Tag: Luzerne County Pennsylvania

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Kridlo, Dale J.
Army Specialist

Dale J. Kridlo, age 33, from Hughestown, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Children: Madelyne and Zoe

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Sunday, November 7, 2010
Death details: Died when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Aaron B. Cruttenden was also killed.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Deprimo, Jeffrey Frank
Army 1st lieutenant

Jeffrey Frank Deprimo, age 35, from Pittston, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Joseph DePrimo and Helen Ann Gitkos DePrimo
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Schools: Seton Catholic High (1991), Marywood University (1996)
Military history: Company B, 3d Battalion, 103d Ar, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Date of death: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Death details: Hostile, died in Aband District, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Hughestown Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Times Leader, Military Times

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Rovinski, Gary Thomas
Navy Petty officer 1

Gary Thomas Rovinski, age 44, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Nmcb Two Five, Fort Mccoy, Wisconsin

Date of death: Monday, June 5, 2006
Death details: Hostile, died in Sw Of Anah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Cleary, Michael Joseph
Army 1st lieutenant

Michael Joseph Cleary, age 24, from Dallas, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Engineer Co, 1st Bn, 15th Infantry, 3d Bct, (Tf Baghdad), Fort Benning, Ga

Date of death: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Taji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Baker, Sherwood Russell
Army Sergeant

Sherwood Russell Baker, age 30, from Plymouth, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: B Company, 2d Battalion, 103d Armor, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

Date of death: Monday, April 26, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Wint, Walter E. Jr.
Marines Captain

Walter E. Jr. Wint, age 28, from Luzerne County Wilkes-Barre, 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, Associated Press (1983)

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Harris, Harry Kendall Jr.
Army First Sergeant

Harry Kendall Jr. Harris, age 39, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Felix Woronowicz
Spouse: Theresa (Gilroy)
Children: Geraldine, 16; Harry, 13; Doug, 2

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, July 26, 1971
Death details: Died in South Vietnam from a heart attack.
Cemetery: Hanover Green

Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1971)

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Hughes, Charles George
Army Staff Sergeant

Charles George Hughes, age 39, from Freeland, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Eleanor (Sims) Hughes
Spouse: Eva, children, son Charles G. Hughes Jr. died in 1964

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 11, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Freeland

Source: National Archives, Hazleton Standard Speaker (1970)

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Straub, John Edwin
Marines Corporal

John Edwin Straub, age 19, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Mary Boyle Straub

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Division

Date of death: Wednesday, October 28, 1970
Death details: Died in South Vietnam after he slipped off a water-covered road and fell into a river while en route to a platoon defensive position.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s

Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1970)

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Zaremba, Thomas Henry
Army Specialist 5

Thomas Henry Zaremba, age 21, from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Clara Gonshor

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Nanticoke Area High (1967)

Date of death: Thursday, September 24, 1970
Death details: He was reassigned to Vietnam on August 30, 1970 after recuperating from wounds received in action. He was in Vietnam and was killed when the Army truck he was aboard overturned.

Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader