseph, Stephanie, Lisa, Katy
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 1st Infantry Division
Date of death: Saturday, December 3, 2022
Death details: Died from exposure to Agent Orange
Source: Family, Claude R. Boyd-Spencer Funeral Home
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
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)
Joseph Peter Fanning from Long Island City, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Decemer 13, 1968
Death details: On December 13, 1968, a C-123K Provider (tail number 54-0600, call sign “Candlestick 44”) with a crew of seven left Nakhon Phanom Air Base, Thailand, for a mission over Savannakhet Province, Laos. The Provider was the forward air controller for another aircraft on the same mission, and the two aircraft collided. The crews of other aircraft in the area saw a large fireball that seemed to break up into three smaller fireballs and crash. It was later determined that one of the aircraft broke in two during the collision, accounting for the three fireballs observed. The pilot of the C-123K parachuted to the ground and was picked up by a search and rescue (SAR) team later the same day. He was the only individual to survive the collision; no other parachutes were observed and no other rescue beeper signals were received. SAR efforts continued for several more hours after rescuing the pilot but no other remains were found or recovered.
First Lieutenant Joseph Peter Fanning, who joined the U.S. Air Forces from New York, served with the 606th Special Operations Squadron. He was the copilot of the C-123 when it collided with another aircraft, and his remains were not recovered. Subsequent to the incident, and while carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the U.S. Air Force promoted First Lieutenant Fanning to the rank of Major (Maj). Today, Major Fanning is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Peter Joseph Frederick from Long Island City, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: March 15, 1967
Death details:On March 15, 1967, he piloted an F-105D Thunderchief (serial number 59-1825) on a combat mission over North Vietnam. During the mission, the Thunderchief was shot down and Col Frederick was killed. Hostile presence in the area prevented recovery efforts following the crash. In 2004, a joint U.S./Vietnamese recovery team located the crash site of the Thunderchief and recovered remains which were later identified as those of Col Frederick. Accounted for July 27, 2004
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Bernard Erroyl Clare, age 25, from Queens County Long Island, New York .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, May 12, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Cleveland Press (1966), Associate Press (1966)
Piernicola Pietramala, age 21, from Suffolk County Long Island, New York .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, June 3, 1963
Death details: Killed in the crash of a military chartered airline in the Gulf of Alaska
Source: Associated Press (1963). Re[prter Dos[atcj )1063_
Donald Meredith Chapple from Long Island, New York, Nassau/Suffolk county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Friday, December 1, 1950
Death details: On the evening of November 27, 1950, a huge Chinese force launched an attack against the U.S. and United Nations (UN) troops stationed in the Chosin Reservoir area in north-east North Korea. The resulting seventeen-day conflict became known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. After a fierce defense, U.S. and UN forces attempted to withdraw south from the Chosin Reservoir to the port of Hungnam. A single seventy-eight-mile roadway connecting the reservoir to Hungnam offered the only retreat route, and the withdrawing men faced significant enemy resistance as they traveled down it, attempting to avoid encirclement. After suffering heavy casualties, the U.S. and UN troops eventually broke through Chinese lines and reached Hungnam. Corporal Donald Meredith Chapple joined the U.S. Marine Corps from New York and was a member of the Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He was killed in action against enemy forces during his unit’s withdrawal from the Chosin Reservoir on December 1, 1950. The exact details surrounding Cpl Chapple’s loss are unknown, and he was not identified among remains returned to U.S. custody after the conflict’s ceasefire. Today, Corporal Chapple is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
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)