Tag: Lorain County Ohio

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Torres, Louis R.
Army Sergeant

Louis R. Torres, age 22, from Oberlin, Ohio, Lorain county.

Parents: Armanda Ellis

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lorain County Joint Vocation School (2008)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Joined the Army in June 2008.

Date of death: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Death details: Died in San Antonio, Texas of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device, Aug. 6, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Military Times

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Hunter, James P.
Army Staff sergeant

James P. Hunter, age 25, from South Amherst, Ohio, Lorain county.

Parents: William Hunter and Patricia Phillips; step parents Rich Phillips and Mary Ellen Hunter

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Firelands High (2003)
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Friday, June 18, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Lexington, Kentucky Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Lexington Herald, Morning Journal, Military Times

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Hall, David R.
Marines Lance corporal

David R. Hall, age 31, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county. Their last known residence was in Elyria.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Monday, August 31, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Medders, Michael J
Army Captain

Michael J Medders, age 25, from Elyria, Ohio

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 2D Squadron, 3 Acr, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baqubah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Cox, Jason Nathaniel
Army Specialist

Jason Nathaniel Cox, age 21, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county.

Parents: Gregory Cox

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Lorain County Joint Vocational School (2004)
Military history: Troop A, 3D Squadron, 73D Cavalry, 1 Bct, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Date of death: Monday, June 16, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Cemetery: Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com

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Barnes, Eric Michael
Air Force Airman 1st class

Eric Michael Barnes, age 20, from Lorain, Ohio, Lorain county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 90Th Logistics Readiness Squadron, F.E. Warren Afb, Wyoming

Date of death: Sunday, June 10, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Near Fob Scania, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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West, Robert Hodge
Army Master sergeant

Robert Hodge West, age 37, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Battalion, 312Th Infantry Regiment, 30Th Esb (4 Id), Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Date of death: Sunday, May 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Shepherd, Daniel Michael
Army Sergeant

Daniel Michael Shepherd, age 23, from Elyria, Ohio, Lorain county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 16Th Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kansas

Date of death: Sunday, August 15, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Taqaddum, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Callahan, Paul L.
Marines Corporal

Paul L. Callahan, age 22, from Lorain County Lorain, Ohio .

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, Associated Press (1983)